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In this photo provided by Alexis Wood, a flooded Walmart parking lot is shown Tuesday, July 21, 2026, in Weston, W.Va. (Alexis Wood via AP)

National Guard deploys as flash floods in West Virginia inundate homes and businesses

By John Raby - Associated Press

A makeshift memorial for U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom and U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe is seen outside of Farragut West Station, near the site where the two National Guard members were shot, Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

West Virginia National Guard member killed in D.C. shooting is laid to rest

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The Rolling Thunder coal mine near Swiss, in Nicholas County, West Virginia, is seen in this aerial photo on Wednesday, Nov. 12, 2025. (Sean McCallister/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

The body of a coal miner has been found in a flooded West Virginia mine, the governor says

By John Raby - Associated Press

In this image taken from a video provided by WCHS, a sign for the Rolling Thunder mine is seen near Drennen, W.Va., Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. (WCHS via AP)

Search for trapped worker inside a West Virginia coal mine is a rescue operation, governor says

By John Raby - Associated Press

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey speaks during a news conference at the Hubert Humphrey Building Auditorium in Washington, April 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Parents seeking religious exemptions to school vaccines win reprieve in a West Virginia county

By John Raby - Associated Press

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey, left, holds a letter of intent to request changes to the state's SNAP and food dye legislation next to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., right, Friday, March 28, 2025, in Martinsburg, W. Va. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

RFK Jr. announces states can ban sugary soda from food stamp program

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

FILE - West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey speaks during a news conference at the State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Jan. 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham, file)

One state jumps into the fray over vaccine exemptions

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey speaks about executive orders he issued on his first day as governor at a news conference at the State Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. on Tuesday, January 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

West Virginia governor axes DEI and enacts vaccine exemptions on first full day in office

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey and his wife, Denise, greet people following his swearing-in at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on Monday, Jan. 13, 2025. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)

West Virginia’s conservative shift could sharpen under its new governor

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks during a press conference at the state Capitol, Thursday, May 4, 2023 in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)

West Virginia appeals to Supreme Court to cut transgender surgery from Medicaid

By Alex Swoyer - The Washington Times

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey appears with All-American swimmer Riley Gaines at press event in Charleston, West Virginia. Mr. Morrisey, a Republican, announced Wednesday, April 24, 2024, that he will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to consider the constitutionality of the 2021 Save Women’s Sports Act.
(Photo provided courtesy of Independent Women's Voice)

West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey seeks Supreme Court review of Save Women’s Sports law

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks with reporters to announce a $68 million settlement with the Kroger pharmacy chain over its role in perpetuating the opioid crisis, during a news conference at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., May 4, 2023. West Virginia is selecting leadership for a newly created foundation tasked with distributing the lion's share of the more than one billion dollars in opioid settlement money coming to the state. That means funding for opioid treatment and addiction services will soon be going out to communities after years of litigation, Morrisey said Monday, June 26, in his state Capitol office. (AP Photo/Jeff Dean, File)

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

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks during a press conference at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Feb. 16, 2022. On Tuesday, April 4, 2023, Morrisey announced that he will run for governor in 2024. (AP Photo/Leah M. Willingham, File)

West Virginia AG Patrick Morrisey announces bid for governor

By John Raby - Associated Press

Protestors hold signs during a rally opposing HB2007 at the state capitol in Charleston, W.Va., on March 9, 2023. HB2007 would ban health care for trans children in the state. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)

West Virginia asks Supreme Court to allow ban on biological males in female sports

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

FILE - West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey presents opening arguments on the first day of the trial against opioid drug manufacturers on April 4, 2022, in Charleston, W.Va. Morrisey on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, announced that West Virginia has settled for $83 million with Walgreens for the pharmacy store chain's role in perpetuating the opioid crisis in the U.S. state with the most per capita overdose deaths. (Kenny Kemp/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)

W.Va. announces $83 million opioid settlement with Walgreens

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

In this Nov. 1, 2018 photo, Patrick Morrisey speaks to reporters after a debate with incumbent Sen. Joe Manchin in Morgantown, W.Va. Republicans have a huge advantage as they seek to hold or expand their 51-49 Senate majority, with the battle for control running mostly through states that President Donald Trump won in 2016. (AP Photo/Raymond Thompson)

Federal judge hands defeat to transgender athletes by upholding West Virginia’s female sports law

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

The Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 14, 2022. The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on climate change could have implications for a range of other issues, including a case involving nuclear waste storage and a proposal requiring companies to disclose how climate risk affects their businesses, advocates across the political spectrum say. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Supreme Court climate ruling could impact nuclear waste case

By Matthew Daly - Associated Press

FILE - In this Feb. 19, 2019, file photo, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks at a news conference in Martinsburg, W.Va. Attorneys for the state of West Virginia and two remaining pharmaceutical manufacturers have reached a tentative $161.5 million settlement just as closing arguments were set to begin in a seven-week trial over the opioid epidemic, Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said Wednesday, May 25, 2022. (Matthew Umstead/The Herald-Mail via AP, File)

Tentative $161.5 million settlement reached in opioid trial

By John Raby - Associated Press

Attorney General for the State of West Virginia Patrick Morrisey gives opening arguments Monday, April 4, 2022. on the first day of the trial against Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc., Allergan and their family of companies accused of misrepresenting the risks and benefits of opioids, in the Kanawha County Courthouse in Charleston, W.Va. (Kenny Kemp/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

J&J’s Janssen settles with WVa for $99M in opioid lawsuit

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

In this Feb. 19, 2019, file photo, West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey speaks at a news conference in Martinsburg, W.Va. (Matthew Umstead/The Herald-Mail via AP, File)/The Herald-Mail via AP) ** FILE **

W.Va. AG Morrisey says Republican attorneys general stepping up to stop Biden ‘overreach’

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times