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CHARLESTON — Former U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin is pleading with West Virginia Republicans to allow independent voters to participate in GOP primary elections. Manchin made his case as Republican Party leaders prepare to meet this weekend to determine whether the party will continue Read More

GRAFTON — West Virginia Senate Majority Whip Jay Taylor announced he is seeking reelection, pointing to his conservative voting record, leadership role in the chamber and focus on issues affecting rural communities. “It has been an honor to serve the people of our district and to Read More

ST. PAUL, MN — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is expected to announce Monday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, according to a political insider familiar with the discussions. The governor’s office said Sunday afternoon that Walz will hold a news conference at 11 a.m. Monday to Read More

CHARLESTON — U.S. Senate candidate and state Sen. Tom Willis (R) drew attention to the absence of military backgrounds within West Virginia’s congressional delegation during a period of growing international security concerns. Willis, a Republican from Berkeley County who Read More

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Saturday that U.S. forces have captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, following what he described as large-scale U.S. strikes in Venezuela, a claim Venezuelan officials disputed as the country declared a Read More

CHARLESTON — A resolution seeking to reopen the West Virginia Republican Primary was introduced Friday in the party’s resolution committee but failed on a 4-3 vote, leaving limited options for any change ahead of the 2026 election, according to Politismack, a conservative news Read More

CHARLESTON — Sen. Tom Willis (R-Berkeley, 15) paid tribute Thursday to the 12 miners who died in the Sago Mine disaster 20 years ago. He serves as chairman of the West Virginia Senate Judiciary Committee and is a Republican candidate for U.S. Senate. “Today, we honor the memory Read More

SAGO — Twenty years ago today, an explosion and collapse at the Sago Mine in Upshur County trapped 13 miners underground, resulting in the deaths of 12. Only one miner survived the nearly two-day ordeal. The disaster, one of the deadliest in West Virginia’s coal mining history, Read More

CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Supreme Court will enter 2026 with new leadership as Justice Haley Bunn takes over as chief justice for an extended 18-month term beginning Jan. 1, a move tied to a change in how the court rotates its top post. The justices voted earlier this year Read More