6 New Monuments To Commemorate March To Blair Mountain
Six new sites along a 50-mile route between Charleston and Matewan, West Virginia will commemorate the 1921 Miners' March to the Battle of Blair Mountain.
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Incoming House Judiciary Chair Absent On Opening Day After Wife’s 911 Call
Two days before Christmas, the wife of Del. Brandon Steele, R-Raleigh, hid in the bathroom with her three children and dialed 911. Once the call connected, she said in the now leaked call that Steele wa...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsVirtual Testimony Program Expands To Greenbrier County
A program that allows survivors of sexual and domestic violence to testify remotely has expanded to its twelfth county in West Virginia.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsMarion, Monongalia County Survivors Of Violence Can Now Seek Justice Remotely
For many survivors, testifying publicly about experiences of violence can be intimidating and overwhelming. A program expansion in West Virginia aims to address that.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsState Supplements Domestic Violence Prevention, But Funding Needs Persist
Last week, millions of dollars were awarded to groups fighting domestic violence in West Virginia. Staff members say the new dollars will help maintain services, but that longer-term financial concerns remain. ...
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Reducing Domestic Violence, Addressing An Apple Surplus, This West Virginia Morning
On this West Virginia Morning, the Charleston and Wheeling areas of West Virginia are among 78 communities in the United States approved for a local-federal partnership to reduce firearm violence in domestic abuse cases. Maria Young spoke to the ...
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsFeds Partner With Local Agencies To Reduce Domestic Violence
Two regions of West Virginia have been given a special designation intended to reduce domestic violence involving firearms. Of the 19 West Virginia homicides linked to domestic violence in 2020, 14 of t...
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