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Mountaineer Journal Launches GoFundMe to Support Family of Fallen WV National Guardsman Sarah Beckstrom

WEBSTER SPRINGS — Mountaineer Journal has launched a GoFundMe campaign to assist the family of Sarah Beckstrom, the 20-year-old West Virginia National Guard member…

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History

Buffalo Creek Disaster Remembered, Moore’s $1 Million Settlement Still Draws Scrutiny

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The Buffalo Creek disaster, which killed 125 people on February 26, 1972, remains a defining tragedy in Southern West Virginia's history, compounded by Gov.…

State

Senator Rose Introduces Bill Removing Special Tax Treatment for Wind Turbines

State

LGBT Lobbying Group Endorses Capito in First Wave of 2026 Backings

State

Tom Willis Visits Weirton at Closed Cleveland-Cliffs, Calls for Tougher Trade Enforcement

National

Pizza Hut to Close 250 U.S. Locations as Yum Brands Weighs Sale

Defense Seeks to Block Videos of Charlie Kirk’s Assassination in Utah Murder Case

Politics →

Capito Opposes Congressional Push to Unseal Epstein Files

Capito Signals Changes to Trump-Backed ‘One Big Beautiful Bill,’ Risking House Passage

Trump Endorses Capito as She Wavers on His Signature ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’

Capito Helped Quietly Kill Bill to Keep Biological Males Out of Women’s Sports by Skipping Vote

Former WV State Senator Richard Ojeda is running for Congress in North Carolina

Sen. Mike Stuart Joins Robert F. Kennedy Jr. at Make America Healthy Again Ball in D.C.

U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Trump’s Request for Delay in Hush Money Case Sentencing

Governor Jim Justice Delivers Final Remarks to West Virginia Legislature

Mike Stuart Named Chair of Senate Judiciary Committee

Patrick Martin to become the Republican Senate Majority Leader

Crime →

Charleston Police Identify Suspect in United Bank Robbery

Former Buckhannon Mayor Sentenced to 10 Years in Federal Prison in Child Pornography Case

Fairmont Police Officer Charged with Child Sexual Abuse of 9-year-old Girl, Held on $100,000 Bail

Former Buckhannon Mayor Faces Sentencing on Federal Child Pornography Charge

Columnists

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Senator Willis Announces Judiciary Committee to Hold Listening Session on Child Welfare Issues

The West Virginia Senate Committee on the Judiciary will host a special listening session on child welfare and Child Protective Services on Monday, February 23.…

Tito Ortiz Touts Faith, Family and Traditional Values at Raleigh County GOP Dinner

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Governor Morrisey Criticizes House Finance Chairman Over Tax Cuts, School Choice

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Delegate Ellington Introduces Bill on Chronic Absenteeism, Ends Truancy as Status Offense

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Proposed House Finance Bill Would Reshape West Virginia’s Hope Scholarship Program

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Product Reviews→

AROMA Rice Cooker: The Set-It-and-Forget-It Kitchen Hero

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These Hooks Turn Headrests into Instant Storage

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The Subtle Charm of Pfaltzgraff’s Bella Dinnerware Set

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Meet the Vacuum That Maps, Cleans, and Empties Itself

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Local

Driver with Prior DUIs Crashes Truck off Embankment on Island Ave in Buckhannon

Authorities Investigate Drowning Death of 71-Year-Old in Upshur County

Opinion & Editorials→

Bryan Fischer

Longing for God’s House – Reflections on Psalm 84

Cliff Kincaid

ObamaCare will Bankrupt the U.S.

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