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CHARLESTON — Gov. Patrick Morrisey said his office has formally requested Purple Heart medals for two West Virginia National Guard members who were shot while on duty in Washington, D.C. Morrisey said the requests were made for Army National Guard member Sarah Beckstrom, who was killed in the shooting, and Air National Guard member Andrew Wolfe, who was seriously wounded

December 19, 2025

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Coal miner dies after accident at Wyoming County mine

CHARLESTON — A coal miner died following an accident at the Lower

December 19, 2025

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Senator Capito Officially Declares 2026 Re-Election Run with Video Announcement

WASHINGTON — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced Monday that she will seek

December 16, 2025

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Raleigh County Judge Todd Kirby Announces Bid for Late Justice Armstead’s Supreme Court Seat

BECKLEY — Raleigh County Circuit Judge Todd Kirby announced Monday that he

December 9, 2025

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Trump Meets Andrew Wolfe’s Family, Calls Injured Guardsman a ‘Fantastic American Patriot’

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday praised the family of West

December 5, 2025

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Governor requests Purple Hearts for West Virginia National Guard members

December 19, 2025

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Coal miner dies after accident at Wyoming County mine

December 19, 2025

CHARLESTON — A coal miner died following an accident at the Lower War Eagle mine in Wyoming County, Gov. Patrick Morrisey said Tuesday. In a statement, Morrisey expressed condolences to the miner’s family and coworkers and said the state has launched an

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Senator Capito Officially Declares 2026 Re-Election Run with Video Announcement

December 16, 2025

WASHINGTON — Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced Monday that she will seek a third-term in the U.S. Senate, launching her 2026 campaign with a video. Capito, 72, is the fourth-highest-ranking member of the Republican-controlled Senate and chairs the Environment and Public Works

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Raleigh County Judge Todd Kirby Announces Bid for Late Justice Armstead’s Supreme Court Seat

December 9, 2025

BECKLEY — Raleigh County Circuit Judge Todd Kirby announced Monday that he will seek election to fill the unexpired term of the late West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Tim Armstead. Kirby said in a statement that his decision followed “lots of prayer,

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Trump Meets Andrew Wolfe’s Family, Calls Injured Guardsman a ‘Fantastic American Patriot’

December 5, 2025

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Friday praised the family of West Virginia National Guardsman Andrew Wolfe, who was critically injured during last week’s attack in Washington D.C., saying he met with them in the Oval Office and calling them “fantastic American

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Senator Tom Willis Named Chairman of West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee

December 3, 2025

CHARLESTON — Sen. Tom Willis (R-Berkeley, 15), has been appointed chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Senate President Randy Smith (R-Preston, 14) announced Monday. The appointment takes effect immediately. The chairmanship became vacant after former Judiciary Chair Mike Stuart left the Legislature

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New Lewis County Sheriff Leads Major Drug Bust, Nine Arrested

January 21, 2025

WESTON — Lewis County’s new sheriff wasted no time fulfilling his campaign promise to tackle the drug problem in the area, overseeing a significant raid last week that resulted in nine arrests and the seizure of a substantial drug haul. Sheriff Mickey

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U.S. Attorney Bill Ihlenfeld Resigns from West Virginia’s Northern District

January 21, 2025

WHEELING — Bill Ihlenfeld, the U.S. Attorney for Northern West Virginia, officially stepped down moments before Donald Trump was sworn in as president. In a statement issued on his final day in office, Ihlenfeld expressed both pride and sadness at leaving the

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