Today: November 14, 2024
Today: November 14, 2024

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Crime|US

Former West Virginia jail officer pleads guilty to civil rights violation in fatal assault on inmate

A former West Virginia correctional officer has pleaded guilty to a federal civil rights violation in the death of a man who died less than a day after being booked into a jail

Former West Virginia jail officer pleads guilty to civil rights violation in fatal assault on inmate
Education|News

West Virginia University makes wide-ranging cuts to academic programs and faculty

West Virginia University has given final approval to wide-ranging cuts in academic programs and faculty positions

West Virginia University makes wide-ranging cuts to academic programs and faculty
Election|News|Political|US

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin won't seek reelection, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia says he won’t seek reelection in 2024, giving Republicans a prime opportunity to gain a seat in the heavily GOP state

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin won't seek reelection, giving GOP a key pickup opportunity
News|US

Sen. Manchin is the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests

Joe Manchin’s impending departure from the Senate marks the end of an era for powerful West Virginia Democrats who wielded considerable power as advocates for the state's coal interests

Sen. Manchin is the last in a line of formidable West Virginia Democrats who promoted coal interests
Environment|News|US|World

3 dead and 3 missing after landslide rips through remote Alaska fishing community

Three people have been killed and three more are missing after a landslide ripped through a remote Alaskan fishing community

3 dead and 3 missing after landslide rips through remote Alaska fishing community
Education|News|Sports

Lawsuit accuses NCAA of antitrust violation in college athlete transfer rule

A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states alleges the NCAA’s transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law

Lawsuit accuses NCAA of antitrust violation in college athlete transfer rule
Crime|News|US|Videos

North Carolina officer who repeatedly struck woman during arrest gets 40-hour suspension

A police officer who repeatedly punched a Black woman during an arrest in North Carolina last month has been suspended, after authorities released new video of the encounter that showed a broader view of what happened than bystander footage shared on social media

North Carolina officer who repeatedly struck woman during arrest gets 40-hour suspension
Election|News|US

Disgraced coal CEO lost races as GOP and third party candidate. He's trying again as a Democrat

Former West Virginia coal executive Don Blankenship is making another attempt to win a U.S. Senate seat, this time as a Democrat

Disgraced coal CEO lost races as GOP and third party candidate. He's trying again as a Democrat
Education|News|Sports|US

West Virginia says it will appeal ruling that allowed transgender teen athlete to compete

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says the state will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an appeals court ruling that allowed a transgender athlete to compete on her middle school teams

West Virginia says it will appeal ruling that allowed transgender teen athlete to compete
Election|News|US

Election deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 outcome

West Virginia Republican primary voters will have a hard time finding a major candidate on the ballot in any statewide race who openly acknowledges President Joe Biden as the winner of the 2020 election

Election deniers: West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 outcome
News|Crime|US

3 men charged in Whitey Bulger's 2018 prison killing have plea deals, prosecutors say

Three men charged in the 2018 prison killing of notorious Boston gangster James “Whitey” Bulger have reached plea deals with prosecutors

3 men charged in Whitey Bulger's 2018 prison killing have plea deals, prosecutors say
Crime|Election|News|Opinion|US

'Of all the places': Deep red Butler, Pennsylvania, grapples with Trump assassination attempt

A common refrain on the streets of Butler, Pennsylvania, in the wake of Saturday’s assassination attempt on Donald Trump was: “Of all the places.”

'Of all the places': Deep red Butler, Pennsylvania, grapples with Trump assassination attempt
Health|Sports

Youth football safety debate is rekindled by the same-day deaths of 2 young players

The recent same-day deaths of two young football players have rekindled a debate about the sport's safety risks

Youth football safety debate is rekindled by the same-day deaths of 2 young players
News|US

FEMA administrator continues pushback against false claims as Helene death toll hits 230

The head of the Federal Emergency Management Agency is again forcefully pushing back against false claims and conspiracy theories about how her agency is responding to Hurricane Helene

FEMA administrator continues pushback against false claims as Helene death toll hits 230
Election|US

Jim Justice looks past his business struggles and declares himself a Senate winner in West Virginia

More than a month before the election, Jim Justice declared victory in his U.S. Senate race in deep red West Virginia

Jim Justice looks past his business struggles and declares himself a Senate winner in West Virginia
Crime|News|US

Indictment alleges West Virginia couple used adopted Black children as 'slaves,' judge says

A couple in West Virginia is set for trial later this year after some of their adopted children were found locked in a shed

Business|Technology

Cleveland-Cliffs will make electrical transformers at shuttered West Virginia tin plant

Cleveland-Cliffs says it will produce electrical transformers at a West Virginia facility that closed earlier this year

Sports

Garrett Greene throws for 3 TDs and runs for another as West Virginia beats Albany 49-14

Garrett Greene threw three touchdown passes and ran for another score to lead West Virginia over Albany 49-14

Crime|News|US

Mother and grandparents indicted on murder charge in death of emaciated West Virginia girl

A grand jury has returned a murder indictment against the mother and two grandparents of a 14-year-old West Virginia girl whose emaciated body was found in her home

Sports

Avery Johnson throws for 3 TDs, Kansas State beats West Virginia 45-18 in road Big 12 test

Avery Johnson threw three touchdown passes and No. 17 Kansas State beat West Virginia 45-18

Avery Johnson throws for 3 TDs, Kansas State beats West Virginia 45-18 in road Big 12 test
Sports

Becht, Hansen lead No. 11 Iowa State over West Virginia 28-16 for first 6-0 start since 1938

Carson Hansen rushed for three scores, Rocco Becht threw a touchdown pass and No. 11 Iowa State beat West Virginia 28-16

Becht, Hansen lead No. 11 Iowa State over West Virginia 28-16 for first 6-0 start since 1938
Election

Joe Manchin isn't a candidate 5 months before the election. But he still has time to change his mind

It's five months before the general election, and Joe Manchin of West Virginia isn't running for office

Joe Manchin isn't a candidate 5 months before the election. But he still has time to change his mind
Health|US

West Virginia could become the 12th state to ban smoking in cars with kids present

West Virginia could become the 12th state to ban smoking in vehicles with children present under a bill that has won final legislative passage

West Virginia could become the 12th state to ban smoking in cars with kids present
Health|US

West Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement of opioid lawsuits

West Virginia is issuing the first checks from a fund established up by the settlement of opioid lawsuits

West Virginia starts distributing funds from the settlement of opioid lawsuits
Sports

Allar throws for 3 TDs and No. 8 Penn State beats West Virginia 34-12 in lightning-delayed opener

Drew Allar threw three touchdown passes in the second quarter and eighth-ranked Penn State beat West Virginia 34-12

Allar throws for 3 TDs and No. 8 Penn State beats West Virginia 34-12 in lightning-delayed opener

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