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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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State

Jim Justice Weighing Bid to Unseat Governor Morrisey in 2028 Republican Primary

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U.S. Sen. Jim Justice is seriously considering a 2028 Republican primary challenge against West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, potentially setting up a major fight…

State

Governor Morrisey Announces $81 Billion in New West Virginia Investments

State

McCuskey Wins Challenge to New York Climate Superfund Law

State

Governor Morrisey Touts Reported $45 Billion Anthropic-Nscale AI Deal

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

Latest News

State

Jim Justice Weighing Bid to Unseat Governor Morrisey in 2028 Republican Primary

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U.S. Sen. Jim Justice is seriously considering a 2028 Republican primary challenge against West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, potentially setting up a major fight…

Governor Morrisey Announces $81 Billion in New West Virginia Investments

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced more than $81 billion in new private-sector investments in West Virginia during the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce Annual Meeting…

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McCuskey Wins Challenge to New York Climate Superfund Law

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Governor Morrisey Touts Reported $45 Billion Anthropic-Nscale AI Deal

Gov. Patrick Morrisey is sharing developments that artificial intelligence company Anthropic has…

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Investigation

FBI’s Clarksburg Threat Center Probed Epstein Bodyguard Merwin, Records Show

The FBI’s National Threat Operations Center in Clarksburg investigated suspicious activity tied to one of Jeffrey Epstein’s longtime bodyguards in the days following the…

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Rachel Fetty Anderson Vows to Reject Money From Foreign Government PACs in U.S. Senate Race

The difference in fundraising between Fetty Anderson and Republican U.S. Sen. Shelley…

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Opinion

Out-of-State Reformers are Fighting In-State Corruption in West Virginia

For years, Americans have been told that the deepest divide in our country runs between Republicans and Democrats.…

by Caiden Cowger

Capito Office Faces Criticism After Staffer Responds to Parents Through Intercom

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Morrisey Tells Justice to Take Responsibility, After Senator Insults Governor Over Greenbrier Loss

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Obituaries

Dolly Parton, Whose Music Touched Generations, Dies at 80

August 25, 2026

Obituaries

Longtime Democrat Joe Manchin Urges WVGOP to Reopen Primaries as Debate Intensifies

Tom Willis Launches U.S. Senate Campaign, Emphasizing Faith, Perseverance, and Service

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

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

Caiden Cowger

The Era of Blind Loyalty to the Political Ruling Class Must End

George Lujack

Rachel Fetty Anderson Vows to Reject Money From Foreign Government PACs in U.S. Senate Race

Governor Morrisey Touts Reported $45 Billion Anthropic-Nscale AI Deal

Gov. Patrick Morrisey is sharing developments that artificial intelligence company Anthropic has agreed to spend approximately $45 billion over six years for computing capacity at Nscale’s flagship West Virginia data center campus.…