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A Boone County mother charged with child neglect linked to the death of her daughter had pulled the girl from public school for homeschooling, according to documents obtained from the local school district. The 14-year-old girl was found April 17 “emaciated to a skeletal state,” local deputies said. Her grandmother told WCHS that the child […] The post Records show deceased Boone girl found emaciated was being homeschooled appeared first on West Virginia Watch.

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On this week's episode of Mountain Stage, you'll hear two premier West Virginia arts and culture organizations join forces for an epic show combining orchestral and pop tunes.

Charles Bethea on the relic hunter Bill Erquitt’s collection of historical artifacts from the Civil War, which became highly sought after following his death, in 2020.

CAMERON — William “Bill” Lester Bennett, 69, of Cameron, passed away on Aug. 4, 2023.

West Virginia Treasurer Riley Moore has made battling ESG a top priority, and he now hopes to bring that fight to the halls of Congress.

A sweeping broadband bill recently passed by the West Virginia Legislature provides protections for current and future internet customers.

Casey Johnson, left, and David Laub, right. Casey Johnson lives in Pittsburgh’s North Shore, a couple of blocks from one of the most colorful buildings in the nation, Randyland, a utopian-esque public art installation with walls, chairs, and trinkets in every possible shade and hue. When apartment shopping in the Steel City, Johnson, who is pansexual, gender non-binary and uses non-gendered pronouns, searched to find a neighborhood that was the “most accepting.” North Shore, they said, ...

House Technology and Infrastructure Chair Daniel Linville, R- Cabell, explains House Bill 2002 for broadband. The West Virginia House of Delegates voted Wednesday to advance legislation to address the state’s broadband woes. House Bill 2002 includes numerous provisions for broadband deployment, consumer protections and accountability of companies that receive public funding. It’s not the West Virginia Legislature’s first broadband bill. In the last five years, state lawmakers have create...

The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill Thursday to create a "Universal Recognition of Occupational Licenses Act," in attempt to attract more people to the state.