West Virginia Government News

The majority of West Virginia residents with weight and health problems admit they need help, but many don't see a doctor because they can't afford it or can't get there.

Two more southern states have agreed to allow West Virginians to carry concealed weapons.

The latest version of the state's election law on disclosing who pays for campaign ads by independent or third-party groups near election time is under attack again, this time by a small, nonprofit, West ...

Portions of Virginia and West Virginia are about to get their first taste of winter.

Rep. Shelley Moore Capito was the only one of the state's three representatives in the U.S. House to vote against a $700 billion bailout for financial institutions Sept.

The majority of West Virginia residents with weight and health problems admit they need help, but many don't see a doctor because they can't afford it.

Paying down debt and engaging in prudent investment practices has not been the policy among some enormous private financial institutions during recent years.

Evaluating a West Virginia man's claim that a Frederick County surgeon stapled his rectum shut, a jury Tuesday in U.S. District Court told the patient he was full of it.

The West Virginia Wesleyan College Poll for The State Journal shows Republican John McCain with a double-digit lead in West Virginia in the presidential campaign.

Local legislators defended their votes for and against a $700 billion Wall Street bailout plan that failed Monday in a 228-205 decision by the House of Representatives.

Patriot Coal is idling a West Virginia mine due to high costs. St. Louis-based Patriot said Monday the closure of a companion surface mine slashed productivity and forced up costs at the remaining underground ...

West Virginia's members of Congress appear to agree that any Wall Street bailout plan require independent oversight of its spending, and impose some limits on executive compensation at the banks seeking rescue.

For years, West Virginia has been urging residents to get fit by walking and biking more often.

A final defendant pleaded guilty on Friday to his role in the kidnapping and torture of a young black woman in West Virginia, a prosecutor said.

Lines at the polls may be a little longer in three West Virginia counties this year, because the state declined to certify 21 touch-screen voting machines local officials ordered.

A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrolman has been charged with battery on a police officer.

Federal inspectors are blaming a fatal explosion at a West Virginia convenience store in part on a propane tank being located too close to the building.

Other Stories by Courtney Dunn MORGANTOWN -- Three-time presidential candidate Ralph Nader visited Morgantown Wednesday, making a stop in his campaign train at West Virginia University.

Speaking to an anti-pollution activist in Ohio this week, Senator Joe Biden said "no coal plants here in America". That sparked a flurry of reaction from state political leaders.

West Virginians pay the lowest housing costs in the country, but they also don't make a lot of money.