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Supreme Court pauses Biden EPA's 'Good Neighbor' plan targeting air pollution
On Thursday, the Supreme Court imposed a temporary pause on a Biden administration initiative to slash cross-state air pollution, while allowing litigation over the matter to continue playing out.
The 7 worst states to buy a home in right now, experts reveal
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Boy, 14, recalls almost losing leg in NC beach shark horror: 'I was just screaming and screaming'
A 14-year-old boy was swimming in North Topsail Beach in North Carolina on Sunday when a shark chomped down on his leg, leaving him bloody and screaming, according to a...
Wealthy white couple allegedly kept their black adopted children as slaves, locked them in barn: report
Donald Ray Lantz, 63, and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, pleaded not guilty to more than a dozen new charges on Tuesday after several kids were found locked in a crumbling...
Opioid orphans, Amazon’s not afraid to fail and other commentaries
“Amazon isn’t run by geniuses who never screw up. It is run by geniuses who do, and who understand when something isn’t working,” argues National Review’s Dominic Pino.
How this US region has become a hip place to live — with it also being dirt cheap
The first new wave of Appalachian settlers in the 2010s was largely retirees, but the area has recently started attracting younger age groups, too.
13 states will need increased electricity production to meet estimated 2040 demands: report
According to PJM Interconnection, more electricity will need to produced to meet 2040 demands in 13 states.
Longtime Dem Sen. Joe Manchin registers as independent, bashes 'partisan extremism'
Sen. Joe Manchin left the Democratic Party on Friday and registered as an independent, bashing "partisan extremism" and bemoaning that "national politics are broken." “From my first day in public...
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice gets Republican nod to replace retiring Sen. Joe Manchin
Justice cruised to victory, defeating his main rival, Rep. Alex Mooney (R-W.Va.), in a 61.5% to 26.6% vote.
West Virginia voters must pick from GOP candidates who still dispute 2020 outcome
When West Virginia Republicans vote in Tuesday's primary, they will have a hard time finding a major candidate on the ballot in any statewide race who openly acknowledges that President...
Middle schoolers who protested trans athlete's participation are banned from future competitions
Five West Virginia middle schoolers who protested a transgender athlete's participation in a track and field competition have been barred from future matches — prompting the state's attorney general to...
Deathbed confession solves 2000 cold-case murder of mom and daughter, 10, whose remains were found hours after killer died
The remains of the mom and daughter were discovered on Webb's Beckley property Monday -- roughly six hours after their killer died at Mount Olive Correctional Complex.
Fatal 'zombie deer' disease found in national historical park
Two white-tailed deer inside Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia have tested positive for the fatal Chronic Wasting Disease.
Outrage as trans middle school athlete wins girls' shot put event by more than 3 feet
Becky Pepper-Jackson, 13, took out first place at the Harrison County Championships track meet in West Virginia last Thursday with a 32-foot throw -- three feet more than the second...
Rare species of rodent captured on West Virginia trail camera
An elusive rodent considered to be a "sensitive species," has been spotted on a West Virginia trail in the Allegheny mountains.
Federal appeals court overturns West Virginia transgender sports ban
The court said the law cannot lawfully be applied to a 13-year-old girl who has been taking puberty-blocking medication and publicly identified as a girl since she was in the...
West Virginia cracks down on major banks over environmental activism
The State of West Virginia banned four major financial institutions from entering into tens of billions of dollars worth of state contracts over their environmental policies.
Bitterly divided House GOP emerges from retreat in search of 'normal Congress'
House Republicans retreated to a swanky resort above a former nuclear bunker cut into the mountains of West Virginia for a recent summit, but even that couldn't shield them from...
'Drunk' school bus driver flips bus with kids inside, then berates troopers there to rescue them: cops
Jeffrey Brannon, 54, a bus driver for the Calhoun County schools in West Virginia, is being held on a $250,000 bond after he flipped a school bus while allegedly drunk,...
Crew busted for using drones to try to drop drugs into West Virginia federal prison
West Virginia authorities nabbed 11 suspects, including one minor, after they launched a wide-scale probe last year into drones attempting to drop off drugs at a federal prison.