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Over a Dozen Lawmakers Joined Crowds on Day of Capitol Riot
A second Republican lawmaker from West Virginia who marched to the U.S. Capitol to support overturning Democrat Joe Biden’s presidential win says he hopes President Donald Trump “calls us back.”
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W. Va. State Rep. Charged in US Capitol Riots
Derrick Evans, a Republican West Virginia state representative, was charged Friday after posting and deleting a video of himself storming the U.S. Capitol building.
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West Virginia Delegate Who Recorded Himself Storming US Capitol Facing Federal Charge
A West Virginia lawmaker who posted video of himself and other supporters of President Trump rushing into the U.S. Capitol is facing a federal charge in the siege.
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Co-Writer of ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads' Dispels Myths Surrounding Song's Origins
It’s been recorded and performed by hundreds of artists around the world. It’s been written about for decades. “Take Me Home, Country Roads” was John Denver’s first big hit and became both his signature song and West Virginia’s state song. Like many great songs, there are great stories behind the song as well. Some true, some not so true...
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1 Dead, 3 Others Hurt in West Virginia Chemical Facility Explosion
A West Virginia chemical facility erupted into flames after an explosion Tuesday night, killing one person and leading to a 2-mile shelter in place order for area residents before the fire was under control and the order was lifted, officials said.
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Coronavirus Case Increases Set Records in at Least 7 States, Prompting New Restrictions
At least seven states have set new records for single-day increases in coronavirus cases, prompting some to set new restrictions as concerns mount over possible “superspreader events” during the upcoming holiday season.
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West Virginia Elects 1st Transgender Public Official
History was made in Wheeling, West Virginia, Tuesday night when Rosemary Ketchum became the state’s first elected transgender official. Ketchum won a tight race, narrowly defeating Peggy Niebergall by 15 votes to become Ward 3’s representative.
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Two Men Born on the Same Day in Same Hospital Repeat History
Two West Virginia men who were born on the same day, in the same hospital, 24 years ago had their first babies on the same day and in the same hospital this week.
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Long Lines and Lots of Masks as Casinos Reopen
At one point Friday, more than 1,700 people waited to get into Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort in West Virginia
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How COVID-19 Tore Through a Black Church Community in West Virginia
Members of seven predominantly black Baptist congregations in North Central West Virginia packed a small rural church March 15 with the threat still largely unknown.
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W.Va. Woman Charged With Mishandling Classified Information
Court papers show a West Virginia woman who had already been accused of kidnapping her daughter faces a new charge of retaining top-secret information from the National Security Agency in a storage unit she leased.
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West Virginia Cadets Gave Nazi Salute as ‘Sign of Respect': Report
Correction officer trainees in West Virginia regularly gave the Nazi salute “as a sign of respect” for their instructor in the weeks prior to the release of a photo of the cadets with arms raised that triggered widespread outrage, state investigators said in a report Monday.
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West Virginia Corrections Trainees Suspended Over Nazi Salute Photo
A group photo of West Virginia correction officer trainees giving what appears to be the Nazi salute has been released as the state’s governor ordered those involved to be fired. The image was made public Thursday and shows more than two dozen trainees with their arms raised and faces blurred. Officials have described the image of Basic Training Class Number...
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Energy Transfer Official, Security Employees Face Bribery Charges Over Scheme to Protect Mariner East Pipeline, Chester County District Attorney Says
Bribery and conspiracy charges have been filed against an Energy Transfer official and four security employees involved in an elaborate scheme to “intimidate citizens” over the Mariner East pipeline, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office.
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Pa. Constables Arrested After Acting as ‘Hired Guns' to Protect Mariner East Pipeline, DA Says
Two Pennsylvania constables were arrested for misusing their elected positions to work as “hired guns” for Energy Transfer’s Mariner East Pipeline, according to the Chester County District Attorney’s Office.
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NBC10 First Alert Weather: First Round of Winter Storms Set to Hit Region
If you don’t need to go outside on Sunday and Monday, don’t! That’s the word from the NBC10 First Alert weather team ahead of this weekend’s major winter storm. NBC10 First Alert Weather chief meteorologist Tammie Souza breaks it down for you.
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5 States Resisting Creation of Panels to Promote the Census
With billions in federal aid and seats in Congress at stake, some states are dragging their feet in carrying out one of the Census Bureau’s chief recommendations for making sure everyone is counted during the 2020 census. Five states — Florida, Louisiana, Nebraska, South Dakota and Texas — have not set up “complete count committees” that would create public awareness...
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FBI Eyes How Pennsylvania Approved Mariner East Pipeline, Sources Says
The FBI has begun a corruption investigation into how Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration came to issue permits for construction on a multibillion-dollar pipeline project to carry highly volatile natural gas liquids across Pennsylvania, The Associated Press has learned.
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