The Latest Breaking News from West Virginia

Georgia safety Tykee Smith ranked as the No. 8 safety in NFL draft

Tykee Smith is a top-10 safety in the NFL draft per PFF...

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jun 30, 2022

Editorial: It now falls on states like Maryland to uphold women’s right to choose

By striking down Roe v. Wade which has for nearly five decades protected the right of women to terminate pregnancy, the U.S. Supreme Court has not only turned its back on legal precedent and many of their own personal pledges to uphold Roe as “settled law” made during U.S. Senate…

Tribune News Service · Jun 28, 2022

Anti-abortion centers to grow, wield more influence post-Roe

Hundreds of so-called crisis pregnancy centers are located across every state in the U.S. Now that the Supreme Court has ruled that states can make abortion illegal, experts say these centers are likely to redouble their efforts to persuade women not to end their pregnancies

The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022

6 die in crash of Vietnam-era helicopter in West Virginia

Authorities say six people were killed in a helicopter crash on a rural road in West Virginia

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

Jif peanut butter recalls continue

A West Virginia-based candy maker joins a list of companies who have also pulled Jif products from their shelves

Salon · Jun 23, 2022

Six die in vintage helicopter crash in West Virginia

Accident involving Bell UH-1B ‘Huey’ used in Hollywood films took place at show where guests without pilot licenses could fly aircraft

The Guardian - US · Jun 23, 2022

Republican who livestreamed Capitol attack given three months in prison

West Virginia lawmaker Derrick Evans, 37, who filmed self-incriminating footage, pleaded guilty to committing civil disorder

The Guardian - US · Jun 23, 2022

West Virginia helicopter crash: Six dead after invite to pilot ‘oldest flying Huey’ without licence

Victims have not been named

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

West Virginia helicopter crash: Six dead as Vietnam-era aircraft goes down during ‘pay-to-fly’ charity auction

The helicopter was thought to be on a tourist flight from Logan County airport

The Independent UK · Jun 23, 2022

Former West Virginia lawmaker gets 3 months in Jan. 6 riot

A former West Virginia lawmaker who livestreamed himself on Facebook storming the U.S. Capitol and cheering on what he described as a “revolution” has been sentenced to three months in prison

The Independent UK · Jun 22, 2022