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West Virginia corrections officer class gives Nazi salute in photo
A number of employees of the West Virginia Division of Corrections and Rehabilitation have been suspended amid an investigation into a photograph showing a training class apparently giving a Nazi salute, officials said.
FBI investigating alleged hacking attempt into mobile voting app
The FBI is investigating after someone allegedly tried to hack into West Virginia's mobile voting app during the 2018 midterm elections.
DOJ reveals number-crunching methods to catch opioid over-prescribers
The Justice Department on Tuesday announced 11 more physicians have been charged for over-prescribing opioids through "pill mill" clinics, resulting in the distribution of more than 17 million pills.
Another VA hospital in WV is being investigated
Federal investigators say they are checking allegations of sexual assaults at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia -- accusations the hospital says prompted it to fire someone.
Joe Manchin says he won't run for West Virginia governor
Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin announced Tuesday he won't run for governor of West Virginia in the 2020 election, ending speculation as to whether he would leave the Senate to return to his old job as chief executive.
DOJ confirms criminal investigation into WV VA hospital deaths
A series of suspicious deaths at a VA hospital in West Virginia is the subject of a federal criminal investigation, the Justice Department confirmed Friday.
GOP state senator accused of soliciting prostitution
A West Virginia state senator has been charged with soliciting prostitution, and now faces calls from the state's Democratic party to resign from office.
Deaths at VA medical center in West Virginia being investigated
The US Department of Veterans Affairs is investigating 11 suspicious deaths at a medical center in West Virginia, according to a statement from Sen. Joe Manchin's office.
Babies exposed to drugs treated in special day care
7-week-old Oliveah just started day care, and when she cries, her teachers ask all the usual questions: Is she hungry? Does she need a diaper change? Is she coming off of opioids?
Billionaire Chris Cline dies in helicopter crash, governor says
West Virginia coal billionaire and philanthropist Chris Cline and six others died in a helicopter crash near the Bahamas on Thursday, that state's governor said.
Woman presses Biden on Hyde Amendment position
A West Virginia woman told Joe Biden that access to abortion "saved my life" as she pressed the former vice president over his position on the Hyde Amendment in a powerful exchange at a Planned Parenthood forum here Saturday.
West Virginia man accused of murdering his girlfriend's daughter
A West Virginia man is accused of murdering his girlfriend's 15-year-old daughter, law enforcement said.
Warren comes face-to-face with the opioid epidemic
First in West Virginia and then again, hours later, in Ohio, Sen. Elizabeth Warren posed the same question.
Child exploitation operations net 82 arrests in eight states
Authorities in eight states arrested 82 people in operations this week that also rescued or identified 17 children thought to be victims of exploitation, officials announced Friday.
Bulger's death certificate says he died from blunt force injuries
James "Whitey" Bulger, the notorious and much-feared former Boston mob boss, was killed by blunt force injuries to the head, according to his death certificate, which was made public Thursday.
Netflix to release documentary on campaigns of four Democratic women
Netflix is set to release a new documentary early next month that chronicles the 2018 congressional campaigns of four Democratic women, including prominent freshman Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Feds: Doctors across 6 states illegally prescribed opioids
Nearly three dozen doctors and a host of other medical professionals across eight states were charged for illegally prescribing and distributing opioids and other dangerous narcotics, the Justice Department announced Wednesday.
West Virginia teachers back on strike after sparking protests nationwide
West Virginia teachers plan to stay on strike Wednesday, with union leaders saying there is a trust issue with the Legislature, even after the state House of Delegates decided to "postpone indefinitely" any decision on proposed legislation that spurred the teachers to strike.
West Virginia teachers to strike
Almost a year after West Virginia teachers and other school employees shut down schools across the state, demanding higher pay and better benefits, union officials announced Monday night they would go on strike again.
W.Va. lawmaker compares LGBT people to KKK, faces calls to resign
A member of the West Virginia House of Delegates is facing bipartisan criticism for a string of anti-LGBT statements, but the Republican lawmaker doesn't appear to be backing down.
GOP lawmakers want to spend state funds on Trump's wall
A Republican Montana state senator and Republican delegates from West Virginia plan to introduce measures to allocate state funds to help build President Donald Trump's proposed wall along the southern US border.
Arrest warrant issued for man who was trapped in mine
When a group of West Virginians were rescued from an abandoned mine last week, authorities hinted they could face criminal charges.
3 people rescued from abandoned W.Va. mine
A group of West Virginians rescued after being trapped for days in an abandoned mine are suspected of entering the mine to steal copper, authorities said Thursday.
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