Superintendent announces snow day with heartfelt letter
"For just a moment, we can all let go of the worry of making up for the many things we missed by making sure this is one thing our kids won't lose this year," the superintendent wrote.
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West Virginia plant explosion prompts shelter-in-place order
The explosion happened late Tuesday night at the Chemours plant in the Kanawha County community of Belle.
Sen. Manchin on bipartisan COVID relief plan
Millions of Americans are set to lose their unemployment insurance benefits this month, as federal stimulus programs passed early in the pandemic are scheduled to expire. Senator Joe Manchin, a Democrat from West Virginia, is leading a bipartisan group of lawmakers trying to broker a new stimulus plan. He joined "CBS This Morning" to discuss the proposal.
Cop dies after she was shot responding to parking complaint
The city of Charleston, West Virginia, announced officer Cassie Johnson's death.
Manchin: "Wrong" to confirm Barrett before election
Senate Republicans are set to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court, giving President Trump his third appointment in just four years. West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin was one of the few Democrats to meet with Barrett. He spoke to CBSN's "Red & Blue" anchor Elaine Quijano about his opposition to her nomination, the state of the coronavirus pandemic in his home state, and the future of renewable energy in coal country.
News consumers in the heartland
In a conversation with Trump voters in West Virginia, senior correspondent Ted Koppel discusses their views on the president’s COVID-19 diagnosis, and explores the increasing reliance on partisan social media sources for one’s news.
News consumers in the heartland
Ted Koppel talks with Trump voters in West Virginia about their views on the president's COVID-19 diagnosis, and explores the increasing reliance on partisan social media sources for one's news
West Virginia teachers continue strike
The teachers union in West Virginia stopped lawmakers from passing a bill that would fund charter schools. But teachers say the fight isn't over. This comes as teachers in Oakland, California prepare to strike on Thursday. Dr. Lois Weiner joined CBSN to discuss where these strikes began and why communities are protesting the bill.
Ten days after a chemical used to clean coal leaked into and contaminated the water supply in nine West Virginia counties, officials say the water is safe to drink again, but residents are still skeptical
Ten days after a chemical used to clean coal leaked into and contaminated the water supply in nine West Virginia counties, officials say the water is safe to drink again. Many residents, knowing that little is known about the effects of the chemical, are reluctant to resume using their water. Jeff Pegues reports
Freedom Industries, the company responsible for last week's chemical spill into the Elk River filed for bankruptcy today. Water restriction has been lifted for most impacted West Virginias, but, as Jeff Pegues reports, the ordeal isn't over yet.
Freedom Industries, the company responsible for last week's chemical spill into the Elk River filed for bankruptcy today. Water restriction has been lifted for most impacted West Virginias, but, as Jeff Pegues reports, the ordeal isn't over yet.
Nine days after a chemical spill contaminated the water system for 300,000 West Virginia residents, the water company has given them the all-clear, saying the water is safe once again. Many, however, say they can still smell the chemical odor in the water
Nine days after a chemical spill contaminated the water system for 300,000 West Virginia residents, the water company has given them the all-clear, saying the water is safe once again. Many, however, say they can still smell the chemical odor in the water and don't believe what they're being told about it being safe. Jeff Pegues reports.
One West Virginia food bank's most-requested item: Water
In this web exclusive, Linda McKinney, director of the Five Loaves & Two Fishes Food Bank in Kimball, West Virginia, describes to correspondent Lee Cowan the difficulty people in her community have in accessing a very scarce commodity: clean drinking water.
"Zombie cicadas" infected with mind-controlling fungus re-emerge
After more than a decade underground, "zombie cicadas" emerge to "enlist living insects to do their bidding."
Teachers strike in Pueblo, Colorado
For the first time in 2018, teachers went on strike in a state that voted for a Democratic presidential candidate this millennium: Colorado. Caitlin Emma, an education reporter for Politico Pro, joins CBSN to discuss why the conditions in Pueblo, Colorado, aren't that different from the ones teachers faced in West Virginia, Oklahoma or Arizona.
Fired hospital aide pleads guilty to murder in patients' deaths
Reta Mays faced seven charges of second-degree murder in connection with the deaths of veterans at the Louis A. Johnson Veterans Medical Center.
