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One Mine Explosion Lawsuit vs Feds Settled
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The widow of a West Virginia coal miner who was among 29 men killed in the 2010 Upper Big Branch mine explosion has settled a lawsuit against the federal government for $550,000. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports Carolyn Diana Davis recently settled the lawsuit that accused the U.S. Mine Safety and Health… Read More
WV Legislature Plans Special Session
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – The West Virginia legislature has ended its regular session and is now moving into overtime to deal with teacher pay raises and other education issues. Lawmakers capped their 60-day regular session Saturday and started a special session on education that is expected to reconvene later this year. Republican Gov. Jim Justice… Read More
Scooters To Be Regulated in Ohio
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – An Ohio House transportation budget bill now in the state Senate for consideration includes regulations over light-weight electric scooters, which have been showing up in some Ohio communities. The two-year budget bill passed by the House last week creates several laws regulating the low-speed scooters currently regulated under various municipal rules…. Read More
Wheeling City Manager Charged with DUI
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – Police in West Virginia say a city official charged with drunken driving after an accident had a blood-alcohol level more than three times the legal limit. Wheeling City Manager Robert Herron was charged with aggravated driving under the influence. Herron’s blood-alcohol level registered 0.305 percent. The legal limit in West Virginia… Read More