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West Virginia doctors work to bridge healthcare gap in rural areas
By: William Brangham | Courtney Norris | PBS NewsHour
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MARTINSBURG, W.Va. (NewsHour) — The healthcare gap is wider in rural America, lagging far behind the country’s urban and suburban areas. The reasons are complex and these challenges are the… Read More
West Virginia’s state police superintendent resigns amid probe
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Monday ordered a sweeping investigation of the State Police after he accepted the resignation of the agency’s superintendent and revealed… Read More
West Virginia’s governor signs budget bill and raises, insurance changes bills
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a $4.87 billion budget bill Friday for the next fiscal year along with bills giving pay raises to public employees… Read More
West Virginia’s new tax cut digs deep into budget surplus
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s governor signed a bill Tuesday that returns more than $750 million to state residents, including a reduction in the personal income tax. Flanked by… Read More
A bill in West Virginia would give tax credits to ex-residents who move back
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Senate passed a bill Monday that would give $25,000 in tax credits to former residents who move back to the state to work. The… Read More
West Virginia officials investigate reports of powder in the air
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Reports of a powder in the air and on some vehicles in parts of the mid-Atlantic U.S. have prompted an investigation by state environment officials in… Read More
The train derailment in Ohio prompts a West Virginia water utility to take precautions
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia water utility is enhancing its water treatment process as a precaution following the derailment of a train hauling chemicals that later sent up a toxic… Read More
West Virginia’s governor goes on the road to tout his income tax cut proposal
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is going on the road to tout his proposal to reduce the state’s personal income tax by 50%. The Republican governor… Read More
The West Virginia House passes a bill to cut personal income tax by half
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Republican-dominated House passed a proposal to reduce the state’s personal income tax by 50 percent Wednesday, rejecting a call by Democrats to drop the… Read More
West Virginia announces an $83 million opioid settlement with Walgreens
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia has settled for $83 million with Walgreens for the pharmacy store chain’s role in perpetuating the opioid crisis in the U.S. state with the… Read More
West Virginia’s GOP-controlled Senate fast-tracks “CRT” and health bills in first day of session
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Republican-dominated Senate in West Virginia fast-tracked two monumental health proposals and another bill that would restrict how subjects like race are taught in the classroom… Read More
West Virginia’s governor pitches 50 percent income tax cut over 3 years
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice unveiled his most ambitious personal income tax proposal yet Wednesday: a 50 percent reduction over the next three years. The Republican… Read More
An ex-lawmaker in West Virginia who served time for the Jan. 6 riot seeks a U.S. House seat
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Two years to the day after storming the U.S. Capitol, a former West Virginia state lawmaker who served prison time for his role in the riot… Read More
A judge says West Virginia can keep its ban against transgender school athletes
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s ban on transgender athletes competing in female school sports is constitutional and can remain in place, a federal judge ruled Thursday. “I recognize that… Read More
West Virginia names a new state health officer, commissioner
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Dr. Matthew Christiansen, director of West Virginia’s office of drug control policy, is now the new state health officer. Effective immediately, Christiansen will also serve as… Read More
A school bus crash in Ohio County, West Virginia sends 15 children to the hospital
By: Associated Press
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A school bus crash in West Virginia on Wednesday morning sent 15 children to the hospital, authorities said. The students were taken to Wheeling Hospital as… Read More
Public Service Commission approves a surcharge for West Virginia American Water
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Public Service Commission of West Virginia has approved a surcharge for West Virginia American Water customers that will fund system-wide infrastructure improvements. The order entered… Read More
Cabell County commissioners OK a review of needle exchange program
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Cabell County commissioners want to make sure a syringe exchange program for drug users is fully in line with recent stricter West Virginia laws, and voted… Read More
West Virginia’s public higher education enrollment is mostly flat
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Enrollment in West Virginia’s public higher education institutions remained mostly flat this fall compared to the same period last year. The West Virginia Higher Education Policy… Read More
Firearm buck season kills up 18% in West Virginia
By: Associated Press
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SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The number of antlered white-tailed deer killed in West Virginia during the two-week firearms season increased 18% compared to a year ago, wildlife officials said…. Read More
West Virginia to digitize vehicle registration process
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia plans to speed up the process for motorists doing vehicle registrations and other transactions with the state. Gov. Justice Jim Justice says the Division… Read More
3 West Virginia reporters who condemned interview of ex-coal CEO fired
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Three newspaper reporters in West Virginia say they have been fired after publicly criticizing their company’s video interview with a convicted former coal executive. Charleston Gazette-Mail… Read More
West Virginia health secretary Crouch to retire in December
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources Cabinet Secretary Bill Crouch is retiring at the end of the year. Gov. Jim Justice said that Dr…. Read More
West Virginia’s cash-for-worker program adds 4th destination
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A program offering cash and free outdoor adventures to remote workers to move to West Virginia with the hope of offsetting population losses has welcomed 143… Read More
A West Virginia woman dies after stealing an ambulance from a hospital
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman died Thanksgiving Day after she stole an ambulance from a capital city hospital emergency room and crashed into the Kanawha River. Charleston… Read More
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