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West Virginia lawmakers approved a $4.5 billion budget on Saturday that leaves the state’s two top universities with a combined $28 million cut, unless future surpluses can kick in to cover it.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2021 at 12:02 PM EDT
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A bill was introduced in the West Virginia State Senate on Tuesday to declare the pepperoni roll as the official state food of West Virginia.
Updated: Apr. 4, 2021 at 7:56 PM EDT
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At least three houses are involved in a fire on S. Howard Street in Clarksburg on Easter Sunday.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2021 at 11:23 AM EDT
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A Fairmont woman and her boyfriend have been charged in the death of her 4-year-old son, police said.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 4:25 PM EDT
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Walmart will begin offering vaccinations in West Virginia this week through a federal pharmacy partnership.
Updated: Mar. 29, 2021 at 3:03 PM EDT
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The average price of gasoline across Northern West Virginia is five cents lower this week at $2.734 per gallon, according to AAA East Central’s Gas Price Report.
Updated: Mar. 25, 2021 at 5:57 PM EDT
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Transgender athletes in West Virginia middle and high schools would be banned from competing on teams that align with their gender identity under a bill passed Thursday by the House of Delegates.
Updated: Mar. 11, 2021 at 5:53 PM EST
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West Virginia University President Gordon Gee wrote a letter to the University community on Thursday opposing campus carry bills, which our making their way through the West Virginia legislature.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 at 12:21 PM EST
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The North Central West Virginia Airport has announced two new destination flights.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2021 at 11:29 AM EST
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A new West Virginia University School of Nursing campus will open in Bridgeport at United Hospital Center.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 1:43 AM EST
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The West Virginia NAACP is calling for the removal and disbarment of Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.
Updated: Dec. 27, 2020 at 10:57 AM EST
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Senior Airman Logan Young, 30, was fatally injured on Sunday during a mutual aid response call to a structure fire.
Updated: Dec. 24, 2020 at 12:12 PM EST
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The Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg is making a number of changes.
Updated: Dec. 20, 2020 at 10:44 AM EST
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Currently, there are 22,634 known active cases of COVID-19 in the state.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2020 at 10:34 AM EST
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DHHR officials said 20,657 cases are currently active.
Updated: Dec. 12, 2020 at 6:15 PM EST
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Del. Jason Barrett, a representative from Martinsburg - District 61, announced via Facebook Friday that he would be switching his party registration.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 9:20 AM EST
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Mylan is closing its Morgantown manufacturing facility next July.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2020 at 5:28 PM EST
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One of two inmates who died of a suspected overdose had been incarcerated for less than a day, authorities said.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2020 at 2:21 PM EST
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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources officials reported a record breaking 1,400 new COVID-19 cases in the Mountain State Saturday.
Updated: Nov. 30, 2020 at 11:59 AM EST
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Team will retain MLB affiliation in six-team summer league of draft-eligible college players
Updated: Nov. 29, 2020 at 11:02 AM EST
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DHHR officials said 16,370 cases are currently active.
Updated: Nov. 21, 2020 at 11:28 AM EST
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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources officials reported 1,118 new COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths in the Mountain State Saturday.
Updated: Nov. 19, 2020 at 10:53 AM EST
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Ayden Lee Nutter, 20, of Parkersburg was arrested after police say they found cash, marijuana, hydrocodone pills and THC oil during a traffic stop on I-79.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2020 at 11:09 AM EST
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W.Va. fugitive found in Ohio grave
Updated: Nov. 7, 2020 at 10:53 AM EST
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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources officials reported 655 new COVID-19 cases in the Mountain State Saturday.
Updated: Nov. 5, 2020 at 10:52 AM EST
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Dr. Kenneth C. Ramdat is facing charges.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2020 at 10:25 AM EST
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With the close of early voting Saturday, the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office is reporting a historic year in early voting.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2020 at 10:20 AM EDT
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This brings the total number of confirmed cases in the state to 24,460 and 457 total deaths.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 3:34 PM EDT
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25 people from four states were indicted in a drug trafficking operation that dealt with methamphetamine, crack cocaine, fentanyl, and heroin.
