WASHINGTON, D.C. — State Senator Mike Stuart is a step away from being the top attorney for U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. after a vote Thursday from the U.S. Senate Finance Committee.
Mike Stuart
The committee voted 14-13, along party lines, to forward Stuart’s name to the full Senate for a confirmation vote. He testified before the committee last month. 
There’s no word on when the confirmation vote for take place. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito mentioned during her conference

WHEELING, W.Va. — The bodies of a man and woman found in a Wheeling residence this week are at the state Medical Examiner’s Office for autopsies.
The Wheeling Police Department announced Thursday the bodies were discovered late Tuesday morning at a house on Storch Avenue.
Police said they are hopeful the autopsies will determine the manner and cause of death.
No names have been released.
There are no safety concerns in the area, police said.
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Michael E. Loudermilk
RONCEVERTE, W.Va. — The Greenbrier County Sheriff’s office said a Florida woman was the victim in a murder investigation and a local man was found severely injured at the scene.
Greenbrier County deputies responded to a call at a home near Ronceverte in the early morning hours on Wednesday just after midnight. They first encountered a man in his vehicle who was initially cooperative, but refused to get out of his truck and eventually sped away. One Deputy gave chase and