West Virginia Archives

Middle School Boy Dies from Football Practice Injury

A West Virginia town is mourning the death of a 13-year-old boy who died from an injury sustained during football practice. Cohen Craddock, 13, was in the 8th grade at Madison Middle School when he was killed playing football. The young teenager received a head injury during football practice, causing…

Joe Manchin Boosts Speculation of a Run for West Virginia Governor

Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) has refused to rule out a gubernatorial run, boosting speculation that he's planning to enter the race for governor of West Virginia. It comes as reports emerged that Republicans are encouraging Manchin to run for governor of West Virginia. Manchin responded to Monday reports that…

West Virginia Blocks BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Several Others from State Contracts over ESG Push

Officials in West Virginia have banned several globalist financial institutions from consideration for state contacts over their involvement in "environmental, social, and governance" (ESG) initiatives. West Virginia will ban four additional financial institutions from state-funded contracts over their involvement in the woke initiatives, the Washington Examiner reported. The move was…

Train Carrying Toxic Materials Derails in West Virginia

A CSX cargo train carrying toxic materials has derailed in rural West Virginia, according to reports. The train derailed around 4:15 p.m. Monday in the area of Low Line and Magnolia roads in Morgan County. The nine derailed cars contained dry cement, calcium chloride, and sodium hydroxide, according to CSX and…

West Virginia Republicans to Consider Blocking Unaffiliated, Independent, Democrat Voters from GOP Primary

Republicans in West Virginia are considering plans to block unaffiliated, independent, and Democrat voters from casting voters in the state's GOP primary. While some states have "closed" partisan primary elections, in which only registered voters of the respective party may participate, other states have "open" primary elections. These "open" primaries…

Federal Judge Blocks Effort to Remove Trump from West Virginia Ballot

A federal judge has blocked an effort to remove President Donald Trump from the 2024 Republican primary ballot in West Virginia. The bid was pushed in a lawsuit by John Anthony Castro. Castro, who claims to be a Republican, is the little-known presidential candidate who has unsuccessfully run for several…

Democrat Lawmaker Reaches Limit with Party, Switches to Republicans

West Virginia State Senator Glenn Jeffries reached his limit with the Democratic Party and switched to the Republicans. Democrats were not pleased and trashed Jeffries over the move. However, the state lawmaker stood strong and completed the paperwork. Jeffries said: “I have the greatest respect for the many friends and…

Bette Midler Melts Down over WV Gov’s Joke: ‘His Dog’s a** Would Make a Better Governor’

Bette Midler has fired back at West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) after his message to the leftist Hollywood actress went viral. During his televised State of the State address on Friday, the governor humiliated Midler by telling her to kiss his dog’s rear end. Toward the end of his…

Trump Fires Vows to Expose Bette Midler over WV Insult: ‘I Love You West Virginia’

President Donald Trump has fired back at Bette Midler after Hollywood star insulted the good people of West Virginia. In a social media outburst earlier this week, Midler blasted West Virginians as "poor, illiterate, and strung out." In response, Trump promised to "tell the real facts about" Midler in the…