Convenience store chain with hundreds of outlets in 6 states hit with discrimination lawsuit

The Sheetz convenience store chain has been hit with a lawsuit by federal officials who allege the company discriminated against minority job applicants. Sheetz Inc., which operates more than 700 stores in six states, discriminated against Black, Native American and multiracial job...

Mother charged in death of 14-year-old found 'emaciated to a skeletal state'

MADISON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia mother has been charged in the death of her 14-year-old daughter, who was found “emaciated to a skeletal state,” according to officials and court documents. The mother was arrested Wednesday and charged with child neglect causing death,...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

Charleston Gazette Mail. April 12, 2024. Editorial: GOP gubernatorial primary still a messy logjam Polling has shown West Virginia Republican and independent voters aren’t particularly fired up about any one candidate for governor, and that trend continues in a new...

Things to know as courts and legislatures act on transgender kids’ rights

Three court rulings across the U.S. this week delved into laws restricting the rights of transgender kids, including the first time the U.S. Supreme Court has gotten involved in a ban on gender-affirming care. Most Republican-controlled states have now banned gender-affirming health...

West Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete, appeals court says

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia's transgender sports ban violates the rights of a teen athlete under Title IX, the federal civil rights law that prohibits sex-based discrimination in schools, an appeals court ruled Tuesday. The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1...

Coal miners have long faced risk of black lung disease. Now they're getting new protections

WASHINGTON (AP) — Coal miners will be better protected from poisonous silica dust that has contributed to the premature deaths of thousands of mine workers from a respiratory ailment commonly known as black lung disease, the Labor Department said Tuesday as it issued a new federal rule on miners'...

Federal appeals court finds West Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that the ruling overturns the ban.)

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Federal appeals court finds West Virginia transgender sports ban discriminates against teen athlete (CORRECTS: A previous APNewsAlert erroneously reported that the ruling overturns the ban.).

'I'm dying, you're not': Those terminally ill ask more states to legalize physician-assisted death

DENVER (AP) — On a brisk day at a restaurant outside Chicago, Deb Robertson sat with her teenage grandson to talk about her death. She’ll probably miss his high school graduation. She declined the extended warranty on her car. Sometimes she wonders who will be at her funeral. ...

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

Charleston Gazette-Mail. April 4, 2024. Editorial: West Virginians show resiliency through storm Tuesday morning was frightening for West Virginians across most of the state. Cellphones blared emergency warnings, as did televisions and radios. Sirens...

9 children injured, 1 seriously, in school bus crash

HURRICANE, W.Va. (AP) — Nine students were injured Wednesday morning when a West Virginia school bus hit a tree, officials said. One student was in serious condition and will need surgery due to internal injuries, but the other injuries appeared to be minor, Putnam County Sheriff...