Students bring COVID-19 back from Myrtle Beach trips
"It's a rite of passage – but this year the kids came home with more than sand in their shorts – they got COVID 19," Bellaire Schools Superintendent Darren Jenkins said.
West Virginia elects state's first openly transgender official
LGBTQ Victory Fund said that Ketchum "has shattered a lavender ceiling in West Virginia," and will be just the fourth elected official in the state to be openly LGBTQ.
Biden wins Georgia and West Virginia primaries
CBS News estimates Biden has 2,106 delegates as of Tuesday night.
CBSN Originals Preview
In the newest installment of CBSN Originals, Adam Yamaguchi travels to West Virginia to investigate how the growing market for renewable energy has impacted the state's coal industry. CBSN Originals supervising producer Matt Morrison sat down to discuss "Clinging To Coal: West Virginia's Fight Over Green Jobs," which airs this weekend.
Green energy in West Virginia, the coal state
Coal has been the backbone of West Virginia for generations until rising costs and cheaper fuel alternatives wiped out jobs by tens of thousands. Now, there's a new opportunity in the state and it's green. Adam Yamaguchi tells the story in a new CBSN Originals "Clinging to Coal."
Preview: "Powerless: The high cost of cheap gas"
When the U.S. declared the discovery of natural gas reserves large enough to propel the country to energy independence, property owners in West Virginia could never have imagined how that discovery might affect them. CBSN Originals and ProPublica traveled to West Virginia's "gas patch" to meet landowners who found themselves in the crosshairs of Big Gas and decided to fight back. Watch the full story at cbsnews.com/powerless.
Investigation underway into VA patient deaths
A patient at a Veterans Affairs hospital in West Virginia died after being given a drug he did not need. His death has been ruled a homicide and now there are allegations other patients may have died the same way. Jeff Pegues reports.
VA hospital deaths under investigation
The Justice Department has joined the investigation into suspicious deaths at a West Virginia Veterans Affairs medical center. Two sisters want answers after their father died last year. Natalie Brand reports.
Joe Manchin to remain in Senate
West Virginia Democrat Joe Manchin announced on Tuesday that he is going to remain in the Senate, after considering a run at the governor's office. He's served in the Senate for nearly a decade as one of the more conservative members of his party.
Teen dies after collapsing on football field
Under the Friday night lights, a high school senior from West Virginia collapsed during a football game. Alex Miller was rushed to the hospital, but later died. WOWK-TV's Lily Bradley reports.
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Brown University shooting suspect found dead, also killed MIT professor, officials say
The Brown University shooting suspect was found dead in a storage unit in New Hampshire. Authorities believe he is also responsible for killing an MIT professor.
"Fraud tourists" went to Minnesota to make money off state programs, prosecutors say
Federal prosecutors announced new indictments Thursday in the widening Minnesota fraud scandal, this time involving two Philadelphia-based men accused of traveling to the state.
House Democrats release 68 more photos from Epstein estate
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee have released a new batch of 68 photos obtained from Jeffrey Epstein's estate. Follow live updates here.
U.S. strikes 2 more alleged drug boats, bringing total death count to over 100
The U.S. military says it struck two more alleged drug-carrying boats on Thursday, bringing the total death toll from the Trump administration's monthslong campaign to upwards of 100.
Milwaukee judge found guilty of obstruction after allegedly helping migrant evade arrest
A jury convicted a Milwaukee judge on one count of felony obstruction Thursday, the Associated Press reported, after she was accused of helping a man who was in the U.S. illegally evade federal immigration authorities.
Retired NASCAR driver Greg Biffle and wife, kids among 7 killed in plane crash, officials say
Seven passengers aboard a business jet that crashed Thursday at a regional airport in North Carolina have died, the State Highway Patrol said.
TikTok signs deal for sale of U.S. operations to American investors
TikTok's China-based parent company ByteDance must sever ties with TikTok or lose access to U.S. app stores and web-hosting services
Half of $18B paid out by Medicaid in MN may be fraudulent, official says
About half or more of the roughly $18 billion in claims paid out by Medicaid to Minnesota-run programs may have been fraudulent, and at least 14 programs were likely exploited, a federal prosecutor said Thursday.
Kathy Bates says Rob Reiner "changed the course of my life" with "Misery" role
Kathy Bates rose to prominence with her Oscar-winning breakout role in Rob Reiner's adaptation of Stephen King's "Misery" in 1990.