West Virginia governor signs bill banning transgender athletes
West Virginia's governor signed a bill Wednesday that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges.
West Virginia will pay remote workers $12K to move to state
Pack your bags: A program in West Virginia announced it will pay remote workers $12,000 to move to the Mountain State.
These states have the lowest life expectancies, according to the CDC
Southern states lent the lowest life expectancies, compared to western and northeastern states
Cicadas living underground for past 17 years to emerge in these states this summer
Americans can likely expect to see the swarm across 15 states as the ground temperature warms, according to a mapping site from the University of Connecticut.
Judge sentences woman to another year in prison for faking her death
A West Virginia woman who tried to fake her death in order to avoid a sentencing hearing for health care fraud has received an additional year in federal prison.
Missing woman found dead in Walmart parking lot, police investigating
SAD NEWS: A woman who disappeared last week has been found dead in the "cargo area" of her vehicle in a Walmart parking lot, authorities said.
West Virginia state lawmaker resigns after being charged in Capitol riot
Republican Del. Derrick Evans faces up to a year and a half in prison for entering a restricted area and disorderly conduct. Before breaking into the Capitol, he posted: "If Pence betrays us you better get your mind right because we're storming that building."
Feds arrest 'QAnon Shaman,' West Virginia lawmaker after Capitol riot
Federal prosecutors announced the arrests of three more Capitol rioters on Saturday.
“We’re in! Keep it moving, baby!”: West Virginia GOP delegate records himself storming U.S. Capitol
A West Virginia lawmaker recorded video of himself and fellow supporters of President Donald Trump storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, triggering calls for his resignation.
‘This is one thing our kids won’t lose this year’: School district gives virtual students snow day
A West Virginia school superintendent said she will not deprive her district’s students of the first snow day of the year, despite many children learning from home amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
WV officer shot in the face pulled from life support, organs to be donated
A police officer in West Virginia who was shot in the face Wednesday while responding to a traffic complaint is not expected to recover and her organs will be donated, officials said.
Virgin Hyperloop, studied for Chicago, unveils location of test center
Virgin Hyperloop has selected West Virginia as the site for a $500 million certification center that will serve as a test track for a high-speed transportation system, the company announced Thursday.
Fired VA staffer facing 7 murder counts in insulin deaths
Reta Mays, a former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, is being charged with second degree murder in the deaths of seven people and assault with the intent to commit murder of an eighth person.
More than 200 Planet Fitness gym-goers asked to quarantine after 1 tests positive for COVID-19
Members who visited the Planet Fitness location in Morgantown, West Virginia are being asked to quarantine for at least two weeks.
Coronavirus side effect: Huge budget cuts in many school districts
The coronavirus outbreak is going to deal a huge blow to thousands of school district budgets across the country, with teachers cut, fewer days in classrooms and fewer resources.
After 17 years underground, vast army of cicadas set to emerge
Some 17 years after making their last appearance, a vast army of cicadas is set to emerge from underground in Virginia, West Virginia and North Carolina.
Man gets up to 775 years in prison for filming sex abuse of infant
A West Virginia man convicted of filming an infant being sexually abused will likely spend life in prison.
After lengthy debate, Bible bill passes in West Virginia House
Delegates passed House Bill 4780 that would allow classes about the Bible to be taught in schools across the state.
W.Va. Gov. approves recommended firing of correctional academy cadets following apparent Nazi salute photo
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has approved the recommended terminations of over a dozen Corrections Academy trainees who were photographed giving what appears to be a Nazi salute in a class picture.
At least 13 Republican governors plan to still accept refugees near year
At least 13 Republican governors plan to allow their states to accept refugees in 2020, in spite of a Trump executive order that allows states to refuse.