West Virginia News
News about Events in West Virginia
Aggregated West Virginia News Articles
- West Virginia Veterinarian Selected for 2019 Grand Prize Good Works Award
Mason is honored for her commitment to at-risk horses in West Virginia by way of strengthened animal cruelty laws and increased enforcement in the state. ...
Press Release. The Horse. Mon, 09 Dec 2019 17:30:19 +0000. - Photo shows class of corrections officers giving apparent Nazi salute
There's new fallout following a group photo that appeared to involve a Nazi salute. It shows a training class for West Virginia corrections officers with arms raised.
CBS News. Fri, 06 Dec 2019 19:33:29 -0500. - West Virginia prison employees are suspended after trainees are photographed doing Nazi salutes
The image shows more than two dozen corrections department trainees with their arms raised and faces blurred, raising their hands in a Nazi salute with the words 'Hail BYRD', referring to an instructor.
Daily Mail. Fri, 06 Dec 2019 14:41:46 GMT. - West Virginia prison staff suspended over Nazi salute
The image shows employees in West Virginia making the gesture during a training session.
BBC News. Fri, 06 Dec 2019 12:33:54 GMT. - Aircraft engine manufacturer plans $30M W Virginia expansion
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. (AP) - The aircraft engine manufacturer Pratt & Whitney plans to invest $30 million in a West Virginia facility. ...
Washington Times. Fri, 06 Dec 2019 04:39:12 -0500. - America's Worst Economy Is Still Waiting for Its Trump Bump
West Virginia, a state President Donald Trump campaigned on reviving, is forecast to have the worst-performing economy in the nation over the next six months, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia data show.
Newsmax. Thu, 05 Dec 2019 08:26:09 EDT. - West Virginia gets $1M for flood control project
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia has received a $1 million federal grant for a flood control project in Wellsburg. ...
Washington Times. Wed, 04 Dec 2019 06:23:05 -0500. - West Virginia Again in Revenue Squeeze on Low Natural Gas Prices, Coal Demand
West Virginia is once again grappling with a budget shortfall as severance tax collections have so far missed the mark this fiscal year, which began in July, as natural gas prices stagnate and coal demand remains lackluster.
Natural Gas Intel. Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:27:00 -0500. - The Myth Of An Epidemic Of Racist Police Shootings Is Wrong, And Dangerous
Here's what a local West Virginia police chief has to say
Maurice Richards. Daily Caller. Mon, 25 Nov 2019 00:30:42 +0000. - Police: Man Allegedly Marries Daughter After Helping Her Murder Boyfriend
A resident of Skygusty, West Virginia, allegedly helped his daughters kill the boyfriend of his youngest daughter around Feb. 14, then married his youngest daughter later in the year. ...
Skye Malmberg. Western Journal. Sun, 24 Nov 2019 07:06:04 +0000.
West Virginia Population Trends and Information Resources
The U. S. Census Bureau estimates the population of West Virginia as follows:
| Date | Estimated Population | Yearly % Change |
|---|---|---|
| July 1, 2016 | 1,831,102 | -0.54 |
| July 1, 2015 | 1,841,053 | -0.40 |
| July 1, 2014 | 1,848,514 | -0.25 |
| July 1, 2013 | 1,853,231 | -0.18 |
| July 1, 2012 | 1,856,560 | 0.09 |
| July 1, 2011 | 1,854,972 | 0.04 |
| July 1, 2010 | 1,854,230 |
According to the 2010 census, the population of West Virginia was 1,852,994.
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.
The photograph above shows the state capitol building
in Charleston, West Virginia.
West Virginia newspaper publishers are listed here, along with their
addresses, phone numbers, and website links;
West Virginia library names, descriptions, and
website links are listed on this page.
More information about West Virginia
can be found here.