April 3, 2018 Teacher strikes in Oklahoma, Kentucky shutter hundreds of schools amid demands for better pay Hundreds of schools in Oklahoma and Kentucky were forced to remain closed Tuesday as teachers continue to strike for better wages and education funding.
March 29, 2018 West Virginia bill requires food stamp recipients to work for benefits Starting in October, some food stamp recipients in West Virginia will have to meet certain work requirements to benefit from the state’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).
March 28, 2018 Funerals set for 2 West Virginia firefighters; 2 others still in intensive care Two firefighters killed while responding to a triple-fatality highway crash in West Virginia late last week were honored Tuesday ahead of their funerals, while two other firefighters remained hospitalized.
March 25, 2018 2 firefighters killed, 3 hurt as truck crashes on way to scene of deadly West Virginia highway wreck Two volunteer firefighters were killed and three others were injured when their fire truck overturned while responding to a triple fatality highway accident in West Virginia on Saturday night, authorities said.
March 14, 2018 West Virginia governor fires education secretary, wife of US Sen Joe Manchin West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has fired Gayle Manchin, the state's secretary of education and the arts, after she offered to resign.
March 7, 2018 Drunk man who took $1,600 Uber ride to NJ gets help from local company The New Jersey man who got drunk in West Virginia and amassed a $1,635 bill from Uber to his home state has been given a lifeline.
March 6, 2018 West Virginia raises teacher pay to end statewide strike With unanimous votes, West Virginia legislators raised teacher pay by 5 percent to end the nine-day walkout.
March 5, 2018 West Virginia teacher strike enters eighth day with no end in sight A statewide teacher strike in West Virginia entered its eighth day Monday without a clear resolution in sight—keeping 277,000 students away and particularly hurting those who rely on school-provided free meals in a state where the poverty rate is 17.9 percent.
March 4, 2018 West Virginia teachers strike continues after senate cuts their pay raise Unions representing West Virginia teachers said their strike would continue on Monday after state lawmakers voted to cut the 5 percent pay increase that they had negotiated with Republican Gov. Jim Justice.
March 1, 2018 West Virginia schools remain closed despite raise deal West Virginia's House has OK'd a 5 percent pay raise negotiated by the governor to end a walkout by the state's teachers though schools in all 55 counties plan to stay closed Thursday.
