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‘A complete surprise’: Bear scares principal by jumping out of bin at US school

‘It was not how I planned to start my week at all!’ said James Marsh, principal at Zela Elementary School in West Virginia.

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Bear gives West Virginia principal a roaring wake-up call

A black bear gave a West Virginia principal quite the roaring wake-up call when it emerged from a dumpster outside an elementary school

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Official: No life-threatening injuries in press box collapse

Authorities say the partial collapse of a press box at a middle school softball tournament in West Virginia sent nine people to a hospital, but none of the injuries is reported to be life-threatening

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Six children rushed to hospital after school building collapses during sports game

Six students and three adults were injured at the Wayne High School Softball field in Wayne, West Virginia, when the press box partially collapsed injuring those inside and those standing beneath it

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GOP election officials walking fine line on fraud, integrity

The Republican secretaries of state in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri all have promoted their states’ elections as fair and secure

The Independent UK

WVa governor to reveal 2024 plans; Is Manchin in crosshairs?

Gov. Jim Justice once used a visit by then-President Donald Trump to West Virginia as the stage to announce his switch to the Republican Party

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WVa GOP governor to reveal plans amid Senate run speculation

West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice is set to reveal his 2024 election plans, ending months of speculation about whether he’ll seek the U.S. Senate seat currently held by Democrat Joe Manchin

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6 NFL veterans (Joey Porter!) with sons in the 2023 draft

Which 2023 NFL Draft prospects have fathers who played in the league?

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Manchin blasts Biden, praises McCarthy

West Virginia "maverick" applauds Kevin McCarthy's proposal as "the only bill actually moving through Congress"

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No charges in police killing of pallbearer at dad's funeral

A special prosecutor in West Virginia says no charges will be brought against officers who fatally shot a pallbearer at his father's funeral

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Lawsuit seeking to revoke West Virginia abortion ban dropped

A health provider has dropped a lawsuit seeking to overturn West Virginia’s near-total abortion ban

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Chilling legend of terrifying MOTHMAN and town plagued by decades of spooky sightings

The Mothman was first spotted by gravediggers in West Virginia in 1966 who described it as a 'massive brown figure' moving from tree to tree, and it was later blamed for the collapse of a bridge

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West Virginia WR Bryce Ford-Wheaton has pre-draft visit with Steelers

The Steelers continue to scout wide receivers for the 2023 NFL draft.

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Clean energy projects for coal towns

The Biden administration wants to give a boost to the fossil fuel "energy communities" of coal country

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Unpacking Future Packers: No. 20, West Virginia DL Dante Stills

Up next in the Unpacking Future Packers draft preview series is West Virginia DL Dante Stills.

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US Supreme Court lets trans girl stay on track team

WASHINGTON: The US Supreme Court has let a 12-year-old transgender girl continue competing on her middle school track team, acting for the first time on a wave of new state restrictions on athletic participation.

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State supreme courts issued 131 opinions between March 27 and April 2

State supreme courts issued 131 opinions between March 27 and April 2. The North Dakota Supreme Court 17 opinions, the most of any state, followed by Texas (court of criminal appeals) with 14 and West Virginia with nine.

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US top court: West Virginia trans students can compete in girls' sports

Washington (AFP) - The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that a West Virginia ban on transgender girls participating on female sports teams will not go into effect while a suit over the matter makes its way through the US court system.

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US Supreme Court rules in favour of transgender track runner

The decision comes amid a proliferation of anti-trans rights bills promoted by Republican lawmakers across the country.

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Supreme Court says 12-year-old transgender girl may compete against girls in West Virginia

WASHINGTON — In its first decision involving transgender students and sports, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused West Virginia’s bid to bar a 12-year-old transgender girl from competing on the girl’s track team at her middle school.

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High court: Trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia

The Supreme Court is allowing a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues

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Supreme Court says West Virginia trans girl can continue playing sports during challenge to state ban

The high court rejects the state’s attempt to kick Becky Pepper-Jackson off her middle school track and field team while legal challenges to a state ban on trans athletes continue

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Supreme Court won't enforce West Virginia law banning trans athletes from girls' teams

The state's law was challenged by a 12-year-old transgender girl named Becky Pepper-Jackson, who has lived as a girl since fourth grade, according to court papers.

The Independent UK

Court says trans girl can run girls track in West Virginia

The Supreme Court is allowing a 12-year-old transgender girl in West Virginia to continue competing on her middle school’s girls sports teams while a lawsuit over a state ban continues

Daily Record

America's most inbred family who can only 'grunt' and 'bark' began with identical twin brothers

The Whittaker clan from West Virginia, US have been left with a number of heartbreaking genetic defects as a result of a long family history of inbreeding.

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