A man drove a vehicle into a building on West Virginia State Capitol complex grounds Monday afternoon. The Charleston Police Department said the man drove into the Central Chiller Plant on California Avenue.

One person was in custody after a vehicle crashed into a building at the West Virginia State Capitol Complex on Monday, police said. The driver struck the boile

The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia is calling on the state’s governor to rescind an executive order relating to diversity, equity and inclusion

Temperatures will plunge Sunday night after several inches of snow. Some of the lows could break records in the mountains.

Republican Gov. Patrick Morrisey has issued a slew of aggressive executive orders on his first day as West Virginia’s chief executive.

West Virginia has been a conservative stronghold for over a decade, but it could see a shift even further to the right on social policies as one GOP governor replaces another.

Trial has started for a West Virginia couple accused of subjecting their five children to forced labor and locking two of them in an outbuilding.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The sun breaking through the clouds a little during Monday’s inauguration parade welcoming in West Virginia’s 37th Governor Patrick Morrisey.

Morrisey is taking over for Jim Justice (R-WV), who got elected to the U.S. Senate in the 2024 general election. Former West Virginia State Auditor JB McCuskey was sworn into office as the state’s new Attorney General, filling Morrisey’s former position.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Thomas E. McHugh died Tuesday, the court announced in a news release. He was 88. McHugh was once quoted as saying he “retired twice” from the court, having served two distinct tenures as a justice.

Patrick Morrisey, a three-term attorney general, took the oath of office Monday to become the 37th governor of the State of West Virginia, followed by a parade, fireworks, concerts and other celebrations.