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Warren Buffett's Green Cash Washes Over Coal Country 3 question everything Sep 2023 Sep 2023 11 3581
World Languages at WVU is no more 5 róisín_dubh Aug 2023 Aug 2023 3 2486
200 Attend Protest Against West Virginia Univ Proposed Cuts To Programs & Faculty; Students' Union 4 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 4 3816
The Evisceration Of A Public University - WV 0 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 2032
Weirton, WV: Renewable Energy Plant Coming On Site of Once Thriving Steel Mill, Jobs Hope: Biden Act 2 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 2 4241
WVU: West Virginia Univ. Recommends Cutting 169 Faculty Positions, 32 Majors. More Schools 19 appalachiablue Aug 2023 Aug 2023 9 4907
NEW: The Supreme Court VACATES the 4th Circuit's stay against [Joe Manchin's] Pipeline 5 In It to Win It Jul 2023 Jul 2023 2 3714
Happy 160th Birthday, West Virginia! 5 Staph Jun 2023 Jun 2023 4 2235
State mine safety enforcement concerns emerge following report on fatal Mingo County mine incident 0 mahatmakanejeeves May 2023 May 2023 4 3873
How bankruptcy helps coal industry avoid environmental liability 0 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2023 Apr 2023 1 2468
West Virginia State Police Investigation: 10 more minors, 42 more women in total to sue West Virgini 1 sl8 Apr 2023 Apr 2023 18 4562
Jim Justice might get his wages garnished 4 Marthe48 Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 2638
Boone County Commission seeking removal of prosecutor 0 Lasher Mar 2023 Mar 2023 3 4335
West Virginia state police superintendent resigns amid probe 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Mar 2023 Mar 2023 1 3323
CSX train derails in Summers County, injuring 3 in locomotive crew 0 mahatmakanejeeves Mar 2023 Mar 2023 5 4120
West Virginia GOP majority House OKs religious freedom bill 0 Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 2321
I just got a survey phone call from "MJ Research(?)". 2 Staph Feb 2023 Feb 2023 4 3178
A reporter's dismissal exposes political pressures on West Virginia Public Broadcasting 1 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2023 Feb 2023 2 4139
about jim justice 0 Marthe48 Feb 2023 Feb 2023 3 2543
WVU, Marshall oppose campus carry in letter to lawmakers 2 Tanuki Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 3716
WV residents worry clear-cutting in national forest is a return to state's destructive past 3 mahatmakanejeeves Jan 2023 Jan 2023 5 4166
WV: Bill Gates Visits West Virginia, Considers Building Nuclear Reactors 7 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 7 2849
WV Journalist Let Go after Reporting on Abuse of People with Disabilities in State Care 9 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 41 5501
An end to W.Va.'s inspection sticker? 3 Lasher Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 2646
Landau's Great American Songbook: Singer Landau Eugene Murphy, Jr. of Logan, WV (WV) 0 appalachiablue Jan 2023 Jan 2023 3 3667
How West Virginia is spending almost $1 billion from opioid settlements 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2632
WV lawmakers voted to keep jail records hidden from public. Some say they regret it. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 0 3477
3 WVa reporters who condemned interview of ex-coal CEO fired 1 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 3322
Paul Newman, 'Cool Hand Luke' and Huntington, West Virginia 6 appalachiablue Dec 2022 Dec 2022 6 3747
On this day, December 6, 1907, 362 workers were killed in the Monongah mining disaster. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2022 Dec 2022 1 2888

West Virginia Continued...

