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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...
West Virginia baseball transfer portal tracker
On3
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June 29, 2025
With the regular season wrapped up, the transfer portal is heating up across the country, including at West Virginia. Several players have entered the portal, which lets other schools reach out about possible transfers. WVSports.com will be...
West Virginia updates payment process for drug testing in child welfare cases
Mountain State Times - West Virginia
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June 27, 2025
Sherri A. Young, D.O., MBA, FAAFP Cabinet Secretary at West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources | Official websiteSherri A. Young, D.O., MBA, FAAFP Cabinet Secretary at West Virginia Department of Health & Human Resources | Official...
West Virginians may have been exposed to measles within past 8 days
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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June 28, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - Public health officials believe that West Virginia residents may have been exposed to measles within the last week. The West Virginia Department of Health’s Bureau for Public Health has been notified of a confirmed case...
West Virginia health officials warn of possible measles exposure at Dulles Airport
Lootpress - West Virginia
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June 27, 2025
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Department of Health’s Bureau for Public Health has issued a health alert following a confirmed case of measles that may have exposed travelers at Washington Dulles International Airport on Thursday,...
West Virginia Supreme Court upholds murder conviction of Lincoln County man
WCHS - West Virginia
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KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — The West Virginia Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a Lincoln County man found guilty of murdering his wife. Edward Earl Jeffers, 37, of Hamlin had appealed a murder conviction in the 2017 death of his wife,...
Research on Larry Gibson dedicated to the West Virginia & Regional History Center
Appalachian Voice
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June 27, 2025
Larry Gibson at a prayer breakfast in the National Cathedral in Washington, D.C., featuring honored guest Wendell Berry, in April 2012. Photo by Mark Schmerling. By Joe Severino As a child in the 1950s, Larry Gibson fell in love with his...
Flash Flooding Again Hits West Virginia Areas Trying to Clean Up from Deluge
Insurance Journal
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June 27, 2025
A northern West Virginia region still cleaning up from flash flooding less than two weeks ago was hit with torrential rains that sent creeks over their banks again Thursday night. A flash flood warning was issued for the Wheeling area, about an...
West Virginia region hit by deadly flash flooding again faces torrential rain
CBS News
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June 26, 2025 / 11:10 PM EDT / CBS/AP West Virginia still recovering from floods West Virginia's "coal country" still recovering from February floods 02:56 A northern West Virginia region still cleaning up from flash flooding less than two weeks...
Be Prudent With West Virginia’s Finances
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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Mirroring the landscape of the state itself, monthly tax collection figures can be a matter of ups and downs in West Virginia. The trick is for state officials not to go overboard when there are ups and not to be surprised when there are downs....
New West Virginia State Lab Facility on Track for 2028 Opening
Huntington News - West Virginia
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June 27, 2025
West Virginia’s ambitious plan to consolidate most of its state laboratory services into a single, modern facility is moving forward on schedule, with a tentative opening expected in 2028. State lawmakers got an update Tuesday during the Joint...
Morrisey Backs Lawsuit Challenging West Virginia School Vaccine Policy
Huntington News - West Virginia
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June 27, 2025
West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey is publicly supporting a lawsuit aimed at stopping the state Board of Education from enforcing mandatory school vaccination rules that do not allow for religious exemptions. During a press conference at...
The house that tobacco built: Mail Pouch campaign launched in West Virginia
West Virginia Explorer
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June 27, 2025
WHEELING, W.VA. — Perhaps the most fantastic Victorian residence ever built in West Virginia was that of the founder of the company known for Mail Pouch Tobacco. Advertisement Samuel Bloch, co‑founder and president of Bloch Brothers Tobacco Co.,...
3 more victims identified in West Virginia flash flooding
ABC News - New York
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June 26, 2025
WHEELING, W.Va. -- Authorities have identified three more victims killed in flash flooding in northern West Virginia, increasing the total number of people killed to nine. The body of Sandra Kay Parsons, 83, of Triadelphia, was found in the Ohio...
Ninth Victim Identified in West Virginia Flooding
WCBC - Maryland
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June 26th, 2025 by WCBC Radio The Ohio County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed through the West Virginia Medical Examiner’s Office that a woman’s body found in the Ohio River was the ninth victim from the flash flooding near Wheeling from June...
A healthy Ohio River provides fascinating fishing
Tribune Chronicle - Ohio
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For many anglers, fishing is one part relaxation, one part casting and catching and one part adventure. Our pursuit of adventure pulls us to the water, motivates us to motor up around the next bend, and inspires us to try new and interesting...
Three more victims identified in West Virginia flash flooding
The Blackstone Valley Call & Times - Rhode Island
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The body of Sandra Kay Parsons, 83, of Triadelphia, was found in the Ohio River on Tuesday. Officials in Ohio County released her identity after receiving confirmation from a medical examiner. Two other victims were identified last week: Jesse...
West Virginia Man Held Girlfriend Hostage, Arrested After High Speed Chase in Maryland
Shore News Network
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June 25, 2025
28 ALLEGANY COUNTY, Md. — A West Virginia man was arrested on multiple charges, including kidnapping and assault, after allegedly abducting his ex-girlfriend and fleeing from police during a high-speed chase in Allegany County. Deputies from the...
West Virginia Hospital CEOs unite in Washington to protect critical Medicaid funding
The Register-Herald - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON – The West Virginia Hospital Association announced that a delegation of hospital CEOs from across the Mountain State traveled to Washington, D.C., on June 24 to meet with the State’s congressional members to advocate for the...
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...