By KAREN MATTHEWS Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — A man who pulled out a pistol and fired it on a New York City subway platform in an apparent attempt to stop someone from stealing a woman's purse was charged Thursday with criminal possession of a weapon and menacing.
No one was struck ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A lawsuit filed by inmates who described conditions at a southern West Virginia jail as inhumane has been settled, a federal judge said Tuesday, a week after a magistrate judge said some records in the suit had been intentionally destroyed.
U.S. District Judge Frank ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia school district has passed a policy mandating annual religious freedom training as part of a lawsuit settlement after an evangelical preacher held a revival assembly during the school day in 2022 that some students were required to attend.
As part of ...
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia forward Akok Akok was hospitalized Friday night after collapsing on the court during a charity exhibition game.
Akok suffered a medical emergency early in the second half of the game with George Mason, West Virginia's athletic department said in a ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia has benefited from waiting to reveal where he stands as the swing vote in a chamber closely divided between Democrats and Republicans.
He's taken the same approach when it comes to the next phase of his political career: The moderate ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former Democratic leader in the West Virginia House of Delegates plans to run for secretary of state next year as a Republican.
Doug Skaff registered as a pre-candidate for the office Thursday.
"In today's ever-changing world I will bring a deep understanding of ...
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (AP) — Kaitlyn Adkins is studying law to help families in her community impacted by the opioid epidemic at the heart of West Virginia coal country.
But to do that, she needs someone to help look after her three toddlers. The first-generation college graduate said she ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A federal appeals court is considering cases out of North Carolina and West Virginia that could have significant implications on whether individual states are required to cover health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance.
The Richmond-based ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Despite shouts of "stop the cuts" from students, West Virginia University's board voted Friday to make wide-ranging reductions to academic programs and faculty positions as it grapples with a $45 million budget shortfall.
The state's largest university will drop 28 ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Del. Doug Skaff is resigning from the West Virginia House of Delegates after stepping down as the chamber's Democratic leader last month.
Skaff, who has represented Kanawha County as a Democrat in the House for nearly 11 nonconsecutive years, delivered a resignation ...