West Virginia NewsLocal, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.West Virginia To Help With Western Fires- August 6, 2008 At least 40 West Virginians will head to the Pacific Northwest to help battle raging wildfires in the mountains of Oregon.http://www.topix.net/state/wv/2008/08/west-virginia-to-help-with-western-fires?fromrss=1 Couple charged with slaying of West Virginia social worker- August 5, 2008 ' The sexual assault and killing of a West Virginia social worker has officials and safety advocates struggling to find ways to better protect those who work daily on potentially volatile issues of child ...http://www.topix.net/state/wv/2008/08/couple-charged-with-slaying-of-west-virginia-social-... Manchin renews tax talk on $1.3B power line- August 5, 2008 Governor Joe Manchin wants to see both West Virginia and affected counties reap revenues from a proposed $1.3 billion multistate power line that has cleared a regulatory hurdle.http://www.topix.net/state/wv/2008/08/manchin-renews-tax-talk-on-1-3b-power-line?fromrss=1 Mountain State starts year in black- August 4, 2008 The Manchin administration ended the first month of the new budget year on solid footing, with both general revenue and the State Road Fund beating estimates.http://www.topix.net/state/wv/2008/08/mountain-state-starts-year-in-black?fromrss=1 Public Safety Must Be Priority- August 4, 2008 At first glance, news this week that 127 of the prisoners in West Virginia state prisons are parolees was a bit jarring.http://www.topix.net/state/wv/2008/08/public-safety-must-be-priority?fromrss=1 Metro News: The Voice of West Virginia- August 3, 2008 President George W. Bush is expected to sign the Foreclosure Prevention Act into law soon.http://www.topix.net/state/wv/2008/08/metro-news-the-voice-of-west-virginia?fromrss=1 Commissioners conference held at Mo.....- August 2, 2008 A yearly training conference for county commissioners throughout West Virginia will be hosted this weekend at Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack, and Resort and will bring about 200 commissioners and state officials ...http://www.topix.net/state/wv/2008/08/commissioners-conference-held-at-mo?fromrss=1 Infant's headstone returned to grave- August 1, 2008 A headstone recovered earlier this year from a South Carolina houseboat has been returned to West Virginia to mark the grave of an unnamed infant who died in 1894.http://www.topix.net/state/wv/2008/08/infants-headstone-returned-to-grave?fromrss=1 President Bush Attends 2008 Annual Meeting of the West Virginia Coal Association- August 1, 2008 THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much. Thanks for coming. Please be seated. Thank you for your warm introduction.http://www.topix.net/state/wv/2008/08/president-bush-attends-2008-annual-meeting-of-the-we... |