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Big, Beautiful Bill expected to have $6B impact on West Virginia hospitals
WCHS - West Virginia
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FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — The Big, Beautiful Bill is expected to impact West Virginia’s hospitals with Medicaid-related cuts costing billions of dollars over the next decade. Protests have targeted state leaders, including senator Shelley...
Mary Lou Retton Told Cops 'I'm West Virginia's 1st Daughter,' Arrest Video Shows
TMZ
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July 8, 2025
Published July 8, 2025 1:30 PM PDT | Updated July 8, 2025 2:00 PM PDT FAILING THE TESTS Newly released police video shows Mary Lou Retton flaunted her celebrity status during her arrest earlier this year ... at one point yelling to officers, "I'm...
Just for kicks: McIntyre set to lead first girls soccer team at Buffalo High School
MetroNews - West Virginia
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July 8, 2025
Lloyd McIntyre has spent more than two decades involved in the youth soccer scene in Southern West Virginia. As President of the Shawnee Soccer Recreational Academy (SSRA), McIntyre runs a non-profit program that describes its mission as focused...
Breeze Airways expands service in West Virginia with new Charleston route
West Virginia Explorer
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July 8, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Breeze Airways is soaring to new heights in central West Virginia, unveiling plans to open five new non-stop flights through Charleston, West Virginia, over the next two years. Advertisement The fast-growing, low-cost carrier...
Olympic legend's tearful mugshot surfaces after DUI arrest in West Virginia
Fox News
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Fox News Flash top sports headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The mugshot of former U.S. Olympic gymnastics gold medalist Mary Lou Retton was released Tuesday, months after...
Zeke Moisey hosts wrestling event at Gila Ridge High School
KYMA - Arizona
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July 20, 2025
Zeke Moisey traveled to Gila Ridge High School to host a double-session instructive wrestling event on Friday and Saturday afternoon. Moisey, a former All-American wrestler at West Virginia University and University of Nebraska - Lincoln, passed...
Southern West Virginia Health System celebrates 50 years
WSAZ - West Virginia
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July 8, 2025
HAMLIN, W.Va. (WSAZ) - Southern West Virginia Health System (SWVHS) recently celebrated its 50th anniversary on June 24 after opening its doors in 1975. Initially starting as Lincoln Primary Care Center in Hamlin, the purpose of the center was to...
Hospice of Southern West Virginia and Brian’s Safehouse invites the community to Revved Up Regardless concert on July 12
WOAY 4 - West Virginia
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July 8, 2025
Beckley, WV (WOAY) – Hospice of Southern West Virginia and Brian’s Safehouse’s annual Friends of Charity Auto Fair will be taking a hiatus this year. However, event organizers are revved up regardless and have a plan to keep the good times rolling...
Supreme Court to Hear Trans Sports Bans from West Virginia, Idaho
Hotspots Magazine - Florida
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July 8, 2025
One week after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed states to ban gender-affirming care for transgender minors, the Court announced it will take on two more critical cases in its next term—this time, over transgender students’ rights in school sports....
New West Virginia law creates a state Dementia Services Director
WCHS - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — At the end of the week, a new law will go into effect that will allow the state to hire a full-time Dementia Services Director. Delegate Walter Hall, R-Kanawha, was the lead sponsor of the bill to create this position....
Mary Lou Retton Arrested for DUI in West Virginia
Times News Global
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July 8, 2025
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Former Olympic gymnastics star Mary Lou Retton was arrested in May for driving under the influence after police discovered her in the driver’s seat of her Porsche with a bottle of wine. The police pulled over Retton, who is now...
Lobbyists spent nearly a quarter of a million dollars on West Virginia lawmakers in first half of 2025
Parkersburg News & Sentinel - West Virginia
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(Graphic by Steven Allen Adams) CHARLESTON — It’s been nearly 90 days since the end of the 2025 regular session of the West Virginia Legislature, with lobbyist spending reports shedding light on how interest groups worked to get the attention of...
Judges warned CPS was failing kids. West Virginia ethics officials want to silence them.
Mountain State Spotlight - West Virginia
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July 8, 2025
In October, Judge Tim Sweeney ordered state workers to send a severely traumatized child to out-of-state mental health treatment. Four months later the child, one of more than 6,000 in custody of the state, still wasn’t receiving that care. In a...
West Virginia adds commitment from 2026 RB Christopher Talley
On3
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July 4, 2025
The West Virginia Mountaineers football program has added a commitment from Memphis (Tn.) Whitehaven 2026 running back Christopher Talley. Talley, 6-foot-0, 170-pounds, picked the Mountaineers over scholarship offers from Arkansas, Georgia Tech,...
Bell To Replace Kelly In West Virginia House Of Delegates
The Intelligencer - West Virginia
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Bill Bell Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Monday that William “Bill” Bell has been appointed to fill the vacancy left by David Kelly in the 8th District of the West Virginia House of Delegates. Kelly was appointed to become Commissioner of the...
Best Virginia adds Tre Mitchell and Toby Okani to TBT Tournament roster
WDTV 5 - West Virginia
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July 10, 2025
BRIDGEPORT, W.Va (WDTV) - We have some more roster news from Best Virginia ahead of the TBT Tournament, as they announced two new additions to the team on Thursday. Former West Virginia and Kentucky forward Tre Mitchell will be joining the squad,...
4 for 4 on Friday night in the TBT
WSAZ - West Virginia
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July 19, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A quartet of local teams are another game closer to a million dollar prize. On the first night of The Basketball Tournament, Herd That, Best Virginia and Court Street Kings won at the West Virginia region. While in...
Opioid Settlement Fund Distribution And Mental Health Crisis Intervention, This West Virginia Morning
West Virginia Public Broadcasting
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July 7, 2025
Home » Opioid Settlement Fund Distribution And Mental Health Crisis Intervention, This West Virginia Morning WVPB Staff Published July 7, 2025 - 10:22 am On this West Virginia Morning, West Virginia is slated to receive millions in settlement...
2027 athlete Brian Dillard re-offered by West Virginia
On3
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July 7, 2025
Orlando (Fla.) First Academy 2027 athlete Brian Dillard visited West Virginia and left with the news that the Mountaineers were offering him a scholarship. Dillard, 6-foot-0, 155-pounds, spoke with wide receivers coach Ryan Garrett, and he...
“Revved Up Regardless” Concert Fundraiser to Support Hospice of Southern West Virginia and Brian’s Safehouse
Lootpress - West Virginia
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July 7, 2025
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – While the 2025 Friends of Charity Auto Fair was canceled due to unforeseen circumstances, the mission rolls on with a powerful new event: “Friends of Charity: Revved Up Regardless – A Full-Throttle Fundraiser, Shifting...