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|By TALI ARBEL
President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 11:07 PM EDT
|By FARNOUSH AMIRI and DAN SEWELL
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine tested positive Thursday for the coronavirus just ahead a planned meeting with President Donald Trump.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2020 at 10:09 PM EDT
|By BARBARA ORTUTAY
Facebook has deleted a post by President Donald Trump for the first time, saying it violated its policy against spreading misinformation about the coronavirus.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2020 at 3:34 PM EDT
|By KEVIN FREKING and ZEKE MILLER
President Donald Trump said he will take action as soon as Saturday to ban Chinese-owned video app TikTok from the United States.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2020 at 7:45 PM EDT
|By LISA MASCARO AP Congressional Correspondent
Negotiations over a new COVID-19 rescue bill were in flux Friday after the White House floated cutting an unemployment benefits boost to as little as $100 and President Donald Trump turned to a new priority, adding money to build a new FBI headquarters.
Updated: Jul. 11, 2020 at 6:58 PM EDT
President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to a military hospital on Saturday, the first time the president has been seen in public with the type of facial covering recommended by health officials as a precaution against spreading or becoming infected by the novel coronavirus.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 7:09 PM EDT
|By AAMER MADHANI and LAURIE KELLMAN Associated Press
In Republican circles -- with the notable exception of the man who leads the party -- the debate about masks is over: It’s time to put one on.
Updated: Jun. 30, 2020 at 1:30 PM EDT
The program is credited by government officials for saving millions of jobs, with more than 4.8 million small business owners tapping into the funds, for more than $519 billion in loans.
Updated: Jun. 26, 2020 at 8:09 PM EDT
|By BARBARA ORTUTAY AP Technology Writer
CEO Mark Zuckerberg had previously refused to take action against Trump posts suggesting that mail-in ballots will lead to voter fraud.
Updated: Jun. 19, 2020 at 10:01 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
Sam Petsonk says he has won the Democratic primary for West Virginia attorney general, but the race is still considered too close to call.
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Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 6:28 PM EDT
|By Todd Baucher
Sen. Shelley Moore Capito discusses the just-introduced Republican "Justice Bill" aimed at police reform.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 6:18 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
All shootings by Ohio police officers and any deaths of individuals in custody would be investigated by independent agencies under a proposal announced Wednesday by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine in his first major response to days of protests over police treatment of minorities.
Updated: Jun. 17, 2020 at 3:17 PM EDT
|By Jacqueline Policastro
President Donald Trump spoke one-on-one with Gray Television's Washington Bureau Chief Jacqueline Policastro Wednesday at the White House.
Updated: Jun. 14, 2020 at 2:20 PM EDT
|By Angel Thompson
Jody Murphy finished 4th in the democratic race for governor in Tuesday's primary election
Updated: Jun. 11, 2020 at 9:04 PM EDT
|By Ted Fioraliso
Republican National Committee Chairwoman Ronna McDaniel made the announcement Thursday night.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 2:36 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
The West Virginia State School Board has chosen who will fill the state's top educational job.
Updated: Jun. 10, 2020 at 12:17 AM EDT
|By Zach Shrivers
Incumbent mayor Tom Joyce wins the Republican primary for his office, Sherry Dugan wins the Democratic primary to be mayor of Parkersburg.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 11:25 PM EDT
|By WSAZ
West Virginia Senate President Mitch Carmichael has been defeated Tuesday in his quest for a third term in office, according to the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 10:59 PM EDT
|By Sarah Cooke
Incumbent Tom Joyce won the primary election for Republican nominee for Parkersburg mayor Tuesday, with Sherry Dugan winning the primary for the Democratic nominee.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 9:24 PM EDT
|By Todd Baucher, WTAP
Jean Ford says she will remain active in the city of Williamstown once she leaves the mayor's office.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 9:22 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Shelley Moore Capito has moved a step closer to becoming the first West Virginia Republican to be reelected to the U.S. Senate in more than a century.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 9:12 PM EDT
|By Anthony Izaguirre (Associated Press)
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has secured the Republican nomination for governor as he seeks a second term as the state's chief executive.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 8:55 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice has secured the Republican nomination for governor as he seeks a second term as the state's chief executive.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 8:52 PM EDT
|By John Raby (Associated Press)
Republican Shelley Moore Capito has won the West Virginia primary for the U.S. Senate
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 8:28 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Republican President Donald Trump and Democratic former Vice President Joe Biden have won their respective primaries in West Virginia.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 11:50 AM EDT
|By WTAP News
Polls are opened for the West Virginia primary election until 7:30p.m.
