Nearly six months into the ongoing pandemic, West Virginia continues to see a surge in coronavirus cases. The rise in cases comes as K-12 schools reopen. West Virginia currently has the highest rate of spread of the virus in the entire nation with an R-t value of 1.28. In a Tuesday […]
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As statues of Confederate generals have been toppled or ordered down across the American South, all still stand in West Virginia, the only state born out of the American Civil War. One hundred fifty-seven years ago last Saturday, West Virginia seceded from Virginia to join the Union and reject the […]
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As West Virginia continues to reopen its economy, Gov. Jim Justice and public health officials have called for more personal protective equipment, more testing and a plan for contact tracing. Contact tracing is an important part of making sure highly contagious diseases like the coronavirus don’t spread. The practice helps tell […]
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With the help of the son of a famous televangelist, Gov. Jim Justice plugged a proposal for counties in Virginia to join West Virginia. The pitch for secession is part of an ongoing effort in the West Virginia Legislature now dubbed “Vexit.” Jerry Falwell, Jr. is a lawyer, Baptist, president […]
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A West Virginia commission tasked with educating middle and high schoolers on the horrific events of the Holocaust has lain dormant for years. But some state leaders have been pushing for more than a year to bring it back. Those involved in trying to revive the commission say recent displays […]
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This is a developing story first published by West Virginia Public Broadcasting and may be updated. While state officials are still not identifying the West Virginia corrections officer trainees during a pending investigation into a photo showing many in the class giving an apparent Nazi salute, public records shed some […]
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