Mountaineers head west to take on No. 9 Texas Tech

MORGANTOWN — Saturday is not just another day in West Virginia’s drive to be a part of this year’s NCAA’s Tournament. With five games remaining, this one is the one that can put them over the top. It can virtually assure them a spot in the field of 68 come …

West Virginia senators vote no to reinstate public lands staff, wildfire support funding

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WCHS) — West Virginia senators Shelly Moore Capito and Jim Justice voted along party lines late Thursday against two amendments that would have reversed mass layoffs at federal land management agencies and establish funding for wildland …

West Virginia Senate OKs bill allowing for religious and philosophical vaccine exemptions

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia senators voted to dismantle one of the nation’s strictest school vaccination policies Friday by… CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia senators voted to dismantle one of the nation’s strictest school vaccination …

West Virginia Senate passes religious vaccination exemptions

Lawmakers on Friday voted 20-12 to pass a bill allowing students to skip mandatory vaccines for religious or philosophical reasons. If adopted, the state will grant exemptions based on annual written requests from students’ parents or guardians. The bill …

NCAA Basketball: Cincinnati at West Virginia

Virginia high school boys and girls basketball scores (Feb. 21 games)

BOYS Alleghany 73, Rustburg 65 Auburn 81, Fort Chiswell 70, OT C. G. Woodson 43, West Potomac 35 Central – Wise 56, Union 39 Christchurch 66, Veritas Classic Christian School 61 Eastern Montgomery 49, Highland-Monterey 30 Fairfax Christian 51, Evergreen …

This Nevada mining town sheds light on Black history in the Old West

In a Northern Nevada boomtown, under several layers of parking lot pavement and earth, archaeologists found bits and pieces of what was once a popular saloon — a place known to Mark Twain, who worked in the same city as a reporter. Fine crystal stemware …

West Virginia bill seeks to classify driving 25 MPH over limit as reckless driving

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A new bill introduced in the West Virginia House of Delegates aims to set a clear speed threshold for reckless driving, a designation currently undefined by state law. House Bill 2620, sponsored by Delegate Elliott Pritt (R- …

38 people arrested, 4 missing children recovered after operation in West Virginia

By Madeline Bartos February 21, 2025 / 2:37 PM EST / CBS Pittsburgh CBS News Pittsburgh Live More than three dozen people were arrested and four missing children were found after an operation in West Virginia targeting sex offenders, the U.S. …

West Virginia marijuana operator Harvest Care secures $4 million refinancing deal

Marijuana operator Harvest Care Medical closed on a $4 million refinancing deal geared toward supporting its growth in West Virginia. The move is intended “to bolster the company’s operational expansion and streamline its financial obligations by reducing …