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Five dead as winter storm Blair wreaks havoc across US
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2 days, 5 hours ago

Five dead as winter storm Blair wreaks havoc across US

Hindustan Times  

At least five people died in separate incidents across the United States due to a blast of winter storm caused by sweeping cold air from the North Pole. WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: Crews work before dawn to clear snow East Front Plaza of the U.S. Capitol as a winter storm slams into the nation's capital on January 06, 2025 …

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West Virginia governor-elect Morrisey to be sworn in mid-January
1 month, 3 weeks ago

West Virginia governor-elect Morrisey to be sworn in mid-January

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia governor-elect Republican Patrick Morrisey will be sworn in Jan. 13, he said during a press briefing on Tuesday. Morrisey named a few people who would be co-leaders in his transition team, including Doug Buffington, his chief deputy in the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office, and House of Delegates Majority Leader Eric Householder. And so I’m …

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Jim Justice Wins West Virginia Senate Race To Replace Joe Manchin
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2 months ago

Jim Justice Wins West Virginia Senate Race To Replace Joe Manchin

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Republican Gov. Jim Justice is projected to win the West Virginia Senate race, defeating former Wheeling Mayor Glenn Elliott and accomplishing a long-sought GOP goal in the Appalachian state: total control of its federal offices. and Senate candidate Jim Justice and his English bulldog, Babydog, are seen on the second day of the Republican National Convention on …

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West Virginia: A Republican Stronghold, But a Democratic Past
2 months, 1 week ago

West Virginia: A Republican Stronghold, But a Democratic Past

Firstpost  

West Virginia's political landscape has undergone a dramatic shift in recent decades, shifting from a Democratic stronghold to a Republican stronghold. This transformation has been driven by a decline in coal mining, which was West Virginia's economic backbone, and a growing population of rural, older voters. The state's electoral votes have consistently supported Republican candidates since 2000, solidifying its status …

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Kamala Harris’ abortion plan just made West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin lose his mind.
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Kamala Harris’ abortion plan just made West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin lose his mind.

Slate  

This is Totally Normal Quote of the Day, a feature highlighting a statement from the news that exemplifies just how extremely normal everything has become. She knows the filibuster is the Holy Grail of democracy.” —West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin to CNN on Tuesday, responding to Vice President Kamala Harris’ support for paring back the legislative filibuster During an interview …

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One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They’re both running for Congress
7 months, 4 weeks ago

One man was a Capitol Police officer. The other rioted on Jan. 6. They’re both running for Congress

LA Times  

Violent insurrectionists loyal to Donald Trump try to break through a police barrier on Jan. 6, 2021, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. It’s remarkable, Naftali said, that on the same day, a former police officer could become a Democratic nominee while Republicans could “select an unrepentant felon” in Evans, who “proudly displays the fact that he violated the law …

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Darian DeVries named basketball coach at West Virginia after 6 seasons at Drake
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Darian DeVries named basketball coach at West Virginia after 6 seasons at Drake

Associated Press  

West Virginia tapped Drake basketball coach Darian DeVries on Sunday to move the Mountaineers past one of the ugliest years in school history. “Coach DeVries is a phenomenal basketball coach and an even better person and possesses all the qualities we desired in the next leader of our men’s basketball program,” Baker said. Drake’s 30-1 home record over the past …

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Lawsuit accuses NCAA of antitrust violation in college athlete transfer rule
1 year, 1 month ago

Lawsuit accuses NCAA of antitrust violation in college athlete transfer rule

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal lawsuit filed by a group of states alleges the NCAA’s transfer rule for college athletes violates antitrust law. The suit said the rule “unjustifiably restrains the ability of these college athletes to engage in the market for their labor as NCAA Division I college athletes.” The lawsuit filed by West Virginia and six other states …

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Gordon romps for 282 yards, 4 TDs, Oklahoma State outlasts West Virginia 48-34
1 year, 2 months ago

Gordon romps for 282 yards, 4 TDs, Oklahoma State outlasts West Virginia 48-34

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! Gordon rushed for a career-high 282 yards and scored four touchdowns to lead Oklahoma State to a 48-34 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night. The first three weeks, we didn’t have much of an identity.” Oklahoma State went ahead for good after West Virginia tied …

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West Virginia interim coach Josh Eilert turns his attention to retaining players
1 year, 6 months ago

West Virginia interim coach Josh Eilert turns his attention to retaining players

Associated Press  

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Josh Eilert was patient waiting to become a head coach, and he’s hoping West Virginia players will show the same trait and stay around now that he has been given a chance to run the program. Eilert was selected as the interim coach at West Virginia on Saturday night after spending 17 years on Bob Huggins’ staffs …

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West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins resigns hours after drunken driving arrest
1 year, 6 months ago

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins resigns hours after drunken driving arrest

Associated Press  

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has resigned a day after his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving in the latest incident in a Hall of Fame career that imploded quickly. In a statement to the West Virginia community on Saturday night, Huggins said: “Today, I have submitted a letter to President Gordon Gee and Vice President and Director of …

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7-year-old sets home on fire in West Virginia; stepfather arrested for child abuse
1 year, 7 months ago

