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At the Capitol, West Virginians spoke out largely against a bill that would make it more difficult for people to legally identify as transgender and non-binary.
The House of Delegates held a public hearing Tuesday on a bill that would restrict West Virginians’ access to the bathrooms, changing rooms, and locker rooms that match their sex. The bill sparked impassioned speeches from attendees on both sides of the issue.
The Charleston Gazette-Mail published this editorial on Thursday:
It’s encouraging to see the West Virginia Legislature take another shot at revitalizing communities across the state devastated by the decline of the coal industry. Hopefully, the effort won’t run
At a Feb. 2, 2024 arraignment in Williamson, Mingo County, West Virginia, Timothy Kennedy pled not guilty to murder charges in the June 2, 2023 shooting death in Beech Creek, Mingo County, of WV State Police Trooper Cory Maynard. Kennedy was formally arraigned on five charges, including murder, handed down from a grand jury on Jan. 22, 2024. A trial date has not been set.