Tag: West Virginia
Foreman, 42, Found Dead Days After He Went Missing When Coal Mine Flooded During ‘Routine’ Operation
NEED TO KNOWA foreman has been found dead days after the West Virginia mine he was working in…
Judge to ponder challenge to West Virginia National Guard deployment in the nation’s capital
A court in West Virginia is set to hear arguments in a lawsuit challenging the deployment of the…
Hearings to focus on National Guard deployments in the nation’s capital and Memphis, Tennessee
Courts in two states will hear arguments Monday on the legality of the deployment of the National Guard,…
State police, ICE arrest 18 people in West Virginia over Bridge Day weekend, Morrisey says
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announces that the West Virginia State Police have arrested 60 undocumented immigrants in the state…
IRS files tax lien against Jim Justice
The IRS recently filed notices of a federal tax lien against Republican Sen. Jim Justice of West Virginia…
West Virginia’s Bridge Day will take place despite shutdown, governor says
A BASE jumper falls toward the New River after jumping off of the New River Gorge Bridge during…
Three West Virginia jails holding country’s ICE detainees are overcapacity, new data shows
South Central Regional Jail in Charleston, West Virginia. (Photo by Lexi Browning/ West Virginia Watch)Three West Virginia jails…
Raleigh judge certifies class status in West Virginia school vaccine lawsuit
State epidemiologist Shannon McBee testifies before Raleigh County Circuit Court on Wednesday. (Photo by Lori Kersey/West Virginia Watch)Beckley,…
Virginia ranks one of the happiest states in the country
Virginia ranked among the “happiest” states in the United States in a new WalletHub study.In the ranking, released Sept. 8,…
West Virginia’s Problem Gambling Help Network turns 25
The Problem Gambling Network of West Virginia celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. Pictured are Program Director Maricel…
West Virginia nearly achieved universal broadband. Then Trump changed the rules.
Workers install fiber optic cables for a school in Harrisburg, Pa. The Trump administration’s changes to a federal…
Staffing shortages still a challenge in West Virginia’s crowded jails
West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation Commissioner David Kelly spoke to the Legislative Oversight Committee on Corrections…