The Latest Breaking News from West Virginia

US Justice Department finds ‘incompetence’ in Whitey Bulger death

A report issued Wednesday recommends disciplinary action for prison workers in connection to the famed mobster’s murder.

Al Jazeera · Dec 7, 2022

‘Serious’ prison failures led to Whitey Bulger’s murder, bombshell DOJ report finds

Bombshell findings come more than four years after Bulger was savagely beaten to death inside US Penitentiary Hazelton in West Virginia and just months after three other inmates were charged with his murder

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2022

EPA head visits WVa city that had 10-year water advisory

The head of the federal Environmental Protection Agency is scheduled to visit a West Virginia county where some residents recently got access to clean water after years of having to boil it before drinking

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2022

Five takeaways from Kansas State’s 48-31 shootout victory over West Virginia

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Kansas State football team took care of business against West Virginia and defeated the Mountaineers, 48-31, for an important road victory on Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium.

Tribune News Service · Nov 19, 2022

Former Georgia quarterback JT Daniels loses role as starter at WVU

Former UGA football quarterback JT Daniels has lost the job as starting quarterback for the West Virginia Mountaineers

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 19, 2022

Texas man arrested for 2007 cold case murder of man who vanished after going to buy a car

Charles Kessinger, 38, of San Antonio, Texas, was charged with the 2007 robbery and first-degree

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

West Virginia's GOP Rep. Mooney announces 2024 Senate run

West Virginia U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney didn’t wait long to announce a run for Senate in 2024

The Independent UK · Nov 15, 2022

Son of WVa helicopter crash victim files wrongful death suit

The son of a man who died in a June helicopter crash in West Virginia that killed six people has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the company that owned the Vietnam-era aircraft and others

The Independent UK · Nov 14, 2022

Eastern Standard Preview Nov. 17th

It was hard being a pioneer in the wilds of what would become Kentucky. Try doing it as a mother of ten. We hear about the legacy of Rebecca Boone from novelist Patricia Hudson | A pioneer of glass ceiling breakage is profiled in a new book about former Kentucky…

WEKU · Nov 14, 2022

West Virginia upends Oklahoma on last-second field goal by Casey Legg

West Virginia ends a long losing streak to Oklahoma

USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 12, 2022