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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 3900
52 Years Ago Today; Southern Airways Flight 932 crashes in WV. "We Are Marshall." 1 mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2022 Nov 2022 6 3191
A thoughtful post from the Cabell County WV Democrats Facebook page. 3 Staph Nov 2022 Nov 2022 9 3073
DU4 Test 3 Lasher Nov 2022 Nov 2022 3 1383
GOP WV Delegate under fire for allegations of quid pro quo sexual harassment 1 Lasher Oct 2022 Oct 2022 3 3974
One more day for West Virginians to register for this year's election! 0 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 1 2017
West Virginians fear a road meant to help their towns could destroy them 2 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 3547
Morgantown area students protest a decision by the superintendent to remove pride flags 4 mahatmakanejeeves Oct 2022 Oct 2022 5 4725
Bill to benefit Mountain Valley Pipeline hits turbulence in Congress 0 mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2022 Sep 2022 1 2215
'There was no warning' Pallbearer killed by officers at West Virginia funeral 17 Jilly_in_VA Sep 2022 Sep 2022 51 7366
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 4468
Fish kill, nine miles of river, potentially affected by chemical spill on W.Va. Turnpike 0 sl8 Aug 2022 Aug 2022 5 3425
Wondering what all the fuss is in West Virginia about the Mountain Valley Pipeline? 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 3 3263
WV Democrats powerless to stop abortion ban 0 mahatmakanejeeves Aug 2022 Aug 2022 2 2296
Remembering Woody Williams of WVa.: US Marine, Last WWII Medal of Honor Recipient, Iwo Jima. 0 appalachiablue Jul 2022 Jul 2022 5 4442
After two years in a coma, West Virginia woman wakes to name brother in attack 0 Jilly_in_VA Jul 2022 Jul 2022 15 3831
More Than a Stereotype, West Virginia. 8 Stereotypes Every West Virginian Hates 10 appalachiablue Jun 2022 Jun 2022 15 5376
Happy Birthday, West Virginia - 159 years young! 4 Staph Jun 2022 Jun 2022 2 2289
The Chesapeake Bay watershed spans more than 64,000 square miles, 0 elleng Jun 2022 Jun 2022 5 7596
One West Virginia community ponders life after a coal-fired power plant 1 mahatmakanejeeves May 2022 Jun 2022 0 3995
WV: Governor Jim Justice Being Treated for Possible Lyme Disease 3 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 2816
Black Appalachian Activist, Writer & Dissenter of Coney Barrett Confirmation Tells Her Story 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 3 3174
WV: Restrictions on Clean Syringes Led To Severe HIV Outbreak, Kanawha Co. Cases As Many As NYC 0 appalachiablue May 2022 May 2022 6 3920
WVU Receiving $11M for Research on Visual Disabilities 0 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 2 2127
Union Carbide Asks Judge To Bar 'Prejudicial' Words In Lawsuit 1 TexasTowelie May 2022 May 2022 1 3797
Healthcare options limited in proposed VA hospital changes 1 Mysterian Apr 2022 Apr 2022 1 2150
WV Protest Targets Sen. Joe Manchin Coal Baron: 'More Like A Russian Oligarch Than A West Virginian' 0 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 2 3949
West Virginians To Blockade Sen. Manchin's Coal Plant: Coal Baron's Entanglements From Soup To Nuts 2 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 19 3741
Mass Action Planned at Heart of Joe Manchin's Coal Empire: April 9, Saturday (WV) 0 appalachiablue Apr 2022 Apr 2022 6 2897
A possible new industry for West Virginia raises some old questions 6 mahatmakanejeeves Apr 2022 Apr 2022 3 2607

West Virginia Continued...

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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 2712
Ah! Those whacky Libertarians! 3 634-5789 Mar 2022 Mar 2022 14 2160
WOMEN COAL MINERS, Interviewed: WV Mine Wars Museum Forum, Women's History Month 2 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Mar 2022 5 3760
West Virginia Advances Bill Punishing Banks for Cutting Oil Ties 3 In It to Win It Mar 2022 Mar 2022 3 1993
WVa Icon: Ken Hechler- Statesman, War Hero, Prof, Author, Only Congressman To March w MLK, Selma 4 appalachiablue Mar 2022 Mar 2022 7 3748
West Virginia Legislature passes bill to redesignate Glenville State College as university 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 2 1737
'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 3571
West Virginia bill blocking 'critical race theory' teaching misses deadline 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1345
WV Senate President says his signature bill will 'protect' coal companies. But the industry itself i 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 2919
Legislative takeover of state ed policy would be called 'clarification' on ballot; Senate postpones 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 2081
WV House bill gutting state mine inspectors' enforcement powers prompts public hearing, draws UMWA 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 7 1939
'Major questions' loom over climate change as Supreme Court hears WV-led case against EPA 0 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 3 1209
WV Gov. Jim Justice went after WSAZ for this story, singling out one reporter in particular. 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 2742
This Black WV town is a toxic air 'sacrifice zone' 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 0 1224
Families are suing a West Virginia school district for holding a Christian assembly 4 Jilly_in_VA Feb 2022 Feb 2022 13 2486
Company to build $40 million plant at Exit 1 in Bluefield, creating 150 to 300 new jobs 0 mahatmakanejeeves Feb 2022 Feb 2022 4 2807
UPDATE: WV Public High School Allowed Notorious Anti-LGBT Sports Organization To Host Xtian Assembly 3 appalachiablue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 10 1748
WV HS Students Hold Walkout After Forced To Attend Church Revival At School W 'Doors Locked': ACLU 13 appalachiablue Feb 2022 Feb 2022 19 4064
W.Va. Lawmakers Advance Bill To Enhance Voter Fraud Penalty 1 TexasTowelie Feb 2022 Feb 2022 1 1495
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 2317
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