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West Virginia Set To End Fiscal Year in the Black, But Challenges Remain
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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photo by: W.Va. Legislative Photography A lawmaker flips through a presentation Monday by the state Department of Commerce looking at future increased strains on the general revenue budget. CHARLESTON — West Virginia is set to meet its...
State BOE discusses religious vaccine exemption lawsuit
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 9, 2025
Photo by Steven Allen Adams West Virginia Board of Education Vice President Victor Gabriel, center, chairs a special meeting of the state board Wednesday, as board member Gregory Wooten, left, and State Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt,...
The Supreme Court Can Save Women's Sports | Opinion
Newsweek
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July 9, 2025
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases related to the protection—and the preservation—of women's sports. This news should gladden the hearts of female athletes across the country. The Court's decision promises a legal reckoning that...
West Virginia University smears Jewish student in defending Muslim-prompted probe: free speech group
Just the News
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June 25, 2025
What started with a cafeteria worker's complaint about a Jewish student handing out an Alan Dershowitz book, "The Ten Big Anti-Israel Lies," threatens to become full-blown litigation between West Virginia University and the pro-Israel student as...
Area Woman who Spent Nearly Two Decades Serving as an Educator, Erin Lynn Bunner, Passes at 48
Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia
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July 10, 2025
Erin Lynn Bunner, 48, of Fairmont, West Virginia, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, June 26, 2025. Born on August 9, 1976, she was the cherished daughter of Danny and Mary Weikle, also of Fairmont. Erin’s mother-in-law, Beverly Bunner;...
The Quiet Renewable Race: Private Equity’s Bid For Prime Energy Land
Forbes
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WHITEWATER, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 05 : Wind turbines produce energy at Whitewater Energy's Wind ... More Turbine Farm, December 5, 1997 in Whitewater, California near Palm Springs. (Photo by Getty Images/Bob Riha, Jr.)Getty Images Private equity...
Mudslide along West Virginia highway strands thousands for more than eight hours
News Tribune - Missouri
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June 29, 2025
Thousands of motorists were stranded for more than eight hours along a section of rural interstate highway in southern West Virginia early Friday after a mudslide caused by heavy rains blocked a storm drain the previous night, flooding the...
The 11 oldest towns in West Virginia that still exist
West Virginia Explorer
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June 29, 2025
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — While parts of the mountainous interior of West Virginia weren't settled until the early 1900s, two of its present incorporated communities were established before the American Revolution, and 10 were bustling before the...
Thousands of motorists stranded for up to eight hours after heavy rains trigger mudslides in West Virginia
The Independent (U.S.)
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June 29, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
West Virginia on track to end fiscal year in the black, though future challenges remain
Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia
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MORE STRAIN – A lawmaker flips through a presentation Monday by the state Department of Commerce looking at future increased strains on the general revenue budget. -- Photo Courtesy/WV Legislative Photography CHARLESTON — West Virginia is set to...
West Virginia Interim Meetings This Week
WCBC - Maryland
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June 24th, 2025 by WCBC Radio June 22-24 marks the first round of interim meetings for the West Virginia Legislature after the adjournment of the 2025 Legislative Session. Committees including Education, Government and Finance, Government...
The Mountain State's first settlements: the 10 oldest towns in West Virginia
West Virginia Explorer
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June 29, 2025
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — While parts of the mountainous interior of West Virginia weren't settled until the early 1900s, two of its present municipalities were established before the American Revolution, and 10 were bustling towns before the 1800s....
West Virginia expected to end fiscal year in the black, but challenges remain
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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A lawmaker flips through a presentation Monday by the state Department of Commerce looking at future increased strains on the general revenue budget. (Photo courtesy of WV Legislative Photography) CHARLESTON — West Virginia is set to meet its...
WA state law requiring clergy to report child abuse on hold
Walla Walla Union-Bulletin - Washington State
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A federal judge in Tacoma on Friday blocked a new state law requiring priests in Washington to report instances of child abuse or neglect, even if the information is disclosed in confession. The new law was set to take effect on July 27, and would...
Jennifer Garner Once Said She’d Still Be Married to Her Famous Ex if They Had Lived in West Virginia
Showbiz CheatSheet
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June 28, 2025
Notable People Jennifer Garner once said she thought her first marriage would have worked better had they lived in West Virginia. When you think of Jennifer Garner’s love life, you probably think of her marriage to Ben Affleck. It’s only logical....
Women reveal 'heartbreaking' backstory behind SCOTUS legal battle over trans athletes
Fox News
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Former NCAA athletes Lainey Armistead and Madison Kenyon spoke to Fox News Digital about how they wound up in a lawsuit to protect women's sports in a case that's now going to the Supreme Court. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The...
Sportico Transactions: Moves and Mergers Roundup for July 18
Sportico - California
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July 18, 2025
Welcome to Sportico’s transactions wire, a weekly rundown of personnel, partnerships, products and purchases across the sports business industry. PERSONNEL Moses Moody, Santi Aldama Named to NBPA Foundation Board of Directors The National...
From soccer to rugby to hockey, women’s sports in Pittsburgh are thriving
WESA - Pennsylvania
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July 8, 2025
Pittsburgh’s newest women’s soccer team, the Riveters, just wrapped up their inaugural season with the USLW league after clinching the Great Forest Division. The team is the latest to join a slate of women’s sports leagues, which many players say...
AP News: Mudslide along West Virginia highway strands thousands for more than 8 hours
EdGlenToday - Illinois
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Thousands of motorists were stranded for more than eight hours along a section of rural interstate highway in southern West Virginia early Friday after a mudslide caused by heavy rains blocked a storm drain the previous night, flooding the...
Gassaway Days announces Rubber Duck Race winners
The Braxton Citizen - West Virginia
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July 8, 2025
In 2024, the Gassaway Days Committee started selling tickets for a Rubber Duck Race as a fundraiser. Approximately 500 toy rubber ducks were numbered and then launched from the Dairy Queen Bridge into the Elk River to float to the finish line. The...