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A West Virginia man claims he operated a food truck to get a pandemic loan. Prosecutors say he was an inmate
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man who obtained a government pandemic loan after falsely claiming he was operating a food truck despite being an inmate at the time… Read More
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Judges rule that the West Virginia and North Carolina transgender care coverage policies discriminate
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in… Read More
![Coal magnate Don Blankenship is shown outside a federal courthouse in Charleston, W.Va.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/BlankenshipSentence-e1676309005115-900x422.jpg)
Disgraced coal CEO Don Blankenship lost races as a GOP and third party candidate. He’s trying again as a Democrat
By: John Raby | Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Don Blankenship hasn’t had much success running for office. He ran for the Senate as a Republican in 2018 and sought the White House in 2020… Read More
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An appeals court says West Virginia’s trans sports ban discriminates against teen athlete
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s trans sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools,… Read More
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Severe weather takes aim at parts of the Ohio Valley after battering the South
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ATLANTA (AP) — Severe weather rumbled over parts of the U.S. Southeast early Thursday, prompting a few tornado warnings, causing flash flooding, and delaying the start of one of the… Read More
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The number of tornadoes from April 2 storms in West Virginia keeps climbing, now up to seven
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The number of tornadoes from severe storms last week in southern West Virginia kept climbing Tuesday with the National Weather Service on Tuesday boosting the count… Read More
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A new EPA rule says 200 US chemical plants must reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer
By: Matthew Daly | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 200 chemical plants nationwide will be required to reduce toxic emissions that are likely to cause cancer under a new rule issued Tuesday by the… Read More
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West Virginia had a whopping 5 tornadoes last week, more than double the yearly average
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The National Weather Service on Monday confirmed a fifth tornado touched down during severe storms that barreled across West Virginia last week. That’s more than double… Read More
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Deadly severe weather roars through several states, spawning potential tornadoes
By: Bruce Shipkowski | AP
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TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — Thousands of homes and businesses were without power Tuesday as severe weather roared through several states, causing at least one death and spawning possible tornadoes…. Read More
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A West Virginia bill that adds work search to unemployment and freezes benefits is made law without signature
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — People receiving unemployment benefits in West Virginia will need to do more to prove they are searching for jobs to collect state benefits under a new… Read More
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West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice vetoes the bill that would have loosened school vaccine policies
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday broke with West Virginia’s GOP-majority Legislature to veto a bill that would have loosened one of the country’s strictest school vaccine… Read More
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A West Virginia animal shelter pleads for help fostering dogs after a truck crashes into building
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia animal shelter put out an urgent plea for people to foster its dogs after a vehicle plowed into its building Wednesday, shelter officials… Read More
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West Virginia’s governor signs a vague law allowing teachers to answer questions about origin of life
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice signed a law Friday that supporters say promotes the free exchange of ideas in science classrooms, despite objections from opponents… Read More
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Energy agency announces $475M in funding for clean energy projects on mine land sites
By: Bruce Schreiner | Isabella O'Malley | AP
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The Biden administration pumped more money into clean energy projects Thursday, announcing up to $475 million in federal funding for projects in five states — including the political… Read More
![West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice delivers his annual State of the State address at the state Capitol in Charleston on Jan. 11, 2023.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/ap23012066592768-db2b2b2f3d90abc99bd91c496982079632bba7a6-scaled-e1685560573498-900x422.jpg)
West Virginia’s Republican governor signs the budget but vows to bring back lawmakers for fixes
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a budget of just under $5 billion Thursday after criticizing lawmakers for approving it in the waning hours of the… Read More
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West Virginia legislative session ends with pay raises, tax cut and failure of social issue bills
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Republican-dominated state Legislature in West Virginia on Saturday concluded a 60-day session marked by budget disputes and controversial social issue bills that advanced but ultimately… Read More
![A Kroger store is shown in Cross Lanes, W.Va](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/AP24061678474920-e1709581678842-900x422.jpg)
Union reaches a tentative contract at 38 Kroger stores in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Bargainers for a union representing workers at 38 Kroger stores in West Virginia and two other states reached a tentative agreement with the grocery chain on… Read More
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Union rejects Kroger’s contract offer at 38 stores in West Virginia, Kentucky and Ohio
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Union workers at 38 Kroger stores in West Virginia and two other states have voted to reject the grocery chain’s contract proposal and give their bargaining… Read More
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West Virginia’s House OKs a bill to allow teachers with training to carry guns and removes local power to reject them
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s Republican-controlled House of Delegates voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to allow teachers and other school staff who undergo training to carry guns in K-12 public schools…. Read More
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A Virginia bank delays its plans to auction land at a resort owned by West Virginia governor’s family
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Virginia bank says it will delay plans to auction off land at West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice’s posh resort in an attempt to recover more… Read More
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Democrats say West Virginia’s bill defining gender is transphobic and ‘political rubbish’
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Republican-supermajority House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday to narrow the definitions of gender that Democrats label as a dystopian bill that would… Read More
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West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin announces he won’t run for president in 2024
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WASHINGTON (AP) — West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said Friday that he is not running for president, according to his spokesman Jon Kott. Manchin announced his decision in a speech… Read More
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Cleveland-Cliffs will shutter its West Virginia tin plant and lay off 900 after a tariff ruling
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Cleveland-Cliffs announced Thursday that it is shutting down a northern West Virginia tin production facility indefinitely and plans to lay off 900 workers after the International… Read More
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Attorneys for West Virginia Governor Jim Justice’s family want to block a planned land auction to repay loans
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are seeking to block a Virginia bank from plans to auction off land at the governor’s… Read More
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Critics say a West Virginia ‘Women’s Bill of Rights’ is an effort to suppress transgender people
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Legislation in West Virginia to narrow the definitions of gender would give women no further rights and is a way for Republicans to suppress transgender people,… Read More
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