House Dems unveil corporate, wealthy tax hikes to fund $3.5T spending plan
House Democrats unveiled a proposal of tax hikes on corporations and wealthy Americans to pay for a $3.5T rebuilding plan.
'Complete devastation': West Virginia first responder helped clear 9/11 wreckage
Michael Harper, a West Virginia paramedic, was part of a task force dispatched to ground zero shortly after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
'COVID fee': 2 colleges in West Virginia, Alabama billing unvaccinated students
A college in West Virginia and another in Alabama will be charging students unvaccinated against COVID-19 hundreds of dollars in extra fees this fall.
Cash, guns and trucks: West Virginia launches COVID-19 vaccine incentive lottery
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced this week the state will launch a COVID-19 vaccine incentive lottery with prizes ranging from cash, trucks, guns and weekend trips.
West Virginia sees largest population decline in US
According to newly released data from the U.S. Census Bureau, West Virginia lost a higher percentage of its residents than any other state in the nation.
West Virginia mayor reelected 2 days after arrest
A southern West Virginia mayor has been reelected despite facing criminal charges.
Vaccine clinic at West Virginia casino welcomes out-of-staters to get COVID-19 shot
A vaccine clinic at a West Virginia casino has welcomed people from outside of the state to get their COVID-19 shots as demand declines among in-state residents.
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.
New River Gorge: Sprawling 73,000-acre national park and preserve the 1st of its kind on the East Coast
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, located in West Virginia, received its dual status in January 2021 which gives the nearly 73,000-acre area federal protection as well as defends the wildlife and ecosystem from being destroyed by manmade means.
2 charged in assault of Capitol police officer who died after Jan. riot
Federal authorities have arrested two men who were reportedly involved in an attack on a Capitol police officer who died following the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol.
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.