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WEIRTON — A rally at American Legion Post 10 saw two primary election candidates express their support for union workers at Cleveland-Cliffs’ Weirton tin mi

West Liberty University formally inaugurated Dr. Tim Borchers as the university's 38th president on Friday.Although he took office on July 1, 2023, the celebrat

WELLSBURG — Many attending the grand opening Tuesday of the Brooke County Judicial Center commented on the three-story building’s elegant wood trim and furn

Until 1976, West Virginia authorities could not charge a married person with penetrative rape of their spouse.

Gov. Jim Justice signed a law on Friday eliminating marital exemptions for sex abuse. Advocates say the new law will help survivors pursue legal recourse for their experiences with spousal abuse.

Certain sexual assaults against a spouse will now be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a law signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice.

Certain sexual assaults against a spouse will now be criminalized in West Virginia for the first time under a law signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice. The law, signed Friday,

CHARLESTON — Married people in West Virginia could be charged with certain sexual assault acts against their spouses for the first time under a controversial bill passed‘Monday by West Virginia’s

Currently there is a exemption for sexual abuse in marriage. Monday the Senate passed a bill that would change that. 

Former attorney Ryan Weld proposed the legislation that would remove marriage as a defense to first- and third-degree sexual assault.