Politics Apr 29 West Virginia and North Carolina's transgender care coverage policies discriminate, judges rule The Richmond-based 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 8-6 in the case involving coverage of gender-affirming care by North Carolina's state employee health plan and the coverage of gender-affirming surgery by West Virginia Medicaid.
Nation Nov 30 Six West Virginia jail employees indicted in connection with death of incarcerated man Five former correctional officers in West Virginia have been indicted by a federal grand jury in connection with the 2022 death of a man at a regional jail.
Nation Nov 29 Coal-producing West Virginia is converting an entire school system to solar power The project in Wayne County Schools represents what a developer and U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin's office touted on Wednesday as the biggest-ever single demonstration of sun-powered renewable electricity in Appalachian public schools.
Nation Nov 01 1 worker dead, another trapped after Kentucky coal plant building being demolished collapses Officials say several rescuers were inside the rubble as part of the rescue effort.
Politics Mar 29 West Virginia governor signs ban on gender-affirming care for transgender youth West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has signed a bill banning gender-affirming care for minors. With the Republican's approval, West Virginia joins at least nine other states that have enacted laws restricting treatments for transgender youth.
Nation Mar 26 Federal aid authorized for recovery efforts in Mississippi after deadly tornado President Joe Biden issued an emergency declaration for Mississippi early Sunday, making federal funding available to the areas hardest hit Friday night by a deadly tornado that ripped through the Mississippi Delta, one of the poorest regions of the U.S.
Politics Mar 12 West Virginia GOP Legislature passes ban on transgender health care for minors A bill that would ban evidence-based health care for transgender minors in West Virginia, the state estimated to have more transgender youth per capita than any other in the nation, is headed to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice.
Politics Mar 09 Anxiety, fear fill West Virginia transgender health care clinic Doctors in West Virginia say transgender health care that could soon be banned in the state is just as essential as the other lifesaving services they provide.
Politics Sep 24 Gender divide prominent as male-dominated legislatures debate abortion A stark gender divide has emerged in debates unfolding in Republican-led states including West Virginia, Indiana and South Carolina following the U.S. Supreme Court’s June decision to end constitutional protections for abortion.
Politics Sep 16 West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signs strict abortion ban into law West Virginia is now the second state to enact a law prohibiting the procedure since the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling to end the constitutional protection of the procedure.