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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
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
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
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
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
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
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’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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
A bank plans to auction posh property owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to repay loans
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Virginia bank that is seeking to recover more than $300 million in longstanding unpaid business loans to the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice… Read More
Candidates running for the Republican nomination for West Virginia governor spar on issues at debate
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Three candidates with deep family ties in state politics and one who moved here two decades ago staked their claims in a debate Tuesday night to… Read More
West Virginia advances a bill that would require age verification for internet pornography
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — People in West Virginia would need to present some form of state-sponsored age verification before accessing internet pornography under a bill that advanced Monday in the… Read More
Ex-coal CEO Don Blankenship couldn’t win a Senate seat with the GOP. He’s trying now as a Democrat
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship, who lost by a wide margin when he ran for a U.S. Senate seat as a Republican in 2018,… Read More
A bill decriminalizing drug test strips in opioid-devastated West Virginia heads to the governor
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A bill that would decriminalize all dtrug test strips used to detect deadly substances in West Virginia, the state with the nation’s highest overdose rate, is headed to… Read More
A witness must testify in a West Virginia man’s murder trial before possibly marrying him
By: Associated Press
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia facing a murder trial after being charged with killing his infant daughter has expressed interest in marrying a witness in his case, leading a… Read More
West Virginia advances a bill to add photos to all SNAP cards, despite enforcement concerns
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A committee of lawmakers in West Virginia’s Republican-majority Legislature is advancing a bill that would require photo IDs to be added to the SNAP cards low-income… Read More
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