ELKINS - Temperatures are expected to climb into the 90s for the next several days for most of the state, including the immediate Elkins area. The National Weather Service in Charleston issued a heat advisory for West Virginia on Tuesday that will last until 10 p.m. on July 3. High ...
CHARLESTON - A majority of the justices on the U.S. Supreme Court said a West Virginia law prohibiting transgender girls and women from participating in sports designated for biological girls and women did not violate the rights of a Harrison County transgender girl. In a 6-3 decision Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of West Virginia and Idaho, which passed similar laws described as being aimed at protecting biological girls and women from being forced to compete against biological boys and men who became transgender girls and women. "Separate sports teams for biological ...
ELKINS — The Grand Jury will hear the against a Randolph County man accused of allegedly firing two shots toward another man’s head after he waived his right to a preliminary hearing. Paden Heath Haney, 22, of Beverly, is charged with one count of wanton endangerment involving a firearm, ...
BUCKHANNON - An Upshur County man received a felony charge after the Buckhannon detachment of the West Virginia State Police tracked down a reported stolen vehicle on Saturday. Scottie Dale Hinchman, 47, has been charged with receiving or transferring a stolen vehicle. Hinchman is currently incarcerated in the Tygart Valley Regional Jail and has no bond. According to a criminal complaint, officers responded to a 911 call on Saturday morning and were alerted that a stolen blue in color Dodge Caravan out of Lewis County was seen on the Brushy Fork Road in Buckhannon. Trooper ...
CHARLESTON – While July Fourth celebrations and the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence take place in communities all across West Virginia later this week, Gov. Patrick Morrisey is urging the public to make time to celebrate in the state's Capitol. Morrisey and Department of Tourism Secretary Chelsea Ruby held a press conference Monday at the State Capitol Complex in front of the world's largest portable Ferris wheel still being constructed to announce the schedule for the America 250 Capitol City Celebration taking place Thursday through Sunday. ...
