DOVER, Del. (AP) — A federal judge in Delaware has ordered West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to provide information about his finances to attorneys for a Pennsylvania coal exporter who have sued to collect $1.9 million owed by Justice and one of his coal companies.
Justice, who is running for ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A program offering cash and free outdoor adventures to remote workers to move to West Virginia with the hope of offsetting population losses has added a fifth destination where out-of-state workers can apply to live.
The public-private program Ascend West Virginia ...
By ISABELLA O'MALLEY Associated Press
Wind and solar power are sometimes dinged for not producing electricity 24 hours a day, but one of the most abundant minerals on the planet, iron, could be key to changing that.
Form Energy, founded in 2017, recently broke ground in West Virginia on ...
West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins has resigned a day after his arrest on suspicion of drunken driving in the latest incident in a Hall of Fame career that imploded quickly.
The university announced the resignation Saturday night. It came a month after the university suspended him for ...
By JEFF AMY Associated Press
ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp was elected to chair the influential Southern Regional Education Board, a 16-state body that gives policy advice to states from Delaware to Texas.
The Republican Kemp was elected Sunday to lead the body for the next 12 ...
By AINSLEY HALL, The Journal
KEARNEYSVILLE, W.Va. (AP) — Southwood Farm Forge is holding special blacksmith classes throughout the summer for students interested in learning about the trade.
Eric Johnson, owner of Southwood Farm Forge and participant in the Over the Mountain Studio Tour, ...
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A man accused of fatally shooting West Virginia Sgt. Cory S. Maynard is set to appear in court Friday, two days after services were held to honor the slain state police officer.
Timothy Kennedy is scheduled to appear before a ...
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A company that recycles plastic into hydrogen and other clean fuels is coming to a small West Virginia community near Charleston, creating an anticipated full-time 40 jobs, Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday.
In 2024, ...
BEECH CREEK, W.Va. (AP) — A state police officer was fatally shot Friday in southern West Virginia, and a suspect was being sought, authorities said.
Sgt. Cory Maynard was killed in the shooting, Gov. Jim Justice said in a statement, adding that he was "absolutely heartbroken." He and first ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Thirteen coal companies owned by the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are being sued over unpaid penalties for previous mining law violations that the federal government says pose health and safety risks or threaten environmental harm.
Justice, who was not ...
Justin Barcia landed hard off a jump during the supercross Nashville race, breaking two ribs, his collarbone and right shoulder.
Any other year, his title aspirations would be shot. The crash ended his Supercross season with two races left and the recovery time from collarbone surgery meant he ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man will pay $1,000 and serve a year on probation for illegal voting during the 2020 election, Secretary of State Mac Warner announced Thursday.
Richard Fox was sentenced last week in Fayette County Circuit Court for casting two mail-in ballots – ...
By JOHN RABY Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A Pennsylvania doctor was sentenced to six months in federal prison Thursday for his role in a pain pill prescription scheme.
Dr. Brian Gullett also was fined $5,000 and surrendered his medical license.
Gullett, 46, of Clarksville, ...
By JOHN RABY Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia logging company hoping to build a toxic-spewing facility in the picturesque Allegheny Mountains has withdrawn an application for an air permit following vehement opposition from residents, regulators said Thursday.
The ...
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia man has been charged with threatening a Little League baseball umpire with a knife and telling him, "I'll gut you right here."
Franklin Darby was charged with brandishing a deadly weapon and assault on an athletic official following Monday's altercation in ...
RIPLEY, W.Va. (AP) — A 7-year-old West Virginia child has been charged with first-degree arson after intentionally setting the family home on fire while the child's parents were asleep inside, officials said.
The juvenile was taken into custody Wednesday evening after the blaze, which caused ...
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Gov. Jim Justice on Wednesday announced the leaders who will helm the three new state agencies forming next year amid the break up of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources.
Justice signed a law in March ...
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The Democratic party's U.S. Senate campaign arm is asking a Charleston-based judge to order the release of the calendar of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, a Republican running to take over the seat held by Democratic Sen. Joe ...
By ROB GILLIES and LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press
Canadian police said Tuesday they have solved one of the highest-profile cold cases in Quebec history, linking the 1975 rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl to a West Virginia man who died more than 40 years ago.
Police in Longueuil, ...
By LORI KERSEY, Gazette-Mail
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Carla Hall sifted through a large plastic container in the basement of a Charleston church and pulled out a dress.
"It's for a real date, if I actually ever get out of here," Hall said, holding it up. "I cannot wait until I can actually ...