West Virginia News
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Aggregated West Virginia News Articles
- West Virginia Ethics Commission offering training session
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Anyone wanting to learn more about the West Virginia Ethics Act and Open Meetings Act can attend a training session next month in Charles Town. ...
Washington Times. Fri, 22 Mar 2019 04:25:14 -0400. - Free job fair planned in West Virginia city
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - U.S. Sen. ...
Washington Times. Fri, 22 Mar 2019 04:20:44 -0400. - Video shows teen's beating during West Virginia traffic stop
A West Virginia prosecutor has released a police dashcam video of a 16-year-old boy being beaten by officers during a November traffic stop.
John Raby. Fox News. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 21:40:34 GMT. - 4 ways to fight climate change and also protect states that depend on fossil fuel jobs
We can't ask these communities to trade one crisis for another. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Joe Manchin of West Virginia can show us the way forward.
Yahoo. Thu, 21 Mar 2019 06:00:10 -0400. - Adorable clip sees boy with cerebral palsy being helped to score basket during school game
The sweet video sees nine-year-old Austin Weaver from Belleville, West Virginia, being assisted by a teammate to score a basket during the team's final game of the season.
Daily Mail. Wed, 20 Mar 2019 21:42:39 GMT. - Muslim civil rights group accepts invite to W.Va. Capitol
The nation's largest Muslim civil rights organization says it has accepted an invitation from West Virginia lawmakers to visit the state Capitol in the wake of an Islamophobic display outside the House of Delegates chamber.
Fox News. Wed, 20 Mar 2019 17:10:45 GMT. - West Virginia sues Catholic diocese for knowingly hiring sexual abusers of children
West Virginia officials sued the state's Roman Catholic diocese on Tuesday, accusing the church of knowingly employing priests and lay people in schools, parishes and camps who admitted to sexually assaulting children.
Reuters. Tue, 19 Mar 2019 18:39:49 -0400. - West Virginia AG alleges Catholic Church allowed abusive priests to teach in schools
A new civil complaint is the latest action taken against a Catholic diocese.
ABC News. Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:18:18 -0400. - Suspect in decades-old murder, rape cold cases ID'd through DNA: Police
Suspect Kenneth Earl Day died in 2017 in West Virginia, at the age of 52.
ABC News. Mon, 18 Mar 2019 19:15:09 -0400. - Toyota (TM) Fortifies US Presence With $749M Investment
Toyota (TM) announces additional $749-million investment at five plants in Kentucky, Alabama, Missouri, Tennessee and West Virginia to boost manufacturing footprint.
Zacks Equity Research. Zacks. Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:36:00 GMT.
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.