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3 WVa reporters who condemned interview of ex-coal CEO fired 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 3170
Paul Newman, 'Cool Hand Luke' and Huntington, West Virginia 6 appalachiablue Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 3424
On this day, December 6, 1907, 362 workers were killed in the Monongah mining disaster. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2770
On this day, November 20, 1968, 78 miners were killed in an explosion at the Consolidated No. 9 mine. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 4 3774
52 Years Ago Today; Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in WV. "We Are Marshall." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 3040
A thoughtful post from the Cabell County WV Democrats Facebook page. 3 Staph Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 2932
DU4 Test 3 Lasher Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1245
GOP WV Delegate under fire for allegations of quid pro quo sexual harassment 1 Lasher Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 3832
One more day for West Virginians to register for this year's election! 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 1917
West Virginians fear a road meant to help their towns could destroy them 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 3387
Morgantown area students protest a decision by the superintendent to remove pride flags 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 4526
Bill to benefit Mountain Valley Pipeline hits turbulence in Congress 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 2113
'There was no warning' Pallbearer killed by officers at West Virginia funeral 17 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 51 6973
ACLU sues Senate president, others for ejecting woman from chamber for attempting to record abortion 3 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Aug 2022 Aug 2022 13 4327
Fish kill, nine miles of river, potentially affected by chemical spill on W.Va. Turnpike 0 sl8 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 3312
Wondering what all the fuss is in West Virginia about the Mountain Valley Pipeline? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 3166
WV Democrats powerless to stop abortion ban 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 2202
Remembering Woody Williams of WVa.: US Marine, Last WWII Medal of Honor Recipient, Iwo Jima. 0 appalachiablue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 4247
After two years in a coma, West Virginia woman wakes to name brother in attack 0 Jilly_in_VA Jul 2022 Jul 2022 15 3737
More Than a Stereotype, West Virginia. 8 Stereotypes Every West Virginian Hates 10 appalachiablue Jun 2022 Jun 2022 15 5099
Happy Birthday, West Virginia - 159 years young! 4 Staph Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2118
The Chesapeake Bay watershed spans more than 64,000 square miles, 0 elleng Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 7500
One West Virginia community ponders life after a coal-fired power plant 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 Jun 2022 0 3880
WV: Governor Jim Justice Being Treated for Possible Lyme Disease 3 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 2680
Black Appalachian Activist, Writer & Dissenter of Coney Barrett Confirmation Tells Her Story 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 3092
WV: Restrictions on Clean Syringes Led To Severe HIV Outbreak, Kanawha Co. Cases As Many As NYC 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 6 3840
WVU Receiving $11M for Research on Visual Disabilities 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 2031
Union Carbide Asks Judge To Bar 'Prejudicial' Words In Lawsuit 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 1 3638
Healthcare options limited in proposed VA hospital changes 1 Mysterian Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2039
WV Protest Targets Sen. Joe Manchin Coal Baron: 'More Like A Russian Oligarch Than A West Virginian' 0 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 3860

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West Virginians To Blockade Sen. Manchin's Coal Plant: Coal Baron's Entanglements From Soup To Nuts 2 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 19 3619
Mass Action Planned at Heart of Joe Manchin's Coal Empire: April 9, Saturday (WV) 0 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 2812
A possible new industry for West Virginia raises some old questions 6 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2404
On this day in 2010, an explosion at Massey Energy's Upper Big Branch Mine killed 29 coal miners. 1 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 0 2625
Ah! Those whacky Libertarians! 3 634-5789 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 14 2041
WOMEN COAL MINERS, Interviewed: WV Mine Wars Museum Forum, Women's History Month 2 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 3603
West Virginia Advances Bill Punishing Banks for Cutting Oil Ties 3 In It to Win It Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1861
WVa Icon: Ken Hechler- Statesman, War Hero, Prof, Author, Only Congressman To March w MLK, Selma 4 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 3529
West Virginia Legislature passes bill to redesignate Glenville State College as university 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1668
'It's scary': While hundreds of workers face layoff in Brooke County, WV lawmakers move to slash th 3 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 5 3439
West Virginia bill blocking 'critical race theory' teaching misses deadline 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1270
