The Latest Breaking News from West Virginia

US Supreme Court asked to set aside ruling that blocks construction on Mountain Valley Pipeline

The state of West Virginia is appealing a court ruling that temporarily blocked construction on a contentious natural gas pipeline

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023

After decades of delays and broken promises, coal miners hail rule to slow rise of black lung

A half-century ago, the nation’s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust

The Independent UK · Jul 24, 2023

At the Races: Anti-woke appropriating - Roll Call

The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter.

Roll Call · Jul 20, 2023

Disgraced basketball coach Bob Huggins threatens West Virginia after resignation U-turn

Bob Huggins has claimed through an attorney that he did not actually resign from West Virginia as had been reported and plans to coach at the school during the upcoming college basketball season

Daily Mirror · Jul 9, 2023

An overdue library book makes a return trip to the shelves — 119 years later

There are overdue library books. Then there's An Elementary Treatise on Electricity, which was last checked out in Massachusetts in 1904. It finally made it back after being spotted in West Virginia.

WEKU · Jul 8, 2023

This 80-Year-Old Supreme Court Case Offers Hope for Teachers Who Think DEI Has Gone Too Far

Teachers are citing West Virginia v. Barnette to protect their right not to be compelled to say something they disagree with.

Reason · Jul 6, 2023

From coal to kayaking: West Virginia’s miners turn to tourism to pay the bills

Increasing number of workers in once profitable mining industry now employed in tourism in a stunning corner of Appalachia

The Guardian - US · Jul 5, 2023

Biden v. Nebraska and the DACA Litigation

Is the longstanding deferred action policy a major question?

Reason · Jul 5, 2023

Auto review: Mighty Jeep Wrangler army fights Bronco with more tech, huge tires

ST. GEORGE, Utah — When I was a kid in West Virginia, my friends and I would play in a sandbox with Tonka trucks and Matchbox cars. Six decades later, not much has changed.

Tribune News Service · Jun 30, 2023

State supreme courts issue 392 opinions from June 12-25

State supreme courts issued 392 opinions from June 12-25. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia led the field with 82 opinions issued, followed by Kentucky with 31 and Texas (supreme court) with 20. The last two weeks’ 392 opinions account for 12% of the year-to-date total of 3,408.…

Ballotpedia · Jun 29, 2023