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White Couple to Spend 375 Years in Prison for Using Adopted Black Children as 'Slaves'
The couple abused five adopted Black children from 2018 to 2023.
Cardi B Slams West Virginia Prison for Allegedly Mistreating Star Brim
The rapper's bestie was sentenced to one year and one day in prison for RICO charges.
Video Shows Target Store Partially Collapses After Landslide
The department store is temporarily closed.
West Virginia Basketball Coach Bob Huggins Uses Homophobic Slur, Apologizes for ‘Insensitive and Abhorrent Phrase’
West Virginia's Bob Huggins sparked backlash after uttering a homophobic slur multiple times during an appearance on a local radio show on Monday.
Footage Shows Bear Popping Out of School Dumpster, Terrifying Principal
A security camera captured the moment when a horrified West Virginia elementary school principal found a black bear poking its head out of a dumpster.
Man Faces Up to Five Years in Prison After Calling His Ex-Girlfriend 800 Times in Two Days
A man from Hagerstown, Maryland is facing up to five years in prison after he called his ex-girlfriend over 800 times during a 48-hour period.
West Virginia Senate Committee Rejects Bill That Would Ban Child Marriage
The GOP-led Senate Judiciary Committee blocked the bill on a 9-8 vote. The law would have established 18 as the age of marital consent in the state.
West Virginia House Passes Bill That Prohibits Child Marriage
The GOP-led House of Delegates approved the bill with bipartisan support on Wednesday. The legislation, HB 3018, is now headed to the state Senate.
West Virginia MMA Coach Offers Security Services for Local Drag Show
MMA fighter Jonathan Haught made the offer via Facebook last week, after a local venue announced it had canceled a drag brunch because of threats.
3 Men Charged Over 2018 Beating Death of James ‘Whitey’ Bulger
The circumstances surrounding the 2018 beating death ultimately spurred a lawsuit from Bulger's family, although a judge dismissed the suit earlier this year.
Woman Awakens From Two-Year Coma, Identifies Brother as Alleged Attacker
The woman had been in a coma for two years, police say, before waking up and identifying her 55-year-old brother as her alleged attacker this month.
Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Major Drug Distributors in Lawsuit Over Opioid Addiction Crisis
The West Virginia-focused lawsuit named drug distributors including AmerisourceBergen Corporation, McKesson Corporation, and Cardinal Health Inc.
Video Shows Reporter Get Hit by Car and Continue Her Segment: ‘That’s Live TV for You, It’s All Good’
A West Virginia reporter was struck by a vehicle during a live broadcast. She got back up, fixed the camera, and kept reporting about the weather conditions.
Man Allegedly Beats Father-in-Law to Death With Leaf Blower Over Argument About Pigs
A man from Looneyville, West Virginia has been arrested after he beat his father-in-law to death with a leaf blower over an argument about a dropped pig.
West Virginia Offers Guns, Trucks, and Cash as COVID-19 Vaccine Incentives
In news that sounds beyond parody, West Virginia announced this week it will offer guns, trucks, and cash as incentives for people to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
West Virginia Is Paying Remote Workers $12,000 to Relocate to the State
The newly launched program, called called Ascend WV, is attempting to lure workers to the Mountain State with cash and a slew of outdoor perks.
West Virginia Woman Sentenced to Prison for Helping Kill Her Boyfriend So She Could Marry Her Dad
A West Virginia woman was sentenced to 40 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing her boyfriend last year so that she could marry her dad.
Millions of Cicadas Could Emerge in Virginia, North Carolina, and West Virginia
This year, millions of 17-year cicadas are expected to emerge from the ground in Southwest Virginia, parts of North Carolina, and West Virginia.