New Bishop Has Existing Connections To W.Va.
Evelio Menjivar-Ayala will serve as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston — which encompasses all of West Virginia — starting in July.
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Congressman David McKinley, 79, Dies
In 2010 McKinley reentered politics winning a seat in Congress in the state’s First Congressional District. He was the first Republican to hold the seat in 42 years.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWill The New Silica Dust Standard Rule Be Implemented?
Before a new MSHA rule to limit miner's exposure to silica dust could take full effect, opponents threw up a new roadblock.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsW.Va. Primary Features Culture Wars, Public Works Office Changes
Voters have endured a gubernatorial media campaign blitz with unprecedented mudslinging - coupled with a dominant campaign to see a new but familiar face representing West Virginia in the U.S. Senate.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsDon Blankenship, Now A Democrat, Files To Run For U.S. Senate
Blankenship, the former CEO of Massey Energy, was convicted of violating federal mine safety law in a 2016 trial. Twenty-nine miners at Massey’s Upper Big Branch mine were killed in 2010.
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Manchin’s Retirement Leaves A Statewide Void For Democrats
The retirement of U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin marks the end of an era, as Manchin is the last Democrat to hold statewide office in West Virginia. Sam Workman, director of the Institute for Policy Research and Public Affairs at West Virginia University, spoke to WVPB about what Manchin’s departure means for Democrats and what it would take to fill the void he’ll leave.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsJustice: Congress Was 'Clear And Emphatic' About Mountain Valley Pipeline
Construction stopped on the project when the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sided with environmental groups and landowners challenging it.
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