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West Virginia
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West Virginia GOP Legislature Passes Transgender Care Ban
By LEAH WILLINGHAM / AP
Lessons From a West Virginia County's Vaccine Success
By Jamie Ducharme
West Virginia Elects First Trans Official
By Sanya Mansoor
Billionaire Coal Executive Chris Cline Reported Dead After Helicopter Crash in Bahamas
By Gina Martinez
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Anti-Muslim Poster Targeting Rep. Omar Rocks Statehouse
It led to a resignation, an injury and multiple condemnations
By Tara Law
March 2, 2019
Teachers Walk Out Again
Teachers rallied at the Capitol nearly a year after the first West Virginia walkout
By Katie Reilly
February 20, 2019
Raccoons Who Police Assumed Had Rabies Were Actually Just Drunk
If raccoons could talk, these ones would be slurring their words
By Rachel E. Greenspan
November 15, 2018
Trump Sees Midterm Boost in Kavanaugh
With the midterms just 37 days away, President Donald Trump sought to boost Republican turnout with a return to the aggressive, theatrical rallies he held on the campaign trail in 2016. Speaking to a raucous...
By Brian Bennett / Wheeling, W.V.
September 30, 2018
West Virginia Library Tries to Keep Bob Woodward's 'Fear' Off of Its Shelves
The trustees of the Morgan County Public Library ultimately reversed the decision
By Alejandro de la Garza
September 15, 2018
Are American Voters Acting Normal Again?
Tuesday's election results seem to indicate it
By Molly Ball
May 9, 2018
What the W. Virginia Teacher Strike Means for Students
"I want to go back to school, but not until my teachers get what I think they deserve"
By Katie Reilly
March 5, 2018
Here's Why West Virginia Teachers Are On Strike
The state ranked 48th in terms of teacher pay in 2016
By Maya Rhodan
February 26, 2018
Trump Denies Russia Claims as Grand Jury Impaneled
"They are trying to cheat you out of the future that you want”
By Zeke J Miller / Huntington, W.Va.
August 3, 2017
'I Can't Help You Anymore Being a Democrat.' West Virginia Governor Switches Parties at Trump Rally
"I can't help you anymore being a Democrat"
By Alana Abramson
August 3, 2017
West Virginia Official Who Called Michelle Obama an ‘Ape in Heels’ Can Return to Work
Over 199,000 signed a petition calling for her termination
By Samantha Cooney and Katie Reilly
December 13, 2016
West Virginia Mayor Resigns Amid Fallout From Michelle Obama ‘Ape in Heels’ Comment
She wrote in a comment that the FLOTUS "ape in heels" post made her day
By Melissa Chan
November 15, 2016
West Virginia Official Placed on Leave After Calling Michelle Obama an ‘Ape in Heels’
More than 103,000 people have signed an online petition calling for her to be fired
By Melissa Chan
November 15, 2016
10-Month Old Girl Dies After Mother's Boyfriend Rapes Her, Authorities Say
“It wasn't enough that he took her innocence, he had to take her life too"
By Abigail Abrams
October 6, 2016
Multiple Fatalities in West Virginia Flooding
The Governor has declared a state of emergency in many counties
By Charlotte Alter
June 24, 2016
11 States Sue Over Transgender Bathrooms
Texas will sue over federal guidelines issue May 13 regarding bathroom use in public schools
By Daniel White
May 25, 2016
Trump, Sanders Win in West Virginia
Donald Trump has won the West Virginia and Nebraska Republican primaries according to the Associated Press, while Bernie Sanders won the West Virginia Democratic primary. Trump was expecting an easy win in West Virginia while...
By Tessa Berenson
May 10, 2016
West Virginia Lawmakers Deny Raw Milk Made Them Sick
They drank the milk in celebration of a new law
By Daniel White
March 9, 2016
Armed Teen Holds Classroom Hostage at West Virginia High School
No injuries were reported, police said
By Jack Linshi
August 25, 2015
This Woman Who Shot Her Attacker May Have Taken Down a Serial Killer
Authorities think the man might have been involved in six cold cases from the past year
By Tanya Basu
July 26, 2015
'Last Hurrah' Winter Storm Hits Mid-Atlantic
Plucky Bostonians are saying bring it on, we want the record!
By Kevin McSpadden
March 5, 2015
This State Leads the Country in Well-Being
Perhaps Sarah Palin knows something we don't
By Tessa Berenson
February 19, 2015
Train Derailment in West Virginia Causes Oil Spill
Emergency officials ordered some residents to evacuate and conserve water
By Justin Worland
February 16, 2015
Here Are the 2 Last McDonalds to Serve Pizza
Two locations in Ohio and West Virginia serve the item you thought was extinct
By Kevin McSpadden
January 21, 2015
Five Best Ideas of the Day: December 5
1. Peak gas: According to some forecasts, the fracking boom could be a bust. By Mason Inman in Nature 2. To end the conflict with Boko Haram, Nigeria needs to address the alienation of its...
By The Aspen Institute
December 5, 2014
Suspect in Four West Virginia Slayings Found Dead
A police manhunt for the suspect had lasted all day and led to lockdowns at multiple schools
December 2, 2014
West Virginia University Student Nolan Burch Dies
Greek organizations at many U.S. colleges have come under scrutiny in the wake of several deaths and injuries of pledges in the past year
By NBC News
November 14, 2014
Manchin on Obama's 'Disconnect'
West Virginia Democratic Senator Joe Manchin told TIME Thursday that President Barack Obama has lost his emotional connection with the American people. "There’s an old saying my grandmother would say, people don’t care how much...
By Alex Rogers
November 7, 2014
How Joe Manchin Ended Up Getting Out the Vote Against a Fellow Democrat
His leadership of a bipartisan group just led him into a sticky situation in Colorado
By Alex Rogers
October 28, 2014
Political Opposites Campaign in West Virginia
The economy and coal take center stage in a Senate race
By Jay Newton-Small / Shepherdstown, W. Va.
July 14, 2014
Joe Manchin: The Outlier
The West Virginia Senator went to D.C. to get stuff done. Oh well
By Jon Meacham
June 19, 2014
10-Year-Old Saves Father's Life With Facebook Post
If you can't call 911, social media isn't the worst idea
By Nolan Feeney
June 16, 2014
These Are the Worst (and Best) States for Exercise
A new Gallup survey finds that people in Delaware and West Virginia are the least likeliest Americans to take exercising seriously. Their counterparts? Vermont and Hawaii, where 65 percent of their state populations get active at least three days a week
By Alexandra Sifferlin
March 10, 2014
'Take Me Home Country Roads' Is Now the Official West Virginia State Song
"Almost heaven, West Virginia"
By Eliana Dockterman
March 7, 2014
These 10 States Have The Highest Obesity Rates
In 2013, according to Gallup
By Olivia B. Waxman
March 4, 2014
Govt.: State of Emergency After WV Chemical Spill
U.S. Attorney opens investigation into the cause of spill that has affected 9 counties
By Denver Nicks and David Stout
January 10, 2014
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