WV Senate President says his signature bill will 'protect' coal companies. But the industry itself i 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2835
Legislative takeover of state ed policy would be called 'clarification' on ballot; Senate postpones 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 2004
WV House bill gutting state mine inspectors' enforcement powers prompts public hearing, draws UMWA 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 1871
'Major questions' loom over climate change as Supreme Court hears WV-led case against EPA 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1116
WV Gov. Jim Justice went after WSAZ for this story, singling out one reporter in particular. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 2649
This Black WV town is a toxic air 'sacrifice zone' 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1145
Families are suing a West Virginia school district for holding a Christian assembly 4 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 Feb 2022 13 2350
Company to build $40 million plant at Exit 1 in Bluefield, creating 150 to 300 new jobs 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 4 2736
UPDATE: WV Public High School Allowed Notorious Anti-LGBT Sports Organization To Host Xtian Assembly 3 appalachiablue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 10 1593
WV HS Students Hold Walkout After Forced To Attend Church Revival At School W 'Doors Locked': ACLU 13 appalachiablue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 19 3726
W.Va. Lawmakers Advance Bill To Enhance Voter Fraud Penalty 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1353
A judge's ruling is a major step for LGBTQ West Virginians' rights, but some lawmakers are still 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2243
Dunbar, WVa.: Journalist Hit By Car Continues Live TV Report 0 appalachiablue Jan 2022 Jan 2022 4 1313
'Rushed' WVU report could have overstated economic benefits of Nucor deal 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1698
WV Sports Stars Urge Manchin To Support Voting Rights Legislation; Jerry West, Nick Saban... 1 appalachiablue Jan 2022 Jan 2022 6 2884
WV Ethics Commission tightens legislative rules on nepotism in government jobs 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 2 1224
Despite years of devastating floods, state still hasn't implemented plan to protect West Virginians 4 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1803
As leaders eye changes to the state's unemployment system, there's lots of potential to hurt West 0 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 2136
West Virginia COVID Cases Rise 72 Percent, Hospitalizations up 29 Percent Since Christmas 0 left-of-center2012 Jan 2022 Jan 2022 3 1152

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Winter storm warning issued for several inches of wet snow in Roanoke/NRV area early Monday 0 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2022 Jan 2022 1 1737
State regulators, utilities cling to coal 1 TexasTowelie Jan 2022 Jan 2022 0 1380
Joe Manchin: Rich and Shameless & Senator For Sale, Don Winslow Films 0 appalachiablue Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 1251
Manchin takes aim at Build Back Better, but his real focus is on West Virginia 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 2075
West Virginians Say Joe Manchin Betrayed Them and Still Have Hope Build Back Better Will Pass 2 appalachiablue Dec 2021 Dec 2021 10 1786
WV: Black Communities Become 'Sacrifice Zones' For Industrial Pollution, Ken Ward Jr., ProPublica 0 appalachiablue Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1335
Bette Midler Apologizes To 'Poor, Illiterate & Strung Out' People Of WV After Joe Manchin Outburst 16 appalachiablue Dec 2021 Dec 2021 32 4046
Big Pharma's Greed Is Fueling Inflation: Troy N. Miller 0 appalachiablue Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1181
WV: Billboard Campaign Calls On Manchin to Lower Drug Prices by Voting for Build Back Better Act 4 appalachiablue Dec 2021 Dec 2021 13 2612
"Nevermind Antifa. Have You Heard About Antigov? Its Members Occupy Statehouses Across The Country" 1 appalachiablue Dec 2021 Dec 2021 12 1514
Debate over teaching books by Black authors has roots in violent 1974 clash in West Virginia 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 5 1127
Area fitness centers supporting youth in foster care 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 984
Morgantown, West Virginia, businessman accused in Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol rioting might go on trial in 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 6 1385
US Attorneys seek prison sentence for Hurricane woman convicted in Jan. 6 riot 6 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 10 1417
WV temporarily reduces bus driver applicant requirements; another Fayette school will close 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 1039
Florida man sentenced in $5M fraud scheme involving W.Va. churches, pastors 3 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 1049
Glenville State College (West Virginia) gets green light for university status, approval to offer 0 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 2 937
Gov. Justice, Hoyer warn cold weather, variants, flu threaten W.Va. hospitals 2 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 0 863
Judge rules Gov. Justice's coal companies owe feds, Ala. and Tenn. $2.54 million in environmental 1 TexasTowelie Dec 2021 Dec 2021 3 893
Gazette-Mail editorial: WV must aim higher in abuse, neglect cases 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2021 Dec 2021 1 955
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