West Virginia

News from the state of West Virginia

CDC: West Virginia HIV wave could be ‘tip of the iceberg’

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For years, West Virginia has had the nation’s highest rate of opioid drug addictions and drug overdose deaths. Now the state...

OxyContin maker Purdue proposes $10B plan to exit bankruptcy

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Purdue Pharma, which helped revolutionize the prescription painkiller business with its drug OxyContin, is proposing a $10 billion plan to emerge from bankruptcy that...

Feds: WVa man sold devices to anti-government supporters

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia man has pleaded guilty to a weapons charge after he was accused of selling machine gun conversion devices...

Governors applaud Biden’s vaccine timeline, but need supply

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Governors largely cheered President Joe Biden's declaration that all Americans should be eligible for coronavirus vaccinations by May 1, but the...

Amtrak worker accused of stealing, selling 77 chain saws

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NEWARK, N.J. — A longtime Amtrak employee in New Jersey stole several dozen chain saws and hundreds of parts from the railroad and sold...

Manchin, key Senate swing vote, boosts West Virginia’s hopes

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has long proclaimed itself “Almost Heaven,” a nod to a song and soaring mountaintop vistas. Now some joke the...

Democratic senators propose clean energy tax credits

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two U.S. senators from states with declining manufacturing sectors are pushing to invest $8 billion through tax credits to create clean...