CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia’s special legislative session on redistricting starts Monday as lawmakers deal with one less congressional seat and make wholesale changes in the House of Delegates. Lawmakers will meet in special session as part of previously...
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PREP FOOTBALL= Bridgeport 72, Preston 0 Brooke 21, Oak Glen 14 Buckhannon-Upshur 31, Lewis County 14 Cabell Midland 14, Capital 0 Cameron 62, Valley Wetzel 8 Clay-Battelle 56, Massanutten Military, Va. 0 East Fairmont 64, Philip Barbour 22 East Hardy...
Read moreCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice on Friday called a special session of the Legislature for next week to deal with redistricting as well as to dole out federal pandemic funding. The session is set to start...
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A malfunction caused West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to become trapped in the elevator at the governor's residence Thursday, his office said. The Republican governor was stuck for about 30 minutes after the malfunction as mansion...
Read moreCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia broadband service provider Citynet will receive $53.5 million during the next decade to expand broadband access across the state, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin announced. The funds are from the first round of the Federal...
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Joe Biden's nominations for federal prosecutors in West Virginia. William Ihlenfeld returns as the U.S. attorney for the state’s Northern District, a position he served in under former President Barack...
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The U.S. Justice Department has awarded more than $7.5 million for anticrime programs in West Virginia. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding, which is for programs at the West Virginia Department...
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Jimmy Wriston has been appointed secretary of the West Virginia Department of Transportation and commissioner of the state Division of Highways. Gov. Justice announced Wriston's appointment Monday. Wriston succeeds Byrd White as transportation secretary. White retired...
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A popular riverfront festival is returning to West Virginia's largest city next year after a decade-long absence. The Charleston Sternwheel Regatta will take place over the Fourth of July weekend next year, Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin...
Read moreCHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is hosting free tire collection events in October. Up to 10 tires per person will be accepted at each event, but the tires must be off the rims and...
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