“A swift ruling clarifying this issue restores normalcy to the public school system and clarifies what, exactly, is required to attend public school in West Virginia,” wrote the lawyers for the state board.

Manchin favors bringing WV National Guard home from D.C. for holidays; Capito says presence in D.C. shouldn't be infinite but she is not sure how end point should be set

The U.S. Senate failed to advance two different bills addressing healthcare coverage today as expanded Affordable Care Act subsidies are set to expire at the end of the month.

U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, who was fatally shot while on duty in Washington, D.C., was laid to rest with full military honors during a ceremony and interment Tuesday at the West Virginia National Cemetery in Grafton.

Closures were approved across six counties: Barbour, Logan, Randolph, Roane, Upshur and Wetzel.

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A circuit judge sent lawmakers a message that boils down to this: pass legislation to give local citizens a vote when charter schools are established or risk losing the entire West Virginia charter schools system.

The Republican majority in the House of Delegates gathered a month prior to the regular legislative session to lay out priorities, especially in policies aimed at economic growth.

Appeals judges on the circuit that covers West Virginia heard arguments today about whether West Virginia has violated constitutionally guaranteed equal protections by declining to cover surgical treatments for gender dysphoria.

West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey joined counterparts across the country in an appeals court filing to support the continued presence of National Guard members in Washington, D.C.

West Virginia’s charter schools system is under a permanent injunction after a circuit judge’s Thursday ruling in a case stretching back several years.

The state Supreme Court has pumped the brakes on a Raleigh County circuit judge’s recent ruling in a case with statewide implications about religious exemptions to West Virginia’s school vaccination requirements.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said flags have been lowered to half-mast for 20-year-old West Virginia National Guard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, who was killed last week while on duty in Washington, D.C.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has emphasized in recent days that West Virginia National Guard members on duty in Washington, D.C., including two who were tragically shot the day before Thanksgiving, have been there as volunteers.

Justices had before them a set of unusual circumstances: an Amish couple that wanted to take in a mixed-race toddler in long-term foster care with the intent to adopt.

West Virginia is honoring the service of 20-year-old West Virginia National Guard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom "My baby girl has passed to Glory," her father, Gary Beckstrom, posted on social media.

West Virginia National Guard Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, has died after being shot while on duty in Washington, D.C., Gov. Patrick Morrisey said.

Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Andrew Wolfe, 24, were identified as the two members of the West Virginia National Guard who were shot in Washington, D.C.

Two members of the National Guard who were shot in Washington, D.C. were from West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. Federal and D.C. authorities described the Guard members as in critical condition, receiving treatment in an area hospital

Two members of the National Guard who were shot in Washington, D.C. were from West Virginia, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said. The governor said the two died.

In a 74-page Thanksgiving week order, Circuit Judge Michael Froble granted permanent injunctive and declaratory relief to families who want the public school system to accept religious exemptions processed by the state health department.

Members of the West Virginia National Guard still on duty in the District of Columbia recorded video messages to send well-wishes for the holiday.

Hundreds of Glade Springs Resort lots owned by Senator Jim Justice's family were recently close to a forced auction. Now, the state Supreme Court will review the dispute with oral arguments scheduled for the next term, although no specific date is set.

“Well, I’m listening to all ideas,” Senator Shelley Moore Capito said. “I realize that there are tens of thousands of West Virginians that are impacted by this.”

Gov. Patrick Morrisey has selected Charleston attorney Gerald Titus III to fill a state Supreme Court vacancy.

Senator Shelley Moore Capito expressed relief that the longest federal shutdown in U.S. history ended last week, and she would like to avoid another shutdown when a continuing resolution ends Jan. 30.

A federal judge ruled that deployment of the National Guard from several states, including West Virginia, has been unlawful.

The West Virginia National Guard announced participation in patrols in Washington, D.C., until the end of the year. However, the mission is being scaled back.

Riley Moore and Carol Miller, West Virginia’s congressional representatives, supported a bill urging the Department of Justice to disclose more details on federal investigations into Jeffrey Epstein, the late financier and accused sex trafficker.

Bluestone Coal, a company owned by Senator Jim Justice’s family, has had more than $3 million in liens filed against it for unpaid severance and special reclamation taxes over the past few years, according to public records on file in McDowell County.

West Virginia Supreme Court justices are being asked to halt — sooner, rather than later — a lower court’s actions that could allow hundreds of students to go to public school without required vaccinations.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey expressed excitement about several economic development initiatives. Speaking at an energy summit in Charleston, Morrisey described private sector investments adding up to $4.2 billion.

West Virginia benefits through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are nearly ready to go out in full following the conclusion of the federal government shutdown, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said today.

West Virginia schools have lost 2.5% of their students in the past year, state Superintendent Michele Blatt said today. The ongoing loss of student population has been a major factor in a wave of school closures across the state.

The state Supreme Court is being asked to halt class certification in a case about religious exemptions to West Virginia’s school vaccination requirements.

Kanawha Circuit Judge Richard Lindsay denied a preliminary injunction and dismissed a case over whether the governor has been within his authority to deploy the West Virginia National Guard to patrol Washington, D.C.

A court hearing culminates Monday over whether Gov. Patrick Morrisey is operating within his authority to deploy the West Virginia National Guard to patrol Washington, D.C.

The Senate voted 60-40 late Sunday to move forward with a stopgap funding bill to reopen the government through Jan. 30.

Asked in a national news interview, about the latest directive to states on SNAP funding, West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey praised the Trump administration.

This month, for the first time, the food assistance program has come to a halt. About 275,000 West Virginians — 16% of the state’s population — are supported by SNAP benefits.

@heyspirits.bsky.social I am curious about the lineup of PK takers and how they are chosen. They all did great, but *respectfully* I was having some wishful thinking about a couple of Known Quantities spontaneously and immediately coming back from leave

“This is very painful,” Sen. Shelley Moore Capito said during a briefing with West Virginia reporters.

Gov. Patrick Morrisey said the state is ready with its Rural Health Transformation Program application for five-year funding of up to $100 million annually to support rural healthcare.

Nine families seeking religious exemptions from mandatory vaccinations in Berkeley County schools have asked for dismissal of their court case to join a class action lawsuit in Raleigh County instead.

The deployment of members of the West Virginia National Guard to Washington, D.C., could extend into early next year.

As federal aid remains uncertain, Governor Patrick Morrisey described continued financial support for food banks while also relying on the National Guard's service. The state is ready to boost assistance if necessary, he said. buff.ly/8clsBSd

A judge again held off on determining whether Gov. Patrick Morrisey is operating within his authority to deploy the West Virginia National Guard to patrol Washington, D.C.

October General Revenue Fund collections exceeded estimates by nearly $42 million, representing a 6% increase from the previous October, according to monthly numbers released today.

“The central issue to this court is whether or not the what the governor did is in compliance with West Virginia law.”

The League of Women Voters West Virginia is siding with the state Board of Education in a lawsuit over who has the final authority over education regulations — saying a new law giving that power to the Legislature defies the will of the voters.