Politics Jun 27 Sen. Joe Manchin says commission tasked with downsizing veterans facilities to be dismantled Manchin says there is bipartisan support to avoid filling vacancies on the VA's Assets and Infrastructure Review Commission and to end the commission in the next National Defense Authorization Act.
Nation Apr 04 Trial begins in West Virginia lawsuit against opioid manufacturers Opening arguments have taken place in a West Virginia lawsuit accusing several drugmakers of misrepresenting the risks and benefits of opioids.
Nation Jan 14 Expiration of child tax credits hits home For the first time in half a year, families on Friday are going without a monthly deposit from the child tax credit.
Health Aug 03 CDC calls for more syringe access in West Virginia county hit by HIV There were 63 intravenous drug-related HIV cases in Kanawha County from 2019 through May 13 of this year, according to a report from the CDC and West Virginia health officials. The surge was attributed at least in part to the…
Nation Jun 17 Department of Justice says West Virginia, Arkansas transgender bans violate federal law The U.S. Department of Justice has slammed a new West Virginia law that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports.
Politics Apr 28 West Virginia transgender athlete bill signed by governor West Virginia's governor has signed a bill that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges.
Nation Mar 10 West Virginia governor announces 168 unreported COVID-19 deaths Justice says officials discovered that 70 facilities — mostly hospitals and nursing homes — did not report the deaths to the state's health department.
Health Feb 21 U.S. coronavirus death toll approaches milestone of 500,000 A year into the pandemic, the running total of lives lost was about 498,000 — roughly the population of Kansas City, Missouri, and just shy of the size of Atlanta. The figure compiled by Johns Hopkins University surpasses the number…
Education Feb 10 Bill would allow firing of striking West Virginia teachers Several states, including West Virginia, already ban teacher strikes, but that does not keep them from occurring. A 1990 state Supreme Court ruling declared a strike that year illegal.
Nation Jan 15 WATCH: Pence remembers Chuck Yeager at memorial service Yeager died last month at age 97. The West Virginia native in 1947 became the first person to fly faster than sound.