West Virginia News

Aggregated West Virginia News Articles

• Four Ex-Jail Officers Are Sentenced in Death of West Virginia Inmate
  
  The former officers, who brutally beat a 37-year-old man, received prison terms ranging from three years to more than two decades.
  Michael Levenson.  New York Times.  Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:57:04 +0000.
• Paul Bugas, Director of a Nuclear Bunker For Members of Congress, Is Dead at 96
  
  The Cold War-era shelter, hidden below the Greenbrier Resort in West Virginia, was designed to house members of Congress in the event of a nuclear attack.
  Jeré Longman.  New York Times.  Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:58:30 +0000.
• Olympic legend Mary Lou Retton's DUI mugshot comes out months after arrest
  
  Mary Lou Retton's mugshot was released after a May DUI charge in West Virginia for which she took full responsibility and entered a no-contest plea
  Fox News.  Tue, 08 Jul 2025 15:19:38 -0400.
• Supreme Court takes up bans on transgender athletes in girls' and women's sports
  
  The Supreme Court will take up cases involving laws in Idaho and West Virginia that prohibit transgender athletes from participating in girls' and women's sports.
  CBS News.  Thu, 03 Jul 2025 12:01:00 -0400.
• West Virginia region hit by deadly flash flooding again faces torrential rain
  
  A northern West Virginia area still cleaning up from flash flooding less than two weeks ago has been hit with torrential rains again.
  CBS News.  Thu, 26 Jun 2025 23:10:51 -0400.
• 'Our food doesn't even last the month' - Americans brace for Trump's welfare cuts
  
  About 16% of West Virginians rely on a federal food subsidy programme that is facing big cuts.
  BBC News.  Wed, 25 Jun 2025 23:31:41 GMT.
• West Virginia, Baltimore, Tulsa: 7 U.S. states, cities and towns that will pay you to move there
  
  For years many places across the United States have offered monetary incentives to move there.
  CNBC.  Sun, 22 Jun 2025 16:00:01 GMT.
• At least six people are dead after flash floods hit West Virginia
  
  Torrential rain caused flash floods in the US state of West Virgina that led to the deaths of at least six people, including a 3-year-old child.
  BBC News.  Mon, 16 Jun 2025 17:02:18 GMT.
• AG leading suit against NY effort to punish energy firms for climate change warns of major repercussions
  
  West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey warns New York and Vermont laws imposing billions in climate liabilities would have devastating economic impacts.
  Fox News.  Mon, 16 Jun 2025 08:00:21 -0400.
• WATCH: Flash floods destroy homes and wash away roads in West Virginia
  
  There is a state of emergency in West Virgina where at least three people are dead and several missing from flash flooding Saturday night.
  ABC News.  Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:35:53 -0400.

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