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State supreme courts issue 392 opinions from June 12-25

State supreme courts issued 392 opinions from June 12-25. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia led the field with 82 opinions issued, followed by Kentucky with 31 and Texas (supreme court) with 20. The last two weeks’ 392 opinions account for 12% of the year-to-date total of 3,408.…

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Alaska to receive most per-capita aid in broadband funding rollout

WASHINGTON -- The Biden administration’s long-awaited allocation of high-speed internet funding will give 19 states at least $1 billion each in federal aid from a 2021 infrastructure law, with Alaska, West Virginia, Wyoming and Montana leading the list in per capita aid.

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Clock ticking for West Virginia to select leadership for opioid money distribution

West Virginia is finalizing the leadership for a newly created foundation tasked with distributing the lion’s share of the more than $1 billion in opioid lawsuit-settlement money

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West Virginia state police face damning claims: ‘The more we dug, the worse it stunk’

An anonymous letter detailed abuses including hidden cameras, theft, kidnapping, druggings and rape – and their cover-up

The Guardian - US

West Virginia cash-for-worker program adds 5th destination

A program offering cash and free outdoor adventures to remote workers to move to West Virginia with the hope of offsetting population losses has added a fifth destination where out-of-state workers can apply to live

The Independent UK

Ten Coaching Candidates to Succeed Bob Huggins at West Virginia

West Virginia is a sneaky good job in college basketball’s best conference. Who could end up there?

Sports Illustrated

2023 Lakers draft prospect profile: Taevion Kinsey

A look at Taevion Kinsey, a guard out of Marshall University in West Virginia.

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West Virginia Coach Bob Huggins Arrested for DUI in Pittsburgh

A Robert Huggins of Morgantown, W.Va., age 69, was arrested and charged with DUI after failing field sobriety tests in Pittsburgh Friday.

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Former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw dies at 84

Former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Warren McGraw has died at age 84

The Independent UK

State supreme courts issued 257 opinions from May 29-June 11

State supreme courts issued 257 opinions from May 29-June 11. The Supreme Court of Appeals of West Virginia led the field with 27 opinions issued, followed by Mississippi with 20 and Delaware with 19. The last two weeks’ 257 opinions account for 9% of the year-to-date total of 3,013. West…

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Introducing Nashville glam rocker Gyasi: "People tell me I’ve made them feel less alone"

After an extremely unusual childhood, West Virginia native Gyasi discovered that playing guitar prevented beatings. Now, with a YouTube smash behind him, he's on a roll

Louder

The debt ceiling deal bulldozes a controversial pipeline's path through the courts

The Mountain Valley Pipeline got an extraordinary boost in the debt ceiling deal. Court challenges have stalled the controversial natural gas pipeline stretching from West Virginia to North Carolina.

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‘An egregious act’: debt ceiling deal imperils the environment, critics say

The agreement will fast-track the Mountain Valley pipeline, and limit the scope of environmental reviews for future developments

The Guardian - US

Sources: Big 12 Continues Expansion Talks With Gonzaga Ahead of League Meetings

Expansion negotiations with the Bulldogs, among other schools, are expected to take center stage later this week at the conference’s spring meetings in West Virginia.

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Seahawks QB Geno Smith says he looks at everyone as competition

The West Virginia standout isn't letting new money get in the way of his motivation.

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Supreme Court limits EPA’s regulatory authority over wetlands

The U.S. Supreme Court on May 25, 2023, unanimously held in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that the EPA’s regulatory jurisdiction over the nation’s wetlands is limited. The decision echoes the court’s 2022 ruling in West Virginia v EPA, in which the justices limited the scope of the agency’s authority…

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Cold case murder of Canadian teenager solved after 50 years as body of killer exhumed

Police say DNA tests prove that Sharron Prior was killed by Franklin Maywood Romine in 1975

Daily Mirror

Police solve murder of teenager Sharron Prior 50 years on thanks to new DNA techniques

DNA found at the scene of Sharron Prior's murder in Quebec, Canada matched samples taken from Franklin Maywood Romine - who had a long criminal history - and he also matched a witness' description of the suspect

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Democrats sue for West Virginia GOP Gov. Jim Justice's calendar amid Senate run

The Democratic party’s U.S. Senate campaign arm is asking a Charleston-based judge to order the release of West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice's work calendar

The Independent UK

Transgender health: Comparing model bills to real proposals

An Associated Press analysis has found that many of this year’s statehouse proposals to restrict gender-affirming care for youths are identical or very similar to some model legislation

Daily Mirror

'Opioid zombie' dad from 'overdose capital of US' transforms after getting clean

Hunter Michael Shepard, 28, from West Virginia, US, was admitted to rehab five times but it was when he entered a "scary" zombie-like state his life changed forever

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Report: Pat McAfee Makes Decision on Future Amid ESPN, FanDuel Rumors

The former West Virginia and Colts punter will reportedly exit a nine-figure sponsorship deal with FanDuel.

The Independent UK

Gas pipeline gets new permit to build in Appalachian national forest

The U.S. Forest Service has reissued approval to build a controversial natural gas pipeline through national forest land in Virginia and West Virginia

The Conversation

Biden's strategy for cutting carbon emissions from electricity generation could extend the lives of fossil fuel power plants

On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration proposed new regulations to curb carbon pollution from existing power plants. The new rules replace the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan, which was proposed in 2015 but ran into multiple legal challenges and never took effect. Nonetheless, in a high-profile 2022 ruling, West…

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Bob Huggins should have been fired, but West Virginia chose cowardice instead

The issue with Bob Huggins is just as much about what he said as *how* he said it.

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