West Virginia news outlets have been holding powerful political and financial interests to account for more than a century. Vast natural resources and wealth sit alongside abject poverty in the state.

Tim Shea grinds a hook bar at Warwood Tool Company in Wheeling, W.Va., on May 2. Rep. Evan Jenkins, who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP Senate nomination in West Virginia, was touring the plant ...

But 2000 proved consequential in West Virginia political history. The state went for George W. Bush in the presidential contest, and Capito broke the Democratic hold on the delegation.

But West Virginia -- blue until 2000 -- doesn't fit that pattern. Nationally, it's about in the middle ground in terms of how Democrats and Republicans compare in the state. I can read your mind.

"For West Virginia, I would say that I feel kind of rock bottom," says the West Virginia University sophomore. "However, my views on the political shift in the country as a whole is it's shifting ...

West Virginia’s political red wave rolls on. By Hoppy Kercheval . July 26, 2024 - 12:48 am. The red wave of Republican Party registration continues to wash over West Virginia.

West Virginia Public Broadcasting dismissed part-time reporter Amelia Ferrell Knisely after she covered allegations of the mistreatment of people with disabilities in the state's care.

West Virginia political figures moved to defend former President Donald Trump after revelations of an indictment, commenting on the politics of the case but not the specific allegations. Trump ...

West Virginia, Louisiana elect first openly transgender women to political positions. by Anagha Srikanth | July 13, 2020 | Jul. 13, 2020 ...

Political activist Zachary Shrewsbury, executive director of the West Virginia nonprofit organization Bluejay Rising, reported Thursday on X: “Trumpism is cracking in West Virginia. People aren ...

The House Judiciary Committee held a virtual public hearing Tuesday morning on House Bill 2354, relating to political party committees. The bill was introduced by Del. Joshua Higginbotham, R ...

Democratic Gov. Jim Justice of West Virginia announced his plans to change his political party affiliation and join the GOP at a rally in Huntington with President Donald Trump on Thursday night.