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The government pushed to bring power to rural America in the mid-20th century. It can make a similar choice for electric vehicles.

The scourge might make it harder to get your mitts on the newest variety of the organization's famous treats.

AccuWeather's Jillian Angeline was in Des Moines, Iowa, on Jan. 14, as residents braced for a major winter storm.

Peru's hospitals are near collapse as the South American nation is experiencing a third wave of infections. The new COVID-19 omicron variant and the predominant delta infections are filling hospital beds and Intensive Care Units to capacity.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice (R) announced on Tuesday he had tested positive for COVID-19 and was feeling "extremely unwell."According to press release, Justice, who is fully vaccinated and boosted, got tested after experiencing a "sudden onset of symptoms." West Virginia First Lady Cathy Justice tested negative on Tuesday evening."While I was surprised that my test results came back positive, I'm thankful to the Lord above that I've been...

The potential ramifications of West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency are profound.

Democratic leaders gathered from around the country Saturday to commemorate former Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, who rose from childhood poverty in Nevada to become one of the nation's most powerful elected officials. (Jan. 8)

The Supreme Court said it will take up legal challenges to President Biden's COVID-19 vaccine requirements for health care workers and large businesses with at least 100 workers. Politico labor reporter Eleanor Mueller joins CBSN to discuss more.

Manchin wants families to prove they have taxable earnings with a W-2. Some experts say that could shut out independent contractors like Uber drivers.

The impasse over voting rights shows how the Senate Republican leader has transformed the filibuster from an inducement to negotiate into a barrier to compromise.

Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has insisted Democrats will work until they pass the Build Back Better Act, despite Sen. Joe Manchin's opposition to the bill.

The disturbing revelation about Todd Roatsey’s alleged activities answers one of the biggest questions surrounding the charges when they emerged this fall.

Monday morning’s snow has left many without power.

Impacts from the winter storm are expected across the South, Appalachian states, the mid-Atlantic and up the East Coast.

Temperatures near record highs New Year's Day before a strong cold front moves through

More cities and states are shelling out cash incentives to lure remote workers. Might the math of moving work for you?

Ky Thomas ran for 144 yards and a touchdown, Mar’Kiese Irving added 129 yards rushing and Minnesota shut down West Virginia to win the Guaranteed Rate Bowl 18-6.

The senator's dislike of the child tax credit helped tank the entire Build Back Better Act.

Actress Bette Midler, a frequent and fierce critic of Republicans on her Twitter account, called out Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) on Monday, while also criticizing his home state of West Virginia. Midler said Manchin "sold us out," apparently in reference to his blocking Democrats' social and climate spending package, and added he wanted the rest of the country to be like West Virginia: "Poor, illiterate and strung out."The Hocus Pocus actress'...

The White House accused Manchin of an "inexplicable reversal in his position" and a "breach of his commitments" to Biden and other Democrats.

West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin said on Sunday that he would not support the $1.75 trillion bill.

Democrats need Manchin's vote in the 50-50 Senate, plus a tie-breaker from Vice President Kamala Harris.

In contrast, Hawaii, South Dakota, Mississippi, Alabama, Montana, Delaware and North Dakota had collectively resettled fewer than 90 evacuated Afghans.

A Virginia board has granted a waterbody crossing permit for the Mountain Valley Pipeline.

In 2021, Sen. Joe Manchin III was practically an administration unto himself.

The new slots and entertainment venue at Rosie’s Gaming Emporium in Vinton are now open to the public.

In a 50-50 Senate, where any one member can unilaterally impose their will, fellow senators said they have little choice but to use a soft touch and hope for the best.

During his six years as governor, Sen. Joe Manchin developed a rough three-part test he's taken to Washington: Are proposed programs paid for? Do they have bipartisan support? And do they solve a specific problem facing his constituents?Why it matters: The West Virginia Democrat wields unparalleled power in a 50-50 Senate, but in many ways he still thinks of himself as a state executive with a practical streak — and that may spell trouble for President’s Biden’s $2 trillion social spending plan

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We’re working for you to find out what could be done differently to help children all over the Commonwealth

Manchin says he's worried about the deficit, but just voted for something more expensive than Build Back Better, the CBO says. He has no excuses left.

Former police officer Everett Maynard was found guilty by a federal jury of violating an arrestee’s civil rights by using excessive force against him. Maynard, 44, was convicted by a jury in Charleston for using excessive force against an arrestee while Maynard was a police officer with the Logan, West Virginia, Police Department. “The Constitution and its Bill of Rights afford all people in our nation the right to be free from unlawful abuse by police officers,” said Assistant Attorney General Kristen Clarke of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division. The prosecution of cases like this is important to my office, the citizens of West Virginia and the policing profession. “An officer’s use of excessive force violates the oath they are sworn to uphold and the trust placed in them by the community.

