12+ hour, 37+ min ago  (133+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) " Hunger was at the top of peoples" minds at the West Virginia State Capitol on Tuesday. Hunger Free West Virginia Day brought together lawmakers with area food pantry directors to tackle food insecurity in the Mountain State....

12+ hour, 4+ min ago  (527+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) " A bill named for a West Virginia breast cancer survivor and nurse has passed in the West Virginia Legislature. House Bill 4089, known as "The Jessica Huffman Bill," passed Tuesday. The bill looks to help preserve patients" hair…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (204+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) " A bill that would allow grocery stores statewide to sell ready-to-drink cocktails'as they would with beer or wine, SB 928,'drew ire from local businesses'during a'meeting of'the West Virginia House Judiciary Committee Monday." "Is this the message the…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (277+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) " A bill with implications for'West Virginia's child welfare services was taken up by the House Judiciary'Committee'Monday morning." The'bill was rushed out of the'State Senate last week'in'order to'meet the crossover deadline." After an afternoon of'testimony from experts in…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago  (277+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) " A bill with implications for'West Virginia's child welfare services was taken up by the House Judiciary'Committee'Monday morning." The'bill was rushed out of the'State Senate last week'in'order to'meet the crossover deadline." After an afternoon of'testimony from experts in…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (547+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) " With the final day of session looming over their heads, lawmakers are continuing to iron out how West Virginia public schools will be funded in the coming years. After HB 5453 passed in the House of Delegates last…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (408+ words) CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) " A bill increasing prison sentences and parole eligibility requirements for some homicide convictions has now passed both chambers of the West Virginia Legislature after a unanimous vote in the House of Delegates on Monday. The House did…...

1+ day, 17+ hour ago  (292+ words) (The Hill) " A federal judge gave the Trump administration some breathing room'to process'tariff refunds after Customs and Border Protection (CBP)'indicated'it needed'45 days'to set up an automated system.' U.S. Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton'had ordered immediate compliance, but he'pushed…...

2+ day, 16+ hour ago  (462+ words) FRANKFORT, Ky. (FOX 56) " A new bill introduced in the Kentucky House could reshape how alcohol and cannabis-infused beverages are taxed and regulated across the state. House Bill 9, filed March 4, would impose a 4% state retail regulatory license fee on alcoholic beverages…...

3+ day, 15+ hour ago  (230+ words) ATHENS, Ohio (WOWK) " Former U.S. Senator from Ohio Sherrod Brown met with Ohio University students on Saturday as part of his campaign to take back his senatorial seat. Meeting at Bagel Street Deli in Athens, the students were members of Athens…...