The Latest Breaking News from West Virginia

Schedule the Backyard Brawl every year, you cowards

Pitt and WVU reminded us on Thursday night why rivalries need to be kept alive.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 2, 2022

If the Backyard Brawl were a cocktail, it’d definitely burn all the way down

Mountain Dew, moonshine and a little bit of fire in honor of Pittsburgh-West Virginia renewing their hate vows.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 1, 2022

Former Ohio schools superintendent charged with kidnapping two children in West Virginia

A nine-year-old boy and 12-year-old girl were lured into a vehicle with promises of cash for babysitting

The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2022

‘It’s a deal with the devil’: outrage in Appalachia over Manchin’s ‘vile’ pipeline plan

The fossil-fuel friendly senator has resurrected the Mountain Valley pipeline, leaving residents with a bitter pill to swallow

The Guardian - US · Aug 26, 2022

Reconciliation language shores up EPA clean air authority - Roll Call

The climate, health care and tax bill that became law last week may buttress the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases.

Roll Call · Aug 25, 2022

Coach Pat Narduzzi names Kedon Slovis as Pitt's starting quarterback

PITTSBURGH — After a quarterback competition that went on for several months, head coach Pat Narduzzi took the podium at Pitt’s training facility at the UPMC Rooney Sports Complex on Wednesday and officially named Kedon Slovis Pitt’s as starting quarterback. The announcement comes just eight days before the Panthers open…

Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022

The Inflation Reduction Act doesn't get around the Supreme Court's climate ruling in West Virginia v. EPA, but it does strengthen EPA's future abilities

The new Inflation Reduction Act is being justly celebrated as the most significant piece of federal legislation to address the climate crisis to date. It includes about US$370 billion in incentives for everything from solar panels to electric vehicles.

The Conversation · Aug 24, 2022

Call shows inmates knew 'Whitey' Bulger was moving to prison

New details revealed in court show that inmates at a troubled West Virginia prison where James “Whitey” Bulger was beaten to death found out ahead of time that the notorious Boston gangster would be arriving

The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022

Economy and Society, August 23, 2022: Attorney General ESG push back across the states

Economy and Society is Ballotpedia’s weekly review of the developments in corporate activism; corporate political engagement; and the Environmental, Social, and Corporate Governance (ESG) trends and events that characterize the growing intersection between business and politics.

Ballotpedia · Aug 23, 2022

Man arrested for planting fake bombs in federal courthouse and church in West Virginia, police say

Police reportedly said they believe a third device may be inside a suspect’s home

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2022