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The Perfect West Virginia Weekend Trip Itinerary
Jerry Ratcliffe - Virginia
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June 26, 2025
There are not many states that cram as much adrenaline-pumping action into a small space as West Virginia. With its rumbling whitewater and legendary college arenas, the Mountain State is just like game day for its fans. Before hitting the road,...
Supreme Court agrees to hear our women’s sports cases
Fox News
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Former NCAA athletes Lainey Armistead and Madison Kenyon talk to Fox News Digital about how they ended up in a lawsuit to protect women's sports in a case that's now going all the way to the Supreme Court. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News...
From golden sands to the gold and blue
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 19, 2025
WVU photo Michael T. Benson is stepping into his new role as the 27th president of West Virginia University. MORGANTOWN — Michael T. Benson never planned on trading beach breezes for the hills of Morgantown. But life–and leadership–has a way of...
The Debate Over Transgender Rights And Gaza Residents Seek Medical Care in Kentucky, This West Virginia Morning
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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June 26, 2025
Home » The Debate Over Transgender Rights And Gaza Residents Seek Medical Care in Kentucky, This West Virginia Morning WVPB Staff Published June 26, 2025 - 10:19 am On this West Virginia Morning, a U.S. Supreme Court ruling just out upholds a...
Senator Vince Deeds announces re-election bid for West Virginia’s 10th District
Lootpress - West Virginia
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June 26, 2025
RENICK, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Senator Vince Deeds has announced his intention to seek re-election to the West Virginia State Senate representing the 10th District in the 2026 election. According to the West Virginia Secretary of State’s website, Deeds...
West Virginia Coal Festival celebrates the history of coal mining
WOWK - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
MADISON, W.Va. (WOWK)– As West Virginia celebrates its history and birthday, the town of Madison is celebrating the Mountain State’s strong tradition of coal mining. Just a few miles away from the town of Madison is where coal was discovered in...
West Virginia Day celebrated at Culture Center with family fun and history
WOWK - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — Families gathered Friday at the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston to celebrate West Virginia Day with activities for kids, local art, and a new historical exhibit that features figures from West Virginia state...
RELIGION HEADLINES WED 7-2-25
SRN News
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July 2, 2025
Audio By Carbonatix ( SRN NEWS ) Iowa has become the first state to remove so-called “gender identity” from its civil rights code under a law that took effect this week. That means transgender and nonbinary residents are no longer part of a...
West Virginia Italian Heritage Festival Names 2025 Honorees
Connect Bridgeport - West Virginia
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June 21, 2025
Italian-American Man of the Year: Joseph “Rocky” Romano Italian-American Woman of the Year: Sara Brunetti Aman Honorary Italian Man of the Year: Edward Aman, Jr. Honorary Italian Woman of the Year: Shirlene Shreve Isabella Samuel F. & Lucia...
West Virginia Day commemorates the state’s creation in 1863
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Not only is June 20th the first day of summer, but it’s also the day commemorating one state’s quest for statehood. West Virginia Day is a statewide holiday honoring the day in 1863 when West Virginia became the 35th...
Lexington 1 superintendent retires after 50-year career in public education
Lexington County Chronicle - South Carolina
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After serving as Lexington County School District One superintendent for three years, marking over 50 years in public education, Gerrita Postlewait retired June 30. Originally from West Virginia, Postlewait received her bachelor’s, master’s and...
Senate poised to cut benefits, increase SNAP costs for West Virginia
Public News Service
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As the budget reconciliation bill moves through the Senate, West Virginia still faces cuts to a key food support program. The House budget reconciliation proposal cut $300 billion , about 30% from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program or...
Herbert Hoover’s Embol doubles up with victories at State Games of West Virginia
MetroNews - West Virginia
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June 25, 2025
Crystal Saphire Embol enrolled at Herbert Hoover a well-regarded tennis player through the promise she had shown while attending Elkview Middle School. When Embol won the Women’s Open Singles Division at the State Games of West Virginia last...
Morrisey throws support behind lawsuit over West Virginia Board of Education vaccine guidance
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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Gov. Patrick Morrisey said he supports a new lawsuit aimed at blocking a West Virginia Board of Education directive requiring counties to follow current state law on school-age vaccine requirements. (Photo Courtesy/WV Governor’s Office) CHARLESTON...
Admiral Dennis Targeting West Virginia Derby
Thoroughbred Daily News - New Jersey
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June 26, 2025
After collecting a breakthrough victory in the inaugural Delaware Derby June 14, 'TDN Rising Star' Admiral Dennis (Constitution) will be pointed to the GIII West Virigina Derby at Mountaineer Aug. 3. The Albaugh Family Stables colorbearer sat much...
Ruby a diamond for West Virginia
Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia
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During this week’s legislative interim meetings, lawmakers got a glimpse at the drive — and success — of Chelsea Ruby, who was reappointed as cabinet secretary for the Department of Tourism by Gov. Patrick Morrisey after having already served in...
DHS opens new CPB training center in West Virginia
WOWK - West Virginia
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June 24, 2025
WASHINGTON (NEXSTAR) – Top federal officials, including Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, were in West Virginia Monday for the grand opening of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) training center a facility that...
Dave Nitz, West Virginia native and voice of Louisiana Tech sports, dies at 82
WOWK - West Virginia
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June 25, 2025
by: Jessica Patterson Posted: Jun 25, 2025 / 01:39 PM EDT Updated: Jun 25, 2025 / 01:39 PM EDT MILTON, W.Va. (WOWK) – A West Virginia native who has become a sports broadcasting legend in Louisiana has died. Louisiana Tech announced the passing of...
Health Care
The Inter-Mountain - West Virginia
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July 19, 2025
Health care coverage is on the minds of many these days, as we consider what changes at the federal level might mean for those covered by Medicare and Medicaid. Here in West Virginia, approximately 19% of the population is covered by Medicare and...
Using Common Sense in West Virginia Issues
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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West Virginia’s Prosecuting Attorneys Association injected a little common sense and decency into a conversation that reached intrusive absurdity after Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Truman earlier this month made the chilling claim that...