U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) announced his office will launch Commonsense Connections Week May 6-10. Representatives from Manchin’s office will visit all 55 counties to hear West Virginians’ priorities and concerns and offer the senator’s assistance with federal agencies through ...
West Virginia is among the first three states to be approved to start accessing millions of federal dollars for broadband expansion. The upshot is West Virginia can soon begin drawing down $1.2 billion to deploy high-speed internet networks for a region where connectivity has been an ...
An adult living in Monongalia County has the first confirmed case of measles in West Virginia in 15 years. Monongalia County Health Department learned Sunday that a case of measles (rubeola) was confirmed in Morgantown. Officials from WVU Medicine notified the health department Sunday ...
A federal appeals panel rocked but did not knock down a West Virginia law forbidding the participation of transgender athletes on school sports teams. The narrowly tailored ruling concluded the state law violates the rights of a middle school track and cross-country runner who identifies ...
Just a couple of days after a transgender middle school student won an appeals court ruling to allow her to compete on the track team, several athletes from a rival team stepped into the shot put against her and then stepped back out, declining to participate. The situation unfolded at the ...
Gov. Jim Justice and Congressman Alex Mooney each have more than $1 million cash on hand as their Republican primary race for U.S. Senate hits the stretch run, according to filings with the Federal Elections Commission. Through the end of last month, Justice’s campaign had $1,061,211.10, ...