West Virginia Watch

Earlier this month, the principal at Brooke High School in Wellsburg, West Virginia, was arrested for allegedly hiding cameras in female changing areas. The story has made national news, covered by such outlets as Fox, People, and the New York Post. It has even made international news, the UK’s Daily Mail writing about it under […]

A member of the Morrisey administration told lawmakers Tuesday that data centers can improve the water quality and infrastructure in West Virginia, where brown fluid, chemical smells and more have plagued residents turning on their taps — particularly in the southern coalfields. Ongoing water issues have plagued Southern West Virginia, prompting Gov. Patrick Morrisey to […]

Declining birth rates mean fewer students. And that means more districts grappling with whether to close or merge schools. “The big shrink” is how Marguerite Roza, director of Georgetown University’s Edunomics Lab, described what is happening nationally. “When there are fewer young people, obviously it’s going to change the shape of public education,” Roza said. […]

The Trump administration will comply with the U.S. Supreme Court’s order this week blocking new restrictions on mail voting for this year’s elections, but President Donald Trump was right to attack the ruling, U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche said during a wide-ranging White House press conference Tuesday.

WASHINGTON — FBI Director Kash Patel sidestepped questions about FBI agents at polling places in the midterm elections at a U.S. Senate hearing Tuesday that also featured a tense exchange between GOP Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Democratic Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey. With the November midterm elections fast approaching and the parties […]