Fireworks

The Fourth of July holiday is a time to get outdoors and have fun in the national forests in West Virginia. But wildlife managers say to leave fireworks at home. Possessing, igniting, discharging or using any kind of fireworks is prohibited on national forest system lands.

On this West Virginia Morning, herbal remedies are experiencing a booming renaissance, but they have been part of Appalachia and local medicine for years. Also, in this show, the Fourth of July holiday is just around the corner, but it is illegal to possess or use fireworks on national forest land. We talk firework safety.

The state Treasurer’s Office says it will begin to distribute the nearly $800,000 generated from taxes on high-powered fireworks. Lawmakers passed a bill…

A bill that would limit the use of fireworks in Charleston is moving forward.The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports a City Council committee on Tuesday voted…

Municipalities in the Kanawha Valley are considering ordinances to limit the use of fireworks.The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that municipalities are…

South Charleston City Council members have restricted the use of fireworks in the city.Council members adopted an ordinance on Thursday that specifies…

West Virginians will have access to a greater variety of fireworks under a law that debuts this week.The law that goes into effect Wednesday allows for…

This 82nd Legislature passed a slew of bills, but on the last day of the Legislative session, several big bills were still in limbo. Here's what happened…

Senate bills that appear to have died in the House are being revived, so to speak, by Senators. Members of the Judiciary Committee made major changes to a…