101-year-old earns honorary high school diploma after dropping out in the 1930s
A centenarian from West Virginia has fulfilled a lifelong goal of becoming a high school graduate.
West Virginia reporter hit by car while on air - continues reporting
Tori Yorgey, a reporter and former FOX 29 Philadelphia intern, was getting ready to report on a water main break when she was hit by an SUV, sending her crashing into her camera. After some adjustments, she finished her report.
West Virginia governor gets antibody treatment after COVID-19 diagnosis
Governor Jim Justice of West Virginia said he felt "extremely unwell" after testing positive.
Most Americans say climate change is of 'high importance,' poll shows
A majority of Americans regard the deteriorating climate as a problem of high importance to them.
California bans government travel to 5 additional states due to new anti-LGBTQ+ laws
California is restricting state-funded government travel to Arkansas, Florida, Montana, North Dakota, and West Virginia as a "result of new anti-LGBTQ+ legislation recently enacted in each state," California Attorney General Rob Bonta said Monday.
Cash, guns and trucks: West Virginia launches COVID-19 vaccine incentive lottery
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced this week the state will launch a COVID-19 vaccine incentive lottery with prizes ranging from cash, trucks, guns and weekend trips.
West Virginia governor signs bill banning transgender athletes
West Virginia's governor signed a bill Wednesday that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges.
“We’re in! Keep it moving, baby!”: West Virginia GOP delegate records himself storming U.S. Capitol
A West Virginia lawmaker recorded video of himself and fellow supporters of President Donald Trump storming the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, triggering calls for his resignation.
WV officer shot in the face pulled from life support, organs to be donated
A police officer in West Virginia who was shot in the face Wednesday while responding to a traffic complaint is not expected to recover and her organs will be donated, officials said.
MLB launches wood-bat league for draft-eligible prospects
The founding members of the MLB Draft League are located in Ohio, Pennsylvania, West Virginia and New Jersey.
Fired VA staffer facing 7 murder counts in insulin deaths
Reta Mays, a former nursing assistant at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg, West Virginia, is being charged with second degree murder in the deaths of seven people and assault with the intent to commit murder of an eighth person.
West Virginia governor's companies get millions in coronavirus loans
At least six Justice family entities received the Paycheck Protection Program loans, including four energy companies, the governor's lavish resort The Greenbrier, as well as The Greenbrier Sporting Club.
Prosecutors: 18 charged in Camden fentanyl, heroin operation
Eighteen people have been charged in connection to a Camden, New Jersey drug trafficking ring that distributed deadly drugs in the city and across state lines.
Feds: West Virginia mail carrier facing charges over altered ballot requests
A West Virginia postal carrier has been charged with attempted election fraud after eight mail-in requests for absentee voter ballots had their party affiliations altered, including five from Democrat to Republican, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.
COVID-19 now in all 50 states after West Virginia confirms first coronavirus case
All 50 states have now confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Man gets up to 775 years in prison for filming sex abuse of infant
A West Virginia man convicted of filming an infant being sexually abused will likely spend life in prison.
Camden County man killed in shooting at apartment complex near West Virginia University
Authorities say a 21-year-old Camden County man was shot and killed at an apartment complex near West Virginia University.
W.Va. Gov. approves recommended firing of correctional academy cadets following apparent Nazi salute photo
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice has approved the recommended terminations of over a dozen Corrections Academy trainees who were photographed giving what appears to be a Nazi salute in a class picture.
Woman charged after 7 dead dogs found in West Virginia home
Melissa Jones, 36, has been charged with animal cruelty after several dead dogs were found in her home, authorities said.
Kentucky man marries daughter after helping murder her boyfriend, police say
A Kentucky man and his two adult daughters are facing first-degree murder charges in the killing of a Minnesota man who had been dating one of the daughters.