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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House of Delegates Reads In Full Bills Up For Passage
In the House, delegates made a procedural move to read each bill up for passage in full and debated several amendments.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFormer Contract Nurse At Sharpe Hospital Arrested For Murder
Tamra Jo Garvin was arrested on Nov. 7 and her “assignment at Sharpe Hospital was terminated, effective Nov. 8th,” according to a statement from the Department of Health and Human Resources' (DHHR) Interim Cabinet Secretary, Sherri Young.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMore Than $800,000 Will Help W.Va. Sexual Assault Victims
U.S. government statistics reveal one in six women will experience an attempted or completed rape at some time in her life, and it is estimated that a majority of female rape victims are younger than age 18.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsGrant County Man Arrested In Connection To Jan. 6 Capitol Breach
An Eastern Panhandle man connected to the Jan. 6 attack at the U.S. Capitol was arrested by the FBI last Friday in Martinsburg.
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W.Va. National Guard Member Latest Arrest In January 6 Insurrection Investigation
Last week, federal officers arrested West Virginia National Guard aerospace medical technician, Sgt. Jamie Lynn Ferguson. The 45-year-old Virginia resident faces four federal charges.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsAuthorities Arrest 4 Who Entered West Virginia Coal Mine
Authorities in West Virginia say they've arrested the four people who entered an idle coal mine earlier this month.Kayla Williams and Erica Treadway…
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