West Virginia

News from the state of West Virginia

Southern Baptist Convention faces push from the right

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Baptist Convention is electing a new president Tuesday amid a push to wrest control of the denomination by ultraconservatives...

Southern Baptists quash expanded sex abuse probe, for now

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Southern Baptist Convention's Executive Committee on Monday quashed a push for an independent committee to lead a probe of its...

Heavy rains soak parts of Appalachia, northern Mississippi

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Storms with soaking rains drenched a wide swath of Appalachia and northern Mississippi this week, swamping farmland, flooding bridges, stranding people...

Fight over Canadian oil rages on after pipeline’s demise

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BILLINGS, Mont. — The Keystone XL is dead after a 12-year attempt to build the oil pipeline, yet the fight over Canadian crude rages...

EXPLAINER: The differences between Democrats’ 2 voting bills

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DENVER — The Democratic Party's hopes of passing a massive overhaul of elections may have suffered a fatal blow when West Virginia Sen....

DEA: Companies had ‘systematic failure’ in monitoring pills

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A retired high-ranking official with the Drug Enforcement Administration has testified that three large opioid distributors had a “systematic failure” in...

‘A lot of anxiety’ for Democrats as Biden agenda stalls

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WASHINGTON — Hopes for a big infrastructure investment are teetering. An ambitious elections and voting bill is all but dead. Legislation on...

After Manchin move, Democrats’ voting long shot grows longer

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Democrats and voting rights groups scrambled Monday to figure out their next move after a key senator's opposition seemed to doom a sweeping election...

EXPLAINER: The Democrats’ two voting bills, explained

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Denver — The Democratic Party's hopes of passing a massive overhaul of elections may have suffered a fatal blow when West Virginia Sen....

California entry wins US tap water prize at tasting contest

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BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A southern California water district has won the top prize for U.S. tap water at an international tasting contest. ...