Tag: West Virginia

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W.Va Man Files Lawsuit Over Teaching of Evolution

On May 12, 2015, a man named Kenneth Smith of Harpers Ferry, W. Va. took it upon himself to file a lawsuit?naming?the Jefferson County...

‘Harmless’ Fracking Fluid Burns Truck Driver; Driver Now Suing Fracking Company

The fracking industry loves to say that the water they inject deep underground in order to fracture rock and extract natural gas and oil...

College Football Player Arrested For Attacking Gay Couple He Saw Kissing

A Marshall University football player has been arrested for attacking two gay men he saw kissing in public. He was also dismissed from the...

Got Raw Milk? West Virginia Doesn’t

West Virginia's Governor Tomblin vetoed a bill on April 2nd that would have regulated the sale of raw milk, due to health concerns from...

West Virginia Governor Vetoes Concealed Carry Gun Bill

In an act of political courage, West Virginia Democratic Governor?Earl Ray Tomblin on Friday, vetoed a bill sent to him by the Republican-controlled state...

West Virginia GOP Lawmaker: Childbirth Resulting From Rape Is ‘Beautiful’

Will Republicans ever learn? Today we have yet another narrow-minded GOP moron who has decided to comment on the issue of rape, and like...
Don Blankenship addressing a National Press Club luncheon in 2010 (courtesy Rainforest Action Network's Flickr)

Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship Indicted For Role In 2010...

// // Back in April 2010, an underground explosion at the Upper Big Branch mine in Montcoal, West Virginia killed 29 miners in the...
Can you see the difference between Holly Fisher's pose and the White Widow's pose? We can't either. (courtesy PZ Myers)

Holly Fisher Is Shocked, SHOCKED That Anyone Would Compare Her To...

You may remember that on the Fourth of July, Holly Fisher, an archconservative military wife from Charleston, West Virginia, caused quite a sensation when...
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Study Reveals Truth About Diesel Trucks & Dangerous Stuff They Release...

    Diesel truck traffic is responsible for emitting harmful, microscopic particles into the air, according to Dr. Michael McCawley's extensive research at West Virginia University's...
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (from Morrisey's Facebook)

West Virginia School Officials Accused Of Covering Up Sexual Assault

Two boys in a southern West Virginia town are accused of waging a two-year campaign of sexual assault against several of their female classmates....

W. Va. Coal Miner Warns Water Unsafe For Decades

In the shadow of national outcry about West Virginia water poisoned with coal processing chemicals, a former West Virginia coal miner named Joe Stanley...

Hunger Is A Good Lesson For Poor Children According To West...

West Virginia lawmakers tackled childhood hunger and school performance in one bill when they passed the West Virginia Feed to Achieve Act (SB633) on...