West Virginia

Joe Manchin hails expansive bill he finally agrees to as ‘great for America’
Rewritten $739bn bill, now called the Inflation Reduction Act, that tackles US debt and the climate crisis could pass Senate this week
Joanna Walters and Edward Helmore in New York
31, Jul, 2022 @6:39 PM

‘What about my life?’ West Virginia girl, 12, speaks out against anti-abortion bill
Plea by Addison Gardner during public hearing against bill that would prohibit procedure in nearly all cases goes viral
Maya Yang
30, Jul, 2022 @1:38 AM

‘A moral imperative’: how southern ministers are trying to change minds about the climate crisis
Faith leaders in the skeptical south are working to persuade their congregations that climate action is a Christian duty
Emily Cataneo
26, Jul, 2022 @10:00 AM

‘A modern-day villain’: Joe Manchin condemned for killing US climate action
The West Virginia senator, a fossil-fuel millionaire, has refused to support any spending to curb the climate crisis
Oliver Milman in New York
15, Jul, 2022 @3:33 PM

Virginia: all missing people accounted for following severe flash-flooding
Authorities initially reported 44 people missing following heavy rainfall and winds, but now have declared all were found safe
Coral Murphy Marcos
14, Jul, 2022 @4:36 PM

‘Condemning everyone alive’: outrage at US supreme court climate ruling
Limiting the Environmental Protection Agency at a time when fossil fuel emissions need to be curbed is ‘devastating’
Ayurella Horn-Muller
30, Jun, 2022 @7:19 PM

US supreme court rules against EPA and hobbles government power to limit harmful emissions
Court sides with Republican states as ruling represents landmark moment in rightwing effort to dismantle ‘regulatory state’
Oliver Milman in New York
30, Jun, 2022 @2:38 PM

Six die in vintage helicopter crash in West Virginia
Accident involving Bell UH-1B ‘Huey’ used in Hollywood films took place at show where guests without pilot licenses could fly aircraft
Gloria Oladipo
23, Jun, 2022 @2:44 PM

Republican who livestreamed Capitol attack given three months in prison
West Virginia lawmaker Derrick Evans, 37, who filmed self-incriminating footage, pleaded guilty to committing civil disorder
Nina Lakhani
23, Jun, 2022 @1:15 PM

Did Joe Manchin block climate action to benefit his financial interests?
Recent revelations that Democratic West Virginian senator quietly made millions from his coal business could come back to haunt him as he eyes a run for re-election
Chris McGreal in Fairmont, West Virginia
31, May, 2022 @7:00 AM

How restrictions on syringe programs led to a severe HIV outbreak in West Virginia
The state had hope with programs providing free, sterile syringes, but when those were shuttered one county saw as many infections as in New York City
Jessica Glenza
09, May, 2022 @9:00 AM

‘Bomb cyclone’ storm dumps snow across eastern US
Powerful late-winter storm comes with predicted snowfall up to about 13in and potential to cause travel issues and outages
Victoria Bekiempis and agencies
12, Mar, 2022 @10:44 PM
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