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May 15, 2023

West Virginia high school teacher adds decomposing ‘body farm’ to class lessons

A West Virginia teacher who implemented a “body farm," which allows students to study different decomposition stages, is seeing a growth in forensic interests.

May 11, 2023

Republican states preparing legal action over Biden's power plant regulations

Republican states are gearing up to fight President Biden's actions targeting fossil fuel power plant emissions in court, saying he lacks the authority to issue such regulations.

May 10, 2023

I’m a middle-school female athlete, fighting with champions like Martina Navratilova to protect women's sports

I am a middle-school athlete in West Virginia. And I just filed a brief in court with other female athletes to protect women’s sports in my home state.

May 10, 2023

Joe Manchin threatens to oppose Biden nominees over upcoming power plant crackdown

Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., who holds a key vote in the Senate, threatened Wednesday to oppose all presidential Environmental Protection Agency nominees.

May 10, 2023

Senate GOP challengers aiming to flip Arizona, Ohio and West Virginia

Republican Senate candidates Sheriff Mark Lamb, Bernie Moreno and Rep. Alex Mooney on why they think they can flip key Senate seats

May 8, 2023

West Virginia county preserves history by digitizing old records

Raleigh County, West Virginia, has acquired a massive document scanner to digitize old public records dating back to the beginning of the county as a way to preserve its history.

May 4, 2023

West Virginia teacher who raped freshman kept 'Top 10' list of most attractive students: lawsuit

A student who was raped by her middle school teacher sued him and the school district, which allegedly "turned a blind eye" to Ronald Paul Harris' "known" sexual abuse.

May 3, 2023

Bear gives West Virginia school principal the surprise of his life

Principal of Zela Elementary School James Marsh on encountering a bear who was in a dumpster at his school

May 3, 2023

Pro-GOP group targets Democrat Manchin for backing Biden’s marquee ‘Inflation Reduction Act’

There’s no letup in the Republican push to oust Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia in 2024, as a pro-GOP super PAC targets Manchin over his support fora a marquee Biden law

May 2, 2023

Joe Manchin recently dropped over $50,000 in donor cash on lavish dining, travel expenditures

Democratic West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin's committees spent tens of thousands of dollars on high-end dining and travel costs during the year's first three months, filings show.