Margaret Workman, chief justice of the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, made state history by being elected as the first woman justice. She might history again if the Senate takes up the trial on the articles of impeachment adopted by the House of Delegates.
A petition to order the governor to comply with the West Virginia Constitution and reside in Charleston was filed by the House of Delegates' assistant minority whip Thursday in Kanawha County.
A petition seeking a writ of mandamus to order the governor to comply with the West Virginia Constitution and reside in Charleston was filed Thursday in Kanawha County, which Justice called a political stunt.
Authorities are trying to determine what caused a West Virginia volunteer fire department's truck to flip and hit a rock wall while responding to an accident. Five people died in the separate accidents.
Three West Virginia counties devastated by flooding will receive federal disaster assistance, the state's governor announced Saturday as the death toll rose again. The Federal Emergency Management Agency will provide individual assistance, which includes emergency medical support, housing and addresses a number of immediate needs, to residents in Kanawha, Greenbrier and Nicholas counties, West Virginia officials said Saturday.
The West Virginia National Guard has operational areas in Greenbrier, Nicholas and Kanawha counties and is covering eight counties, according to a news release from the West Virginia Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. Twenty-three fatalities have been confirmed -- 15 in Greenbrier County, six in Kanawha County, one in Ohio County and one in Jackson County.