7-year-old sets home on fire in West Virginia; stepfather arrested for child abuse

Hindustan Times  

In a shocking turn of events, a 7-year-old child from West Virginia is at the center of an arson investigation after allegedly setting a home on fire while the child's parents were inside. However, what makes this case even more disturbing is the subsequent arrest of the child's stepfather on suspicion of child abuse. The Jackson County Sheriff's Department initiated …

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Bob Huggins apologizes for homophobic slur during radio show
1 year, 8 months ago

Bob Huggins apologizes for homophobic slur during radio show

Associated Press  

West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins apologized Monday after using a homophobic slur to refer to Xavier fans while also denigrating Catholics during a radio interview. West Virginia’s athletic department called Huggins’ comments “offensive” and said it was reviewing the matter. I must do better, and I will.” In a separate statement, West Virginia’s athletic department said Huggins’ remarks “were …

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High court: Trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia
1 year, 9 months ago

High court: Trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues. In a statement after the high court action, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said he “is deeply disappointed at the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision.” Organizations that …

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Pro-abortion rights advocates sue over state pill restrictions
1 year, 11 months ago

Pro-abortion rights advocates sue over state pill restrictions

Al Jazeera  

The lawsuit comes as Republican-led states in the US attempt to crack down on the use of abortion-inducing medications. The lawsuits argue that limits on the drugs in North Carolina and West Virginia run afoul of the federal authority of the US Food and Drug Administration, which has approved the abortion pill as a safe and effective method for ending …

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West Virginia plant to make batteries for US energy grid
2 years ago

West Virginia plant to make batteries for US energy grid

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A company that plans to make batteries for the U.S. energy grid will locate its first full-scale manufacturing plant in a former steel town in West Virginia, creating at least 750 jobs in a $760 million investment, Gov. Over the next decade, the company’s goal for the battery is to unlock demand for multi-day energy storage in …

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Card to Worthy connections lead Texas over WVU 38-20
2 years, 3 months ago

Card to Worthy connections lead Texas over WVU 38-20

Associated Press  

The AP Top 25 college football poll is back every week throughout the season! AUSTIN, Texas — Hudson Card passed for three touchdowns, including two to Xavier Worthy, to lead Texas to a 38-20 win over West Virginia on Saturday night. “We’ve got a hurt football team in there for multiple reasons, that being the first and foremost,” West Virginia …

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The amount of Greenland ice that melted last weekend could cover West Virginia in a foot of water
2 years, 5 months ago

The amount of Greenland ice that melted last weekend could cover West Virginia in a foot of water

CNN  

Pituffik, Greenland CNN — The water off the coast of northwest Greenland is a glass-like calm, but the puddles accumulating on the region’s icebergs are a sign that a transformation is underway higher on the ice sheet. The amount of ice that melted in Greenland between July 15 and 17 alone – 6 billion tons of water per day – …

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US midterms: Trump-backed candidates win, lose in primaries
2 years, 7 months ago

US midterms: Trump-backed candidates win, lose in primaries

Al Jazeera  

Republican primary elections on Tuesday in Nebraska and West Virginia yielded mixed results for politicians backed by former US President Donald Trump, who has endorsed more than 150 candidates as he tries to shape the Republican Party ahead of a possible 2024 presidential run. But in West Virginia, voters opted for Representative Alex Mooney, a candidate who has backed Trump’s …

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A *very* unlikely leader of the Covid-19 vaccine push
3 years, 6 months ago

A *very* unlikely leader of the Covid-19 vaccine push

CNN  

CNN — In 2020, Donald Trump won West Virginia with 69% of the vote. “Today I will tell you as West Virginians, I can’t help you anymore being a Democrat governor,” Justice said at the rally. “If you’re out there in West Virginia, and you’re not vaccinated today, what’s the downside?” Justice said during a televised coronavirus briefing earlier this …

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West Virginia backs Texas effort to invalidate Biden’s win
4 years ago

West Virginia backs Texas effort to invalidate Biden’s win

Associated Press  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On the day West Virginia formally certified its November election results, state leaders backed an improbable lawsuit to invalidate presidential race results in four battleground states that President Donald Trump lost. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday he is filing in support of a Texas lawsuit before the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate 62 Electoral College votes …

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Severe shortages of swabs and other supplies hamper coronavirus testing
4 years, 9 months ago

Severe shortages of swabs and other supplies hamper coronavirus testing

CNN  

CNN — Even as commercial laboratories have ramped up coronavirus testing, frontline medical workers across the country are reporting a new, dire problem: A shortage of related materials needed to conduct the tests. In Ohio, the Department of Health told CNN they’re focusing on “testing our most vulnerable patients” because of a “global shortage of supplies.” “This is a huge …

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New York City subway scare suspect taken into police custody
5 years, 4 months ago

New York City subway scare suspect taken into police custody

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — A homeless man from West Virginia faced charges Saturday for allegedly placing two devices that looked like pressure cookers in a New York City subway station, forcing an evacuation and snarling the morning commute, police said. Larry Kenton Griffin II, of Bruno, West Virginia, was awaiting arraignment late Saturday in Manhattan’s central booking after he was released …

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