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The train derailment in Ohio prompts a West Virginia water utility to take precautions
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Rare earth metals to be extracted from West Virginia coal impoundments
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A company will hire 100 people and invest $60 million in southern West Virginia to extract rare earth metals from coal waste impoundments. Gov. Jim Justice… Read More
A consulting firm doesn’t favor splitting West Virginia health agency
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A consulting firm hired to review West Virginia’s health agency has concluded the department should not be split as lawmakers wanted. The McChrystal Group of Alexandria,… Read More
‘Great danger’: A couple is sentenced in submarine secrets case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Navy engineer and his wife have been given lengthy prison terms for a plot to sell secrets about nuclear submarines. Jonathan Toebbe received a sentence… Read More
A West Virginia group begins monkeypox education efforts in Appalachia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia nonprofit group says it’s been awarded $100,000 in grants for monkeypox vaccination and education efforts among LGTBQ individuals in 13 Appalachian states. The… Read More
The Biden administration has yet to finish a key review of mountaintop removal’s health impacts
ORGAS, West Virginia (OVR) — LeRoy and Penny Ferrell are unloading groceries under a carport next to their Boone County home. The couple grew up in the area and have… Read More
West Virginia Supreme Court hears arguments in school voucher case
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawyer representing parents who sued the state of West Virginia argued in the state Supreme Court that a voucher program that would provide parents state… Read More
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