West Virginia

CDC inquiry sought on HIV outbreak in WVa’s largest county

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin on Monday submitted a congressional inquiry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding an HIV...

Avant-garde publisher Giancarlo DiTrapano dead at 47

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NEW YORK — Giancarlo DiTrapano, an avant-garde magazine and book publisher who as the founder of New York Tyrant worked with Atticus Lish, Sam...

States sue to undo Biden pause on US oil & gas lease sales

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NEW ORLEANS — Thirteen states sued the Biden administration Wednesday to end a suspension of new oil and gas leases on federal land and...

Fired West Virginia teacher loses suit over bigoted posts

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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a high school teacher in West Virginia who was fired in 2017...

An outsider’s eye, an instant camera and America seen anew

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Through the lens of an instant camera, through the eyes of an outsider, oft-neglected corners of America take on a very different cast. ...

States sue Biden in bid to revive Keystone XL pipeline

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BILLINGS, Mont. — Attorneys general from 21 states on Wednesday sued to to overturn President Joe Biden’s cancellation of the contentious Keystone XL oil...

CDC: West Virginia HIV wave could be ‘tip of the iceberg’

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For years, West Virginia has had the nation’s highest rate of opioid drug addictions and drug overdose deaths. Now the state...

OxyContin maker Purdue proposes $10B plan to exit bankruptcy

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Purdue Pharma, which helped revolutionize the prescription painkiller business with its drug OxyContin, is proposing a $10 billion plan to emerge from bankruptcy that...

Feds: WVa man sold devices to anti-government supporters

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A West Virginia man has pleaded guilty to a weapons charge after he was accused of selling machine gun conversion devices...

Governors applaud Biden’s vaccine timeline, but need supply

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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Governors largely cheered President Joe Biden's declaration that all Americans should be eligible for coronavirus vaccinations by May 1, but the...