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West Virginia’s Senate OKs a bill to allow veterans and retired police to provide armed security in schools
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — County education boards in West Virginia could contract with military veterans and retired law enforcement officers to provide armed security at K-12 public schools under a… Read More
Stiffer penalties for fentanyl dealers and raises for teachers are among West Virginia legislative priorities
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Leading lawmakers in West Virginia want to increase penalties for fentanyl dealers, give public school teachers more pay raises, remove disruptive students from classrooms and boost… Read More
West Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement of opioid lawsuits
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia is issuing the first checks from a fund established by the settlement of opioid lawsuits in the state, which has by far the nation’s highest… Read More
A white supremacist is sentenced after threatening the jury and witnesses in synagogue shooter’s trial
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A self-proclaimed white supremacist was sentenced to more than six years in federal prison Wednesday for making online threats toward the jury and witnesses at the… Read More
College athletes who transfer twice can play, for now, after a judge sets aside the NCAA’s transfer rule
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — College athletes who were denied the chance to play immediately after transferring a second time can return to competition — for now — after a federal… Read More
Coal-producing West Virginia is converting an entire school system to solar power
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An entire county school system in coal-producing West Virginia is going solar, representing what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin’s office touted on Wednesday as… Read More
Sen. Joe Manchin announces he won’t seek reelection in 2024
By: Deirdre Walsh | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced Thursday that he will not run for reelection in 2024. The decision means Democrats face an uphill climb to keep… Read More
A West Virginia school system mandates religious training following a revival assembly lawsuit
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia school district has passed a policy mandating annual religious freedom training as part of a lawsuit settlement after an evangelical preacher held a… Read More
The demand for private school vouchers is so much that the price tag is exceeding budgets in some states
By: Geoff Mulvihill | AP
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PHOENIX, Ariz. (AP) — In some states, higher-income families can now use taxpayer money to cover private school tuition with school vouchers — and more people than projected are taking… Read More
Towboat owner pleads guilty to a pollution charge in the oil spill along West Virginia-Kentucky border
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (AP) — The owner of a towboat that sank and resulted in pollution of a river along the West Virginia-Kentucky border pleaded guilty Tuesday to a federal pollution… Read More
Biden awards $7 billion for clean hydrogen hubs across the country to help replace fossil fuels
By: Matthew Daly | AP
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration has selected clean-energy projects from Pennsylvania to California for a $7 billion program to kickstart development and production of hydrogen fuel, a key component of… Read More
Using technology to open up wilderness trails to people with disabilities
By: Emily Chen-Newton | NPR
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SNOWSHOE MOUNTAIN, W.Va. (NPR) — Outdoor recreation and wilderness trails played a larger role in the lives of many Americans since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, including those with… Read More
The Supreme Court rejects an appeal from former coal company CEO Don Blankenship
By: Associated Press
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court rejected an appeal Tuesday from former coal executive Don Blankenship, who argued that major news outlets defamed him by calling him a “felon.” The justices left… Read More
Child care programs just lost thousands of federal dollars. Families and providers scramble to cope
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — Kaitlyn Adkins is studying law to help families in her community impacted by the opioid epidemic at the heart of West Virginia coal country. But to… Read More
The family of a West Virginia 13-year-old who was struck and killed by off-duty deputy demands a jury trial
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The family of a West Virginia 13-year-old who was struck and killed by an off-duty sheriff’s deputy with his marked cruiser last year has filed a civil suit… Read More
A white supremacist admits to threatening jury and witnesses in Pittsburgh synagogue shooter’s trial
By: Associated Press
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) — A self-proclaimed white supremacist pleaded guilty Tuesday to making online threats toward the jury and witnesses at the trial of a man who killed 11 congregants at a… Read More
A West Virginia trooper charged with domestic violence will be fired
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia state police officer charged with domestic violence is losing his job, officials said. State Police served Cpl. Joseph Comer with a notice of intent to… Read More
After nearly a month, a West Virginia community can use water again
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PADEN CITY, W.Va. (AP) — Residents of a northern West Virginia community can use their tap water again after nearly a month, officials said. The West Virginia Department of Health… Read More
Multistate search for a murder suspect ends with a hostage situation and fatal standoff at a gas station
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CEREDO, W.Va. (AP) — A man suspected of murder in Ohio and multiple carjackings in Kentucky was killed by West Virginia police in a standoff outside a gas station where… Read More
A Houston energy firm plans to produce clean hydrogen with natural gas at West Virginia facility
By: John Raby | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Houston energy transition company is planning a $2 billion investment to produce clean hydrogen with natural gas in West Virginia, a project estimated to create… Read More
As clinics pivot post-Roe, battle rages over syringe service in opioid-ravaged West Virginia
By: Leah Willingham | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Staff at Women’s Health Center of West Virginia know what it’s like to provide controversial health services that government officials have sought to ban or restrict…. Read More
A judge rules West Virginia can’t require an incarcerated atheist to participate in religious programming
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal judge in West Virginia has ruled that the state corrections agency can’t force an incarcerated atheist and secular humanist to participate in religiously-affiliated programming… Read More
![Higher education leaders from Ohio and West Virginia at the Danville Institute for Advanced Learning and Research with the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition gather for a picture on a balcony at the Danville Institute of Advanced Learning and Research. Higher education leaders from Ohio and West Virginia at the Danville Institute for Advanced Learning and Research with the Appalachian Ohio Manufacturers' Coalition. [Conner Woodruff | WOUB]](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/AOMC-900x422.png)
Regional education leaders visit a school in Virginia to find clues for preserving the manufacturing industry
By: Conner Woodruff
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DANVILLE, Virginia (WOUB) — A group of higher education leaders from Ohio and West Virginia traveled to the Danville Institute for Advanced Learning and Research hoping to learn how to… Read More
Coal firms owned by the family of West Virginia’s governor sued over unpaid penalties
By: John Raby | Denise Lavoie | AP
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Thirteen coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are being sued over unpaid penalties for previous mining law violations that the… Read More
A judge temporarily blocks clean water rule in Ohio and 23 other states
By: Scott McFetridge | AP
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A federal judge on Wednesday temporarily blocked a federal clean water rule in 24 states that is intended to protect thousands of small streams, wetlands… Read More
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