Latest West Virginia state government News

Head of West Virginia gun lobby appointed to replace lawmaker-elect arrested for making threats

Jan. 23, 2025 18:46 PM EST

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The president of West Virginia's largest gun-lobbying group has been appointed to fill the seat of a lawmaker-elect who was ousted while confined to his house on charges related to terroristic threats against his colleagues. Ian Masters, a Gerrardstown...

West Virginia governor axes DEI and enacts vaccine exemptions on first full day in office

Jan. 14, 2025 17:51 PM EST

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a slew of aggressive executive orders on his first full day as West Virginia's chief executive Tuesday, including one enabling families to receive religious exemptions from required school vaccinations — a massive departure for a...