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.
West Virginia state lawmaker charged after storming US Capitol with pro-Trump mob
A West Virginia state lawmaker has been charged with entering a restricted area of the U.S. Capitol after he livestreamed himself with rioters, the Justice Department announced Friday.
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.
Anti-Trump professor's coronavirus wish for president's supporters gets her suspended
A professor at Marshall University in West Virginia was suspended last week after allegedly saying she hoped President Trump’s supporters would all die from the coronavirus, according to reports.
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.
West Virginia governor's companies get millions in coronavirus loans
At least six Justice family entities received the Paycheck Protection Program loans, including four energy companies, the governor's lavish resort The Greenbrier, as well as The Greenbrier Sporting Club.
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.
Family faked woman's plummet from a cliff so she'd avoid prison, cops say
A woman from West Virginia who was set to be sentenced to prison on a federal fraud charge faked her own disappearance, police said.
Feds: West Virginia mail carrier facing charges over altered ballot requests
A West Virginia postal carrier has been charged with attempted election fraud after eight mail-in requests for absentee voter ballots had their party affiliations altered, including five from Democrat to Republican, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
COVID-19 now in all 50 states after West Virginia confirms first coronavirus case
All 50 states have now confirmed cases of COVID-19.
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.
4 states had more deaths than births between 2018 and 2019, US Census shows
The U.S. Census Bureau reported that four states had more deaths than births between 2018 and 2019.
Apparent Nazi salute photo leads to suspensions in West Virginia agency
After a photo surfaced of West Virginia correction officer trainees giving what appears to be the Nazi salute, state officials quickly suspended some employees and the governor ordered the firing of those involved.