Mar 26 In West Virginia, LGBTQ advocates see a shift toward support By Corinne Segal This year, an LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill gained bipartisan support in West Virginia for the first time -- and LGBTQ people say they have seen other changes in the state. Continue reading
Feb 15 Another West Virginia town sues drug wholesalers By Jessica Yarvin and Associated Press A southern West Virginia town in the state’s poorest county has joined other communities in seeking to recoup the costs of dealing with opioid abuse. Continue reading
Dec 27 Watch 8:42 This West Virginia school is caring for students, when addicted parents can’t By PBS News Hour In opioid-stricken West Virginia, this school is taking on the role of parent. Lisa Stark of Education Week visits Cottageville Elementary, where students often lack food, clothes and transportation because of drug-addicted parents. In addition to increasing communication with local… Continue watching
Dec 08 House passes stopgap measure as senators raise objections By Andrew Taylor and Richard Lardner, Associated Press The House on Thursday cleared bills to keep the government running through April and authorize hundreds of water projects amid a Senate fight over benefits for retired coal miners. Continue reading
Sep 21 Senate panel backs bill to protect miners’ retirement funds By Matthew Daly, Associated Press An election-year bill to protect health care and pension benefits for about 120,000 retired coal miners and their families is one step closer to a vote in the full Senate. Continue reading
Aug 01 Flood help weighs heavily in West Virginia governor’s race By Jonathan Mattise, Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After deadly floods washed thousands of West Virginians out of their homes last month, about 700 victims bypassed the shelter at the high school gym and got rooms at a luxury resort fit for royalty. Continue reading
Jun 27 Watch 4:34 News Wrap: Flood-ravaged West Virginia braces for more rain By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Monday, a new round of storms pounded West Virginia, where more than 20 counties braced for additional flooding. Since last week, floods have killed nearly two dozen people across the state. Also, a California wildfire consumed… Continue watching
Jun 25 At least 24 dead in West Virginia floods By Omar Etman President Obama declared the flooding in West Virginia a "major disaster" on Saturday. The death toll has risen to at least 24 people. Continue reading
Jun 24 Watch 4:01 News Wrap: House group proposes gun control bill; severe flooding in West Virginia By PBS News Hour In our news wrap Friday, a bipartisan group of House lawmakers unveiled a new gun control bill identical to the Senate bill put forward by Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, on Tuesday; both bills would prevent people on the no-fly list… Continue watching
Jun 06 Early results of W.Va. town’s needle exchange program show progress By Christine Vestal, Stateline HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The high school students who lined up to graduate at the civic center here on a recent afternoon celebrated their bright futures. And for the college students in shorts and flip flops who filled the downtown cafes… Continue reading