New from me, Leah Willingham⁩, and ⁦Rodrique Ngowi⁩: Boston's St. Patrick's Day may be known for a boozy good time, but more are opting to forgo the buzz. apnews.com/article/st-pat…

After weeks since its first hearing in the House Health and Human Services Committee, lawmakers removed a proposed religious and philosophical exemption from a bill dealing with West Virginia’s school-age immunization requirements. theintelligencer.net/news/top-headl…

West Virginia couple sentenced to maximum of decades in prison for abusing adopted children apnews.com/article/west-v…

The House amended the vaccine bill Friday, adopting an amendment that would reinstate the religious exemptions requested by Gov. Patrick Morrisey. It would also allow private schools to set their own vaccination policies, which the Senate didn’t want. westvirginiawatch.com/2025/03/21/sch…

Coal Country Voices Say Closures Of MSHA Offices Will Endanger Mine Safety #news #environment John Raby and Leah Willingham report for The Associated Press apnews.com/article/doge-m…

"To state the obvious, if the AP’s wire reporters are not in the room when news happens, they can hardly be the first to break the news." storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…

From ⁦⁦The Associated Press⁩: A federal judge has ordered the White House to restore The Associated Press’ full access to cover presidential events, affirming that the government cannot punish a news organization for the content of its speech. apnews.com/article/trump-…

“Under the First Amendment, if the Government opens its doors to some journalists — be it to the Oval Office, the East Room, or elsewhere — it cannot then shut those doors to other journalists because of their viewpoints,” wrote Judge McFadden, a Trump appointee.

HUGE congrats to Amelia Knisely!!! So deserved!

This is awesome, and so is Amelia! Congrats Amelia Knisely 👏

Congressman Riley Moore visited a maximum security prison in El Salvador where some people deported from the United States are being held and posted photos on social media, including one of Moore giving a thumbs up sign. wvmetronews.com/2025/04/16/con…

“I’m sorry if people are offended by them wearing masks, but I’m not going to let my agents go out there and put their lives...their family on the line because people don’t like what immigration enforcement is,” ICE's acting director said today. My latest: shorturl.at/j09cG

“We disrupted a kid’s life. We disrupted a community’s life. These kids should be celebrating graduation and prom, I assume? They should be doing kid stuff, and it is a travesty and a waste of our judicial process to have to go through this.” For The Associated Press: apnews.com/article/marcel…

A Massachusetts high school student who was arrested by immigration agents on his way to volleyball practice has been released from custody after a judge granted him bond Thursday. My latest for The Associated Press:

Gomes da Silva described “humiliating” conditions and said his faith helped him through 6 days of detention. On his wrist, he wore a bracelet made from the thin sheet of metallic blanket he was given to sleep on the cement floor. "I’ll always remember this place," he said.

During Pride month, the stakes of celebrating feel higher than usual for some in WV. In Huntington, Pride month now looks a bit different. For the first time in several years, an LGBTQ+ Pride flag is not flying over city hall. From Caity westvirginiawatch.com/2025/06/09/wer…

A Russian-born scientist and Harvard University researcher charged with smuggling frog embryos in the U.S. shared hugs and laughs with supporters after a judge released her from federal custody on Thursday. For The Associated Press: apnews.com/article/immigr…

In the state that served as the model for Obamacare, advocates and health care workers fear the piece-by-by dismantling of a program that has provided insurance, preventive care and life-saving medication to hundreds of thousands of people. For The Associated Press: apnews.com/article/trump-…

Less than an hour apart, and it's only Wednesday OREM, Utah (AP) — Charlie Kirk is in critical condition at hospital after being shot at Utah event, AP source says. DENVER (AP) — Three people were critically wounded in shooting at a suburban Denver high school, authorities say.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox calls for unity following Charlie Kirk's death | AP News apnews.com/article/spence…