By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥” West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice is calling state lawmakers back to the Capitol to consider an $80 million allocation to the state's colleges and universities to help students pay for school amid the ongoing federal financial aid ...
By MATTHEW BROWN Associated Press BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) ÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥” The Biden administration on Thursday proposed an end to new coal leasing from federal reserves in the most productive coal mining region in the U.S. as officials seek to limit climate-changing greenhouse gas emissions from burning the ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥” A coal miner died Thursday after being injured while operating an excavator at a southern West Virginia mine, Gov. Jim Justice said. Virgil Paynter, of Lynco, was operating an excavator at the CM Energy Operations LP surface mine in Wyoming County, Justice said in a ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) ÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥” A candidate for West Virginia secretary of state said he has been hospitalized for copperhead snake bites sustained while removing election campaign signs. Doug Skaff said he was bitten in the left leg and the right foot Wednesday near U.S. Route 119 in Danville, ...
By LEAH WILLINGHAM and JOHN RABY Associated Press CHARLESTON, W.Va (AP) ÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥” West Virginia voters ousted the Republican state Senate president on Tuesday, as well as a doctor who drew fire for breaking with his party over school vaccination policy. They were among at least eight incumbent ...
By BRIAN WITTE, LEAH WILLINGHAM and STEVE PEOPLES Associated Press ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) ÀÏ˾»úÖ±²¥” Republican voters advanced strong Senate contenders in Maryland and West Virginia on Tuesday, giving the GOP a big boost in its push to claim control of Congress' upper chamber. Former Gov. Larry ...