West Virginia

News from the state of West Virginia

Flood threats persist as storms continue to drench South

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Relentless wind and rain keeps pummeling much of the southeastern United States, spawning tornadoes, sparking a flash flood emergency in Alabama...

Police in West Virginia capital city shoot, wound Black man

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The police chief of West Virginia's capital city said two officers shot and wounded a Black man wielding a knife Friday...

Manchin pans DC statehood bill in another break with Dems

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WASHINGTON — A long-shot bid to pass legislation that would make the District of Columbia the nation’s 51st state got a little longer on...

West Virginia transgender athlete bill signed by governor

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia's governor signed a bill Wednesday that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports in middle and high schools...

Miners’ union backs shift from coal in exchange for jobs

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WASHINGTON — The nation's largest coal miners' union said Monday it would accept President Joe Biden's plan to move away from coal and other...

West Virginia gov signs needle exchange program regulations

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Thursday signed a bill to introduce more stringent requirements to needle exchange programs amid a...

Outdoor enthusiasts to get cash, free passes to move to WVa

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is joining the growing list of places recruiting remote workers — with a thrill-seeking twist. ...

West Virginia lawmakers pass needle exchange regulation bill

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia bill that would regulate needle exchange programs passed the Republican-controlled legislature on Saturday. Critics have said more stringent...

West Virginia transgender athlete bill heads to governor

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Transgender athletes in West Virginia would be banned from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges under...

A city wrestled down an addiction crisis. Then came COVID-19

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HUNTINGTON, W. Va. — Larrecsa Cox steered past the used tire shop, where a young man had collapsed a few days before, the syringe...