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W.Va. holds meeting to discuss religious vaccine exemption lawsuit
Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON – Members of the West Virginia Board of Education gathered for the first time since a Raleigh County parent filed a lawsuit – supported by Gov. Patrick Morrisey – to challenge a directive from the board requiring counties to not allow...
NC Senate Republicans Seek to Define Biological Sex, Dismiss Gender Identity
The Good Men Project - California
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July 5, 2025
By Grace Vitaglione and Rachel Crumpler State lawmakers at the North Carolina General Assembly are pondering another bill that would affect transgender people — the latest in a string of legislation targeting this population that has been...
Women’s Tennis Announces Signing Of Nel Van Hout
BVM Sports
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June 28, 2025
MILWAUKEE – Head coach Mark Goldin has announced a new addition to the roster of the Milwaukee women's tennis team with the signing of Nel Van Hout. Van Hout comes to Milwaukee following a successful freshman campaign at Marshall University in...
Guest column: Real West Virginia men do mental health check‑ins
Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia
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We’ve all heard it: “Real men don’t cry.” It’s become a badge of toughness but it’s also a barrier. Too many men learn to internalize pain and stay silent. At the National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI) in West Virginia, we say something...
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...
MOV Climate Corner: Why not West Virginia? A comparison
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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As a lifelong West Virginian, I have a soft spot for seeing my state succeed. With all of its grit, tenacity and work ethic, there’s no reason that West Virginia shouldn’t be a national leader in many respects. But yet, we see our state struggle...
How the Supreme Court Ruled Differently in Immigration and Criminal Justice Cases
The Marshall Project
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July 5, 2025
Filed 12:00 p.m. EDT 07.05.2025 In a term marked by rulings limiting immigrants’ rights, the court sided with several other people harmed by the criminal justice system. This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep...
I live in a tiny home ‘playhouse’ with my partner for just $766 – but it’s illegal if you don’t follow state rules
The U.S. Sun
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July 19, 2025
A COUPLE turned a children's playhouse into the tiny home of their dreams, but it comes with a risk if you're not following state guidelines. Nnyji Whitfield and Santi Gomez, both 27, moved into the tiny home that was placed in Whitfield's...
Circuit Judge Sweeney admonished for bringing attention to West Virginia CPS issues
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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Third Judicial Circuit Court Judge Tim Sweeney CHARLESTON — Third Judicial Circuit Court Judge Tim Sweeney was one of two judges admonished by the West Virginia Judicial Investigation Commission last week after drawing attention to issues within...
Happy 162nd Birthday, West Virginia
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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photo by: Joselyn King President Abraham Lincoln, portrayed by John King, left, prepares to blow out the candles on West Virginia’s 162nd birthday cake while Debbie Jones, site manager for West Virginia Independence Hall, stands by during events...
Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner: Why not West Virginia? A comparison
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Mid-Ohio Valley Climate Corner - Photo Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) As a lifelong West Virginian, I have a soft spot for seeing my state succeed. With all of its grit, tenacity and work ethic, there’s no reason that West Virginia...
Remember what makes West Virginia grand
Weirton Daily Times - West Virginia
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Friday was West Virginia Day – the observance of the anniversary of West Virginia’s statehood on June 20, 1863. West Virginia is a special place. Born of rebellion in the midst of the American Civil War, made of a proud people who were known to...
Priorities: Judges right to put children first
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Editorial - Graphic Illustration - MetroCreativeConnection) In an era when too many in state and federal government seem more bent on protecting themselves than those they are meant to serve, it is encouraging to hear from someone as esteemed as...
Bobcats Pin New Head Women’s Tennis Coach
Hi Line Today - Montana
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July 5, 2025
HomeState SportsBobcats Pin New Head Women’s Tennis Coach (Bozeman) – Montana State University athletics department has named Hailey Barrett the new Women’s tennis head coach. Barret was an assistant at Rutgers University since 2022 and helped...
Extreme Heat Watch Issued for Southwest Virginia and Southern West Virginia
Lootpress - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – An Extreme Heat Watch has been issued for parts of Virginia and West Virginia, with dangerously high temperatures expected from Sunday afternoon through Wednesday evening. The alert affects Buchanan and Dickenson...
Tamarack celebrates West Virginia Day
WVVA - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
BECKLEY, W.Va. (WVVA) - West Virginian’s across the state celebrated the Birthday of the Mountain State. June 20th, known to mountaineers as “West Virginia Day”, celebrates the day that West Virginia was admitted into the union as its own state in...
Enough Talk! It's Time to Fix West Virginia's Broken Child Welfare System
The Journal - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
I recently attended a West Virginia Department of Human Services (DoHS) Child Welfare Listening Session in Martinsburg on 21 May. While I laud the effort, I must be honest; listening alone won't fix a system failing the people it's supposed to...
We witnessed teammates be sidelined by transgender athletes. Why we're now one step closer to restoring integrity in women's sports
Daily Mail
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July 5, 2025
A few years removed from their graduations, former college athletes Lainey Armistead and Madison Kenyon may now be on the verge of the biggest wins of their respective NCAA careers. With the US Supreme Court's decision this week to review lower...
Reigning Miss West Virginia, Miss West Virginia’s Teen reflect on past year
MetroNews - West Virginia
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June 20, 2025
MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – A new Miss West Virginia and Miss West Virginia’s Teen will be crowned in Martinsburg Saturday night. This week the current titleholders sat down on Panhandle Live to reflect on their year. Miss West Virginia Jennifer Reuther,...
Supreme Court to hear case on whether states can exclude men from women’s sports
CatholicVote - Wisconsin
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July 3, 2025
The Supreme Court announced Thursday it will take up a pair of pivotal cases challenging state laws in West Virginia and Idaho that reserve girls’ and women’s sports for biological females. NBC News reported that the laws were contested by two...