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Purple Hearts Requested For Ambushed National Guard Members

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Friday that the state has requested the posthumous award of the Purple Heart for U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom and the same honor for Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolfe. 

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Supreme Court To Hear Case On Charter School Constitutionality

The question of whether the state can allow the creation of charter schools without a vote from the people of the county, or counties, where it operates, is moving through the state’s legal system. 

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Coal Miner Dies In Wyoming County; 6th Fatality In State This Year

Robert White, 63, a foreman with more than 40 years of mining experience, died Thursday at the Lower War Eagle mine in Wyoming County, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey. There have been eight coal mine fatalities nationwide this year, according to MSHA. Six took place in West Virginia. Three of those deaths have occurred in the past six weeks. 

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Marshall-WVU Partnership Helps Secure Millions For Community, Workforce Projects

The West Virginia Grant Resource Centers announced Wednesday that since its founding in 2023, it has helped secure more than $50 million to support economic, community and workforce development projects across the state.

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