The settlement, lodged today in federal court by the Department of Justice on behalf of EPA and WVDEP, resolves chronic alleged violations of the federal Clean Water Act and the West Virginia Water Pollution Control Act. “This settlement, done in partnership with the state of West Virginia, will ensure that Berkeley attains compliance with environmental laws protecting our waters and the citizens of Berkeley County,” said Assistant Attorney General Todd Kim for the Justice Department’s Environment and Natural Resources Division. This project requires Berkeley to provide treatment for sewage from the White Bush Landing and Midway mobile home parks in Falling Waters, West Virginia, a project valued at $1,145,000. By improving water quality, the settlement will benefit communities in Berkeley, West Virginia, as well as communities downstream of Berkeley, including communities that are historically underserved and disproportionately impacted by pollution. The proposed consent decree, which has been lodged with the U.S. District Court in Martinsburg, West Virginia, is subject to a 30-day public comment period and final federal court approval.

Two wintry cold fronts will cause big impacts to our weather through Monday

McConnell made the remarks on an podcast appearance on Friday, where he also gave Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin "credit" for "talking about inflation."

“We shouldn’t use everyone’s tax dollars to pick winners and losers,” Manchin told Automotive News.

Republican billionaire Ken Langone says he will hold a fundraiser for Joe Manchin after the conservative Democrat opposed elements of Joe Biden's agenda.

This electrified future in North Dakota, as proponents see it, would encompass wind — and coal, too, that most reviled of fuels. If carbon capture technology could be made economically feasible, at scale, the day could come when cars in North Dakota are powered not by gasoline from Bakken oil but by electricity from coal strip-mined out of the world’s largest deposit of lignite.

The WSLS 10 News team was honored to take home several awards Saturday afternoon during the Virginias Associated Press Broadcasters awards for content that aired during 2020.

Kaine said Democrats should've passed the two plans in early October.

Kaine said Democrats should've passed the two plans in early October.

Progressives gave President Joe Biden a partial victory by passing his infrastructure bill, but the fate of the rest of their agenda remains as uncertain as ever.

A West Virginia woman pleaded guilty today to willfully failing to pay over to the IRS employment taxes withheld from employees’ wages. Clark was responsible for collecting and paying over to the IRS Social Security, Medicare and income taxes withheld from the wages of Alpha Associates employees. Despite knowing the firm withheld payroll taxes from its employees’ paychecks, Clark did not pay over these taxes to the IRS. Acting Deputy Assistant Attorney General Stuart M. Goldberg of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and U.S. Attorney William J. Ihlenfeld II of the Northern District of West Virginia made the announcement. Trial Attorney Kevin Schneider of the Justice Department’s Tax Division and Assistant U.S. Attorney Danae DeMasi-Lemon of the Northern District of West Virginia are prosecuting the case.

"You wanna know what's wrong with the place? I go to work in a hostile work environment every day," Manchin told CNN's "New Day."

Some lawmakers saw the election results as a warning about finishing the social spending and infrastructure packages.

The blame game played out on Capitol Hill with Democratic moderates and progressives getting different messages from Tuesday's electoral losses.

"I think that basically employers and employees should participate," Manchin told Insider, endorsing what appeared to be a payroll tax.

Cold, dry air means snow-making can begin three weeks prior to season opener

House Democrats added a new paid family leave program, immigrant work permits and a state-and-local tax break to President Joe Biden’s $1.75 trillion social services and environmental bill Wednesday, reviving key priorities in the rush to finish up and start voting after dismal overnight election results. The House Rules Committee convened late Wednesday afternoon to consider the updated text of the now-sprawling 2,135-page package — a crucial step ahead of initial House votes that are possible as soon as Thursday. The flurry of last-minute additions — on top of a plan to include lower Medicare prescription drug prices — comes as Democrats are desperate to deliver on Biden's signature domestic proposals after grim election results for the party in Virginia, a warning that their grip on power could be in peril in next year's midterms.

The West Virginia Democrat says he needs more time and clarity before getting on board with the president's $1.75 trillion spending plan.

Supporters of a proposal to provide paid family medical leave are dealing with another disappointment in Sen. Joe Manchin’s home state of West Virginia.

In both cases, the administration had asked the justices not to intervene.

As Biden heads to climate change summit, the Supreme Court agrees to hear pleas from coal states to bar future regulation

It’s big, messy and complicated as the Democratic leaders in Congress try to muscle President Joe Biden’s sweeping domestic policy package into law.

California has paid at least $20 billion dollars in fraudulent unemployment benefits since the start of the pandemic. Adam Beam, a California reporter for the Associated Press, joins Lana Zak on CBSN to discuss.

Unemployment benefits can be essential if you have lost your job and need financial support. Here are expert tips to help you maximize your unemployment checks.

Democrats are debating a new plan to finance their massive spending legislation: taxing the wealth of billionaires.

Democratic lawmakers are considering a billionaire income tax to help pay for President Biden's agenda. CBS News reporter Sarah Ewall-Wice joined CBSN's Tanya Rivero with more on how this tax would work.

Manchin called rumors about him leaving the Democratic Party "bullshit." He has, however, offered to leave if he's an "embarrassment" to the caucus.

A proposed secession effort would make both states less White and more Democratic.

