Posted: 06/03/2013 - A former speaker of West Virginia's House of Delegates is returning to government service.

Posted: 05/31/2013 - Curtis Morrison of Louisville made the admission Friday in a first-person account posted on Salon.com, where he also said an assistant U.S. attorney has notified his attorney that a grand jury will consider bringing charges next Friday.

Posted: 05/31/2013 - Nunn is serving a life sentence in prison for the 2009 death of his former fiancee, Amanda Ross.

Posted: 05/31/2013 - Republican Bill Maloney has announced the launch of a new think tank he's calling the Center for a Brighter Future.

Posted: 05/31/2013 - Beshear announced the trip on Friday, saying it is intended to increase commerce between Kentucky and Canada.

Posted: 05/30/2013 - West Virginia election officials are keeping an eye on available funds for future Supreme Court candidates.

Posted: 05/24/2013 - West Virginia is joining two other states that are seeking to challenge federal rules governing greenhouse gas emissions.

Posted: 05/24/2013 - The panel's approval Thursday sends the issue into its signature-gathering phase, with a 2014 vote most likely. The deadline for this fall's ballot is July 6.

Posted: 05/23/2013 - A 55-44 vote Thursday narrowly passed a bill making that violation a primary offense. .

Posted: 05/22/2013 - Keely's order cites a federal statute requiring judges to step aside if their impartiality could reasonably be questioned.

Posted: 05/21/2013 - Democrats in the Ohio House have picked a Columbus representative to be their new leader.

Updated: 05/08/2013 - 40 percent of Democratic primary voters indicate they would vote for Secretary of State Natalie Tennant in the primary election against Supreme Court Justice Robin Davis.

Updated: 05/07/2013 - Tom Canterbury received 285 votes, while his challenger Jimmy R. Smith received 165 votes. That was with all precincts reporting.

Updated: 05/07/2013 - Residents in several Jackson County, Ohio communities went to the polls Tuesday to nominate city officials and vote on local levies.

Posted: 05/06/2013 - Legislation passed this session allows for victims to file lawsuits as well as claims with the state's special compensation fund for crime victims.

Posted: 05/06/2013 - A fatal West Virginia shootout has prompted a new law meant to ensure that all deputy sheriffs have body armor.

Updated: 05/02/2013 - Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin has decided whether West Virginia should expand Medicaid through the federal health care law.

Posted: 04/24/2013 - A top Senate Democrat says the advertising industry is ignoring consumers' requests not to be tracked online and that it's probably time for federal regulation.

Posted: 04/23/2013 - Tomblin announced Tuesday that Rob Alsop will leave the position this spring.

Posted: 04/22/2013 - Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and Secretary of State Jon Husted expressed disappointment that Borges hadn't made them aware of the liens before he sought their backing.

Posted: 04/18/2013 - Lawmakers unanimously sent a bill to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin on Thursday adding $17.7 million to the current state budget.

Posted: 04/18/2013 - A pro-abstinence sex education amendment inserted into Ohio's state budget appears headed to a floor vote Thursday in the Ohio House.

Posted: 04/18/2013 - The House of Delegates voted 55-39 on Thursday to send a Senate-approved pay measure to Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin.

Posted: 04/17/2013 - Republican Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky says he is considering a presidential campaign in 2016 but will not make a decision before next year.

Posted: 04/16/2013 - Jarrell previously worked at the Charleston-based law firm of Bowles Rice.