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CHARLESTON — The candy darter, a small, brightly colored fish found in 18 small populations scattered through West Virginia’s Greenbrier, Bluestone and Gauley river watersheds, will benefit from two federal conservation initiatives announced earlier this month on the 50th anniversary of the …

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CHARLESTON (AP) — A controversial and long-delayed natural gas pipeline got the green light for construction on national forest land in Virginia and West Virginia after the U.S. Forest Service reissued approval for a permit, despite past federal appeals court rulings determining developers h…

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FOLA — As Spot, Boston Dynamics’ dog-like quadruped robot, nimbly paced its way across the rocky terrain fronting the Fola Experimentation Facility’s operations center, a large unmanned aerial vehicle silently hovered 100 feet overhead.

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LEWISBURG — Entries are officially open for the 98th Annual State Fair of West Virginia’s livestock and home, arts, and garden competitions. All rules and regulations, as well as registration instructions are posted on the State Fair’s website. The deadline to enter is July 14, 2023.

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CHARLESTON (AP) — West Virginia Republican Gov. Jim Justice announced on Thursday, April 27, that he is running for Democrat Joe Manchin’s U.S. Senate seat in 2024, setting up what could be a hard-fought campaign between two of the state’s most prominent politicians.

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CHARLESTON — For runners, the Boston Marathon’s “left on Boylston” marks an emotional moment, the culmination of the sport’s pinnacle event. This year, one local father-daughter duo will mark the memory together.

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PRINCE — “It’s a pretty place,” said first-time New River Gorge National Park and Preserve camper Sharon Simpson as she relaxed on a chair at her campsite in the park’s Glade Creek Campground, where a half-dozen other campers were spending time in the early spring sunshine.

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CHARLESTON — A sweeping investigation into misconduct at the West Virginia State Police has brought new scrutiny to the mysterious roadside death of a man who was hit by a trooper’s Taser during a struggle with the officer that the governor labeled “very, very concerning” in ordering a major…

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CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s newly appointed interim state police superintendent said last week he’s begun reviewing past investigations conducted by the force amid allegations of misconduct brought to light by Gov. Jim Justice the week before.

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CHARLESTON — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a law last week described by supporters as a tool to protect religious freedom  but labeled a “license to discriminate” by LGBTQ rights advocates.

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CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s Republican supermajority House of Delegates swiftly OK’d a proposal to add mental health exemptions to a bill that would ban certain health care for transgender youth during the last day of its 60-day legislative session Saturday.

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CHARLESTON – Senators accepted some changes that delegates made to a broad-ranging bill affecting insurance for public employees, and then they moved ahead with final passage of the bill.

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BRAMWELL — A downtown Bramwell restaurant harkening back to America’s past while serving classic food and milkshakes to off-road adventurers and other tourists is being featured soon by a show highlighting the nation’s independently-owed eateries.

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CHARLESTON — West Virginia lawmakers voted last week to advance a bill that would allow people with concealed carry permits to bring firearms on state college and university campuses, despite overwhelming opposition from frustrated students who came to the Capitol to testify against it.

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CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s Republican Senate leaders have answered the call to dramatically slash the state personal income tax by voting to shave 15% off the rate, returning about $600 million to residents. The amount is more than half the state’s budget surplus.

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CHARLESTON — Lawmakers in West Virginia’s House of Delegates last week greenlit an investment of $105 million in taxpayer dollars to support a Bill Gates-backed company that is building a renewable energy battery plant in the state’s Northern Panhandle.

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HARPERS FERRY — The snow tubing resort Snow Riders is now open for business near Harpers Ferry after a weekend cold snap allowed the resort to fire up its snow guns and lay down a base layer for its 12 tubing lanes.

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