He said if he were ever "an embarrassment" to Democrats, he would "switch to be an independent."

Manchin made the comment to reporters after denying a Wednesday report that said he was considering switching parties.

Virginia State Police are investigating a deadly single vehicle crash in Alleghany County. The crash happened Saturday, Oct. 16 at 7:07 p.m. on Route 311, two tenths of a mile west of Tuckahoe Road.

Federal prosecutors are asking that a Navy engineer charged with trying to sell submarine secrets to a foreign country remain locked up as his case moves forward.

The Justice Department says a Navy nuclear engineer with access to military secrets has been charged with trying to pass information about the design of American nuclear-powered submarines to someone he thought was a representative of a foreign government but who turned out to be an undercover FBI agent.

Two Mountain Valley Pipeline protesters have attached themselves to equipment at a site in West Virginia, according to Appalachians Against Pipelines.

Gabe Brkic’s 30-yard field goal as time expired gave No. 4 Oklahoma a 16-13 win over West Virginia.

A new effort in Northwest Arkansas offering $10,000 incentives to new residents is part of an increasing number of philanthropy-financed projects trying to spark economic development, promote civic and cultural life, attract skilled workers, and offset declining or sparse populations.

After suffering their first lost of the season to West Virginia, Lecitus Smith said the locker room was awfully quiet.

Huddle up! Here’s a look back at this weekend on the gridiron, with three key takeaways from the state’s football scene.

West Virginia survived No. 15 Virginia Tech’s furious rally from a 20-point deficit to beat the Hokies 27-21.

The Black Diamond Trophy won’t be going home with the No. 15 Virginia Tech Hokies after its rivalry game against the West Virginia Mountaineers.

Virginia Tech renews its rivalry with West Virginia for the first time since 2017 when the two played in their season opener on a Sunday night at FedEx Field.

Green Hill Park in Salem will once again be awash in runners for the Knights Crossing Invitational.

The jet stream dips and lifts, causing temperature swings through the weekend

A hundred years have passed in West Virginia since a mine industry conflict sparked the largest U.S. uprising since the Civil War.

A program offering cash incentives for out-of-state workers to move to West Virginia has welcomed its first round of new residents, and more people can now apply.

A 1951 Southern caboose was just installed on a Hill City property overlooking the James River and a local foundry, giving the scene an industrial vibe.

Notre Dame and Iowa State each has three players on The Associated Press preseason All-America team.

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice ordered United States and West Virginia flags at state-owned properties flown at half-staff on Saturday in honor of a World War II sailor whose remains were recently returned to West Virginia.

More mountain valley pipeline protestors are facing charges after locking themselves to drilling equipment in West Virginia.

Authorities are investigating what led up to the death of a West Virginia man who was kayaking along the New River in Giles County, according to the Department of Wildlife Resources.

Environmental groups hailed a sweeping $3.5 trillion domestic spending plan announced by Democrats, saying it would make “transformational investments” in clean energy and put the nation on a path to cut greenhouse emissions by at least 50% by 2030.

A federal judge has extended a temporary restraining order on West Virginia’s new law that tightens requirements on needle exchange programs.

A judge in West Virginia has granted a group’s request to prevent a law tightening requirements on needle exchange programs from being implemented next month.

The historic amount of rainfall caused deadly flooding in areas of Virginia and West Virginia in June 2016.

West Virginia is stepping up its prizes to incentivize its residents to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

A federal lawsuit has been filed challenging West Virginia’s new ban on transgender athletes from competing in female sports in middle and high schools and colleges.

Officials in the U.S. are rolling out incentives in hopes that more people will roll up their sleeves for a COVID-19 vaccine.

The U.S. Census Bureau has released its first data-quality measurements from the 2020 census.

The White House’s courtship of Joe Manchin has followed the U.S. senator to his home state of West Virginia.

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Temps and humidity levels lower while the wind picks up after Thursday night's cool front

West Virginia is about to lose another congressional seat because of its steady population decline.

The number of U.S. suicides fell nearly 6% last year amid the coronavirus pandemic — the largest annual decline in at least four decades.

A Walmart worker in West Virginia has been accused of stealing $124,000 in gift cards over a five-month period.

A West Virginia man accused of helping his wife try to fake her death to avoid being sentenced for health care fraud has been sentenced to eight months in prison.

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin has submitted a congressional inquiry with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding an HIV outbreak in West Virginia’s largest county.

Warrants filed in connection with a West Virginia man found dead in Franklin County shed light on what may have happened prior to the man’s death.

ACC teams finished with a 4-7 NCAA Tournament record, marking the league's lowest win total and winning percentage in this event since 1979. Duke went 13-11, withdrew from the ACC Tournament due to a positive COVID-19 test and ended a string of 29 consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances. When the NCAA Tournament brackets came out, the ACC teams with the best seeds were Florida State and Virginia at No. “We weren’t quite as good at the top,” Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim said after the first round of the NCAA Tournament. AdThe ACC’s one pleasant NCAA Tournament surprise was Syracuse, which sneaked into the field with a No.