West Virginia News

Aggregated West Virginia News Articles

• Republican Maryland Lawmakers Request Secession, Ask To Join West Virginia
  
  'We believe this arrangement may be mutually beneficial'
  Shakhzod Yuldoshboev.  Daily Caller.  Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:53:51 +0000.
• Wife of nuclear engineer who 'acted as lookout' as he sold Navy secrets is declared a flight risk
  
  U.S. Magistrate Judge Robert Trumble declared Diana Toebbe a flight risk in West Virginia federal court on Thursday and ruled that she must stay behind bars as an espionage trial progresses
  Daily Mail.  Thu, 21 Oct 2021 23:48:39 +0100.
• Manchin threatens 'zero' spending in blowup with Sanders: reports
  
  Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) got into argument on Wednesday during which the centrist West Virginia senator said he was willing to let go of all of President Biden's social spending plan, ...
  Joseph Choi.  The Hill.  Thu, 21 Oct 2021 22:25:07 +0000.
• Maryland GOP legislators want their counties to secede and join West Virginia
  
  Legislators from three GOP-controlled counties in Maryland on Thursday requested to jump ship and formally join up with the neighboring state of West Virginia.
  Caitlin Mcfall.  Fox News.  Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:30:12 GMT.
• Manchin Responds to Rumors He's Considering Ditching Democrats, Switching to Independent
  
  West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin is one of the only moderate Democrats left in the party. ...
  Grant Atkinson.  Western Journal.  Wed, 20 Oct 2021 19:57:46 +0000.
• How West Virginia Established Universal Pre-K
  
  A program in West Virginia, partially rolled out while Joe Manchin was governor, could be a model for the nation. But there were challenges, including the 10 years it took to establish.
  Dana Goldstein.  New York Times.  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 23:32:20 +0000.
• Senate Democrats try to shore up climate change funding in annual spending bills
  
  Democrats rushed to shore up federal funding for climate change initiatives on Monday after Sen. Joe Manchin III, a West Virginia Democrat and key swing vote, put the kibosh on President Biden's clean electricity plan. ...
  Haris Alic.  Washington Times.  Mon, 18 Oct 2021 16:53:00 -0400.
• Jason Aldean's tour bus crashes in West Virginia ahead of show
  
  One of the buses carrying Jason Aldean's touring equipment crashed on Thursday in West Virginia, just hours ahead of the country singer's scheduled performance in the state.
  Melissa Roberto.  Fox News.  Thu, 14 Oct 2021 17:43:17 GMT.
• Joe Manchin, GOP slam Chuck Schumer's partisan speech after debt measure passes
  
  Moderate Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin III of West Virginia told Senate Majority Leader Charles E. ...
  Dave Boyer.  Washington Times.  Fri, 08 Oct 2021 09:26:41 -0400.
• American Water's (AWK) West Virginia Unit Buys Water Assets
  
  American Water Works (AWK) announces that its unit West Virginia American Water further expands operations through the acquisition of the Town of Cedar Grove's water distribution system.
  Zacks Equity Research.  Zacks.  Thu, 07 Oct 2021 15:12:00 GMT.

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In 2008, the estimated population of West Virginia was 1,814,468, whereas in 2006, the population of West Virginia was about 1,806,760.  For detailed, up-to-date information about West Virginia's demographics, visit the U.S. Census Bureau's QuickFacts about West Virginia web page.  For maps of West Virginia, visit this West Virginia Map website.

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