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Marshall University is revising its plan to build a new baseball stadium. Originally the stadium was slated to be built on 5th Avenue, but instead will be built next to Dot Hicks Field at 2nd Avenue and 22nd Street. The new site will be developed at a lower cost, with an accelerated time line. The … Continue Reading Marshall University revising baseball stadium plan

The West Virginia University Board of Governors approved an over one-billion-dollar budget for the coming fiscal year that will include an increase in tuition and housing rates. Tuition will go up about 120-dollars-per-semester for residents and over 300-dollars-per-semester for out-of-state students. Housing rates will go up by about three-percent.

Governor Justice’s family owned Bluestone Resources has reached an agreement with Credit Suisse over millions of dollars in debt. The agreement maps out a plan for cash payments to noteholders. Credit Suisse also noted an intention to secure the future for Bluestone’s mining operations, alluding to the possibility of a future sale.

A controversial West Virginia school funding plan is now being challenged in court. The Hope Scholarship program essentially allows parents to take tax dollars they put into the public school system, and use that money to pay for their kids to go to private schools. Three thousand students have already applied to get up to … Continue Reading Hope Scholarship challenged in court

Hundreds of protestors gathered on the steps of the Robert Byrd Federal Courthouse to protest Friday’s ruling. Several West Virginia organizations expressed their disapproval and called on state leaders to hold a special session to consider repealing an 1882 state code that criminalizes abortion.

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey and Republican Gov. Jim Justice applauded the high court’s decision Friday. Justice said he “will not hesitate” to call the Legislature into a special session if the state abortion law needs to be clarified.

The only abortion clinic in West Virginia is no longer performing abortion. The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling, striking down Roe v. Wade allows states to ban abortion. West Virginia has an abortion ban law on the books that makes providing abortion a felony carrying three to ten years of prison time.

Members of the Marshall University football teamed up with the Huntington Fire Department to install smoke alarms in more than 60 homes. The project took place in the Fairfield neighborhood. The program is free. Contact the Huntington Fire Marshal’s Office if you need a smoke detector installed in your home.

Officials cut the blue ribbon at the grand opening of the Bluefield Area Transit Regional Transfer Station. Governor Justice and local officials took part in the ceremony. Around two-thousand passengers will pass through the new terminal every year.

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