Updated: Jun. 9, 2020 at 8:49 AM EDT
|By Jacqueline Policastro and Gray DC Staff
The Gray Television Washington News Bureau talked to 30 lawmakers from across the country in the weeks since George Floyd’s death while in police custody.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2020 at 7:35 PM EDT
|By Zach Shrivers
Four people will be on the Republican ticket to be mayor of Parkersburg this Tuesday.
Updated: Jun. 7, 2020 at 4:28 PM EDT
|By Chad Hedrick
President Trump tweets endorsement for West Virginia Governor Justice ahead of Tuesday's primary.
Updated: Jun. 6, 2020 at 11:56 PM EDT
|By Zach Shrivers
Sherry Dugan and Nancy Wilcox are the two democrats running to be mayor of Parkersburg.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2020 at 7:43 PM EDT
|By Zach Shrivers
Republicans discuss the challenges of running in a local primary during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2020 at 10:21 AM EDT
|By WSAZ
While acknowledging the large economic impact hosting the GOP convention would have on the state of West Virginia, Gov. Jim Justice admitted Wednesday that the reality of that happening is very slim.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2020 at 12:20 AM EDT
|By THOMAS BEAUMONT Associated Press
The challengers argued that King's loss of clout, even more than the continuous string of provocative and racially-charged statements over his career, was reason enough for turning on him.
Updated: May. 27, 2020 at 2:41 PM EDT
|By Todd Baucher, Associated Press
Absentee voting for the June 9 primary election is well above normal numbers in West Virginia and in Wood County.
Updated: May. 27, 2020 at 2:26 PM EDT
|By Sarah Cooke
Early voting begins Wednesday, May 27 for the June 9 West Virginia primary and will continue through June 6. The addresses of voting locations, along with hours of operation, are as follows.
Updated: May. 20, 2020 at 4:44 PM EDT
|By Todd Baucher
Senators Capito and Manchin have differing views on providing more COVID-19 relief to state and local governments.
Updated: May. 18, 2020 at 6:17 AM EDT
|By Angel Thompson
State Sen. Ron Stollings, a Democratic candidate running for governor of West Virginia, visited the Mid-Ohio Valley to speak with the community and small-business owners to find out how they have been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: May. 15, 2020 at 3:15 PM EDT
|By Hillel Italie (AP)
Curtis Sittenfeld's new novel imagines an alternate life for Hillary Clinton.
Updated: May. 13, 2020 at 4:12 PM EDT
|By Dennis Bright
Parkersburg City Council will conduct its meetings virtually until West Virginia's governor lifts a state-of-emergency declared at the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Updated: May. 11, 2020 at 4:32 PM EDT
|By Todd Baucher
The Secretary of State's office reminds West Virginians May 19 is the last day to register to vote for the June primary.
Updated: May. 5, 2020 at 3:05 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Governor Mike DeWine cutting $775 million in budget cuts, including Medicaid and public and higher education.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2020 at 6:26 PM EDT
|By Todd Baucher
Two of three members of Washington County Commission fall to challengers.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2020 at 12:26 AM EDT
|By Zach Shrivers
Zachary Saunders Democratic primary race for Common Pleas Judge in Athens County.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2020 at 11:59 PM EDT
|By Zach Shrivers
Ric Wasserman has taken the Democratic nomination for Treasurer of Athens County.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2020 at 10:39 PM EDT
|By WTAP
The Washington County Board of Elections said Tuesday night that results of the Primary Election are being delayed because of an issue with the counting of the ballots.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2020 at 9:43 PM EDT
|By Todd Baucher
Ohio 6th district congressman Bill Johnson wins the Republican nomination for reelection to Congress.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2020 at 8:29 PM EDT
|By Associated Press
Biden clinched Tuesday's contest, which was less about the Democratic nomination and more about how states can conduct elections in the era of the coronavirus.
Updated: Apr. 28, 2020 at 10:33 AM EDT
|By Associated Press
The first major test of an almost completely vote-by-mail election during a pandemic is about to unfold in Ohio, offering lessons to other states about how to conduct one of the most basic acts of democracy amid a health crisis.
Updated: Apr. 17, 2020 at 5:14 PM EDT
|By Todd Baucher, Associated Press
Senator Shelley Moore Capito calls for congressional approval of new small business loan funding.
Updated: Apr. 14, 2020 at 5:48 PM EDT
|By Todd Baucher
The Wood County Commission certifies local primary results, holds off on certifying local results of West Virginia races.