Updated: Oct. 25, 2020 at 10:26 PM EDT
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Bob Murray, founder and former president and CEO of Murray Energy, died Sunday at the age of 80.
Updated: Oct. 24, 2020 at 4:05 PM EDT
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Over 160 members of the 157th Military Police Company, 771st Troop Command Battalion, headquartered in Martinsburg and Moorefield, West Virginia, returned Saturday from a nine-month deployment to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Updated: Oct. 17, 2020 at 11:59 AM EDT
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These new numbers bring the total number of cases to 19,801 known persons infected, and 399 deaths since reporting began.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2020 at 3:27 PM EDT
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Parking at J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital will be restricted for the WVU football game on Oct. 17 and no tailgating will be allowed.
Updated: Oct. 10, 2020 at 10:07 AM EDT
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West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources officials reported 206 new COVID-19 cases in the Mountain State Saturday.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2020 at 12:30 PM EDT
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The West Virginia Nurses Association announced that Jeannette Williams-Parker is the first West Virginia nurse to die from COVID-19.
Updated: Oct. 2, 2020 at 2:30 PM EDT
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Bridge Day will be held virtually this year on Oct. 17. The event will take place on Facebook during the normal Bridge Day time frame of 9 am to 3 pm, announced the Bridge Day Commission today.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2020 at 5:58 PM EDT
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WVU will be allowing fans to attend football games for the first time this season on Oct. 17. The Mountaineers are playing at home at the Milan Puskar Stadium against the Kansas Jayhawks.
Updated: Sep. 26, 2020 at 10:15 AM EDT
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205 new cases were confirmed, bringing the total active cases to 7,705. The total number of cases since reporting began sits at 15,158. There have been 332 total deaths.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 4:34 PM EDT
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U.S. Senator Joe Manchin says in a statement that he does not think that the senate should vote on a Supreme Court nominee before the upcoming presidential election.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 10:42 AM EDT
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Timothy Mullinex of Harrisville was arrested for allegedly striking a victim in the head, leaving the victim unconscious on Sept. 18.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2020 at 4:50 PM EDT
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Hatfields, WVU’s newest dining hall located at the Mountainlair, is temporarily closed Sunday due to COVID-19 exposure.
Updated: Sep. 13, 2020 at 9:16 PM EDT
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Clarksburg City Councilman Jimmy Malfregeot was shot Sunday on East Main Street, multiple sources confirmed to 5 News.
Updated: Sep. 7, 2020 at 11:11 AM EDT
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In-person classes at the Morgantown campus have been suspended.
Updated: Aug. 30, 2020 at 10:21 AM EDT
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The latest numbers from the DHHR Sunday shows over 10,000 have now contracted COVID-19.
Updated: Aug. 26, 2020 at 5:02 PM EDT
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17 students are sanctioned after an investigation regarding off-campus parties.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2020 at 11:05 AM EDT
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The West Virginia University Department of Intercollegiate Athletics, in coordination with University, state and local officials, has decided that the football season’s opener against Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 12 will happen without fans at Milan Puskar Stadium.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2020 at 9:39 PM EDT
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Officials say a boat exploded Sunday afternoon in Cheat Lake.
Updated: Aug. 16, 2020 at 10:10 AM EDT
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As of 10 a.m. Sunday, health officials report 107 COVID-19 cases in West Virginia.
Updated: Aug. 13, 2020 at 10:56 AM EDT
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A Fairmont councilman is facing criticism after he posted on Facebook about former Vice President Joe Biden’s running mate.
Updated: Aug. 12, 2020 at 1:05 PM EDT
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Governor Jim Justice announced Wednesday that bars in Monongalia County will remain closed for seven more days.