“While it was terrifying and, honestly, will take a lot of mental processing, the experience confirmed for me the importance of student journalists because we know our campus better than any outside reporter would. It has not deterred me from wanting to continue this coverage.”

The man at the center of my biggest investigative story has been charged with money laundering, according to WDTV.

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#WVU is starstruck after astronomy professor gets rare honor of selection to National Academy of Sciences

story:

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A three-judge panel ordered Wednesday that two county commissioners in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle be removed from office over a month after they were arrested for purposefully jilting their duties by skipping public meetings. (for The Associated Press)

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#Mississippi lawmakers quietly kill bills to restrict legal recognition of transgender people (from The Associated Press) #msleg #msgov apnews.com/article/6c7117…

Backers of a ban on gender care for minors in Kansas fail to override the governor's veto apnews.com/article/gender…

New: West Virginia and North Carolina’s refusal to cover certain health care for transgender people with government-sponsored insurance is discriminatory, a federal appeals court ruled Monday in a case likely headed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Disgraced coal CEO lost races as GOP and third party candidate. He's trying again as a Democrat (from The Associated Press) apnews.com/article/f51e9e…

West Virginia will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in on an appeals court ruling that allowed a transgender athlete to compete on her middle school teams, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday.

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WVU is wrapping up a publicly tumultuous year as national media have questioned how a land-grant university, particularly one in a poor state, can remain competitive after gutting World Languages, graduate math programs and more, reports @AmeliaKnisely.
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West Virginia people!

Tomorrow is the final day to register to vote / update your information for the May primary.

Stay engaged and vote!

In race for his Senate seat, Joe Manchin endorses West Virginia Democratic Mayor Glenn Elliott (from ⁦Leah Willingham⁩ apnews.com/article/8b8ad1…

New: Before the Dali hit the Key Bridge there were some close calls. Since 2010 more than 100 ships have had engine troubles in the Chesapeake Bay, including some perilously close to bridges. Read about it in this investigation from me and Ryan Little

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Excellent comment from Hoppy Kercheval this morning about this case — that the public deserves to know if CPS knew about this but the state will unfairly hide behind child privacy laws.
I add: We must have access to appropriate records to see where this system is failing kids.

Veteran NPR editor Uri Berliner suspended as network grapples with fallout over his essay - my story npr.org/2024/04/16/124…