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Some Republican lawmakers in West Virginia want to ban transgender youth at risk for self-harm or suicide from accessing medical interventions such as hormone therapy. The GOP-controlled Legislature banned such interventions last year while allowing the self-harm and suicide exception. Now, a group of lawmakers want to eliminate that narrow definition, which requires parental consent and a diagnosis of severe gender dysphoria from two medical professionals, both of whom must provide written te...

Gastroenterologist indicted on tax fraud and obstructing justice for failing to pay over $2.4 million in payroll taxes.

Baylor surged ahead early with a strong inside presence, then buried West Virginia with long baskets to win in a tough road venue and keep pace in the tight Big 12 race. Freshman Ja'Kobe Walter scored 23 points to lead six Baylor players in double figures and the 12th-ranked Bears beat West Virginia 94-81 on Saturday night. “I think our offense was flowing pretty well,” said Walter, who is Baylor’s leading scorer at 14.5 points per game and among six Bears averaging a...

West Virginia's Republican-supermajority House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday to narrow the definitions of gender that Democrats label as a dystopian bill that would give women no additional rights and is a way for the GOP to suppress transgender people. The bill passed on an 87-12 vote and now goes to the GOP-dominated Senate. “I cannot believe we’re doing this on Valentine’s Day,” said Democratic Del. Kayla Young, of Kanawha County.

West Virginia's Republican-supermajority House of Delegates overwhelmingly passed legislation Wednesday to narrow the definitions of gender that Democrats label as a dystopian bill that would give women no additional rights and is a way for the GOP to suppress transgender people. The bill passed on an 87-12 vote and now goes to the GOP-dominated Senate. “I cannot believe we’re doing this on Valentine’s Day,” said Democratic Del. Kayla Young, of Kanawha County.

Mobile sports betting is now legal in most of the country, including West Virginia. There has also been an increase in people from West Virginia seeking help with an addiction to sports betting. Maricel Bernardo, director of West Virginia’s Problem Gambling Help Network, says the demographic of help-seekers has changed, and anyone can develop a gambling addiction.

Legislation in West Virginia to narrow the definitions of gender would give women no further rights and is a way for Republicans to suppress transgender people, speakers at a public hearing said Thursday. Dozens of speakers condemned the “Women’s Bill of Rights” while a handful spoke in favor of it during the 45-minute hearing in the House chambers at the state Capitol. Marshall University student Max Varney said the bill uses women's rights as a cover for transphobia...

Attorneys for the family of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice are seeking to block a Virginia bank from plans to auction off land at the governor's posh resort to recover more than $300 million on defaulted business loans. A complaint seeking an injunction was filed Wednesday on behalf of the Greenbrier Sporting Club in White Sulphur Springs. The filing in Greenbrier County Circuit Court said the auction would jeopardize thousands of jobs and “severely damage” both the club and...

The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is reviewing bids for construction of a viewing tower and a 2,000 square feet visitor center with displays dedicated to the history of the states elk program and the reclaimed surface mine areas in which the elk have been introduced. By the end of February 2024, 150 elk are expected to reside at the Tomblin Wildlife Management Area.

A healthy Fousseyni Traore is giving No. 22 BYU a big lift heading into the final month of the regular season. Traore had a season-high 24 points and nine rebounds to lead the Cougars to an 86-73 victory over West Virginia on Saturday night. Traore, the team’s top returning scorer from last season, missed seven games in December with a hamstring injury.