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FEMA Spending $608M To Build Immigrant Detention Centers
Black America Web
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July 29, 2025
Source: The Washington Post / Getty On today’s episode of Wow, They’re Really Playing In Our Faces Right Now, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced it will send $608 million to states building concentration camps immigrant...
West Virginia Welcomes First-Ever Spartan Trifecta World Championship on U.S. Soil
Lootpress - West Virginia
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July 29, 2025
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – For the first time in Spartan history, the prestigious Trifecta World Championship is taking place on U.S. soil in the Mountain State. Previously held in Sparta, Greece, the 2025 World Championship will bring thousands...
The Appalachian Cellar, a digital marketplace designed with West Virginia farmers and producers in mind, is now fully operational
Spirit of Jefferson - West Virginia
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A new initiative aimed at supporting a wide network of West Virginia farmers, producers and buyers is fully underway, as the Mountain State Co-Hop has officially launched the Appalachian Cellar. The Appalachian Cellar is a digital marketplace...
Along the race course: Mile Marker 12
The Marietta Times - Ohio
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A runner passes a water stop along 17th street during a past half marathon. The mile after mile marker 12 starts with a left turn from 17th Street to St. Marys Avenue, then quickly makes a right turn back onto 17th Street. Be sure not to miss your...
Educators learn helpful tools for a successful school during day one of the back-to-school summer conference in Charleston
WCHS Network - West Virginia
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July 29, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The West Virginia Department of Education is equipping educators with the tools they need for a successful school year during a two-day conference in Charleston. The Support, Appreciate, Invest, and Learn (SAIL) Into a New...
Engaging Families WV offers tools to boost early learning skills in young children
WCHS - West Virginia
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — School readiness starts at birth, but for some it can be hard to know what children need to learn before going to school. West Virginia Department of Education coordinator Emily Pearson wants to ease the worries some...
Church sales ‘exploding’ as religious affiliation fades
Daily Local - Pennsylvania
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July 29, 2025
BALTIMORE — When the Archdiocese of Baltimore sold two buildings that belonged to one of its parishes in April, the move didn’t just signal a new chapter in the church’s plan to realign its operations in the city. It reflected an emerging trend in...
Ohio’s Flat Tax Move: A Wake-Up Call for West Virginia
MetroNews - West Virginia
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July 29, 2025
The State of Ohio just fired a shot in the ongoing economic backyard brawl — though it hasn’t made major headlines in West Virginia, it should. Ohio is positioning itself to be far more competitive than the Mountain State when it comes to tax...
21 states that have passed anti-LGBTQ+ bills in 2025 so far
Out Magazine
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July 28, 2025
21 states, 67 laws International Transgender Day of Visibility rally in Union Square, New York City, 2025 Christopher Penler/Shutterstock Anti-LGBTQ+ legislation isn't slowing down in 2025 — it's gaining traction. 598 bills restricting the rights...
Education: MSU, USDA offers high school students, undergrads notable research experiences
The Dispatch - Mississippi
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July 29, 2025
STARKVILLE – Mississippi State University is providing hands-on research experiences to both high school and undergraduate students through an integrated project supported by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and...
Civil Procedure: Mifepristone manufacturer’s challenge to West Virginia abortion law fails
Virginia Lawyers Weekly
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July 29, 2025
Where the manufacturer of mifepristone argued a West Virginia law prohibiting abortion in most circumstances was preempted by federal law, a divided appellate court disagreed. Background After Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, West...
Governor Patrick Morrisey Applauds Preliminary Injunction in Vaccine Religious Exemption Case
Moorefield Examiner - West Virginia
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July 29, 2025
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Today, a Raleigh County judge issued a preliminary injunction in favor of Governor Patrick Morrisey’s Executive Order 7-25, which upholds West Virginia’s Equal Protection for Religion Act of 2023 by granting religious...
Kellogg Optimistic About West Virginia’s Deepest Squad Yet
BVM Sports
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July 28, 2025
West Virginia women's basketball is set for a transformative season as head coach Mark Kellogg introduces up to eight new players, outnumbering returners for the first time in his career. This shift comes after the departure of key players like...
State AGs Call on NCAA to Restore Women’s Sports Records
Daily Citizen - Colorado
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July 29, 2025
In a powerful moment of legal unity, a coalition of 27 attorneys general issued a formal letter to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) calling on the body to restore records and honors to female athletes that were displaced by men...
U.S. higher education under greater, indirect attack, national report says
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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A report from PEN America says more and more states are enacting legislation aimed at restricting free expression on college campuses. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch) Colleges across the U.S. are reaching a “freezing point” of...
Center for Organ Recovery & Education, GoMart and Donate Life WV Partner to Inspire Lifesaving Action Across the Mountain State
West Virginia Executive
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July 29, 2025
On Friday, August 1, the Center for Organ Recovery & Education & Donate Life West Virginia celebrates West Virginia Donor Day—a day to honor the generosity of donors and encourage more West Virginians to sign up as organ, tissue and cornea donors....
Parents win religious exemption from West Virginia’s vaccine mandates for children
LifeSite
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July 28, 2025
News A West Virginia judge ruled in favor of parents and their right to refuse coerced vaccination for their children to attend school. The ruling, while limited, is a victory for medical freedom. (LifeSiteNews) — The mother of a four-year-old...
Several West Virginia counties recognized for gains in student literacy
Lootpress - West Virginia
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July 28, 2025
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE) is celebrating the achievements of nine counties recognized for significant improvements in student literacy. A new national report, Dynamic Districts, issued by Upswing...
From Jerry West to Best Virginia, basketball in West Virginia is a unifying force
West Virginia Explorer
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July 28, 2025
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The Mountain State is a land stitched together by rugged mountains, close-knit towns, and a complicated economic past. Yet for generations, one thread has consistently united its people—basketball in West Virginia....
In a legacy West Virginia steel town, energy is now king - just don’t call it ‘green’
WV News - West Virginia
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WEIRTON, W.Va. - Ray Larkey’s new job is drastically different from the one he had in the gritty steel mill for which this city is named. He used to walk on wobbly catwalks that hovered above 900-degree ovens and was on high alert whenever cranes...