One Dead Following Incident At Marshall County Mine

A miner was killed after suffering head and neck injuries in an incident at a Marshall County mine Friday morning. Darin Reece was killed in the incident, according to Gov. Patrick Morrisey, who offered his condolences to Reese's family Friday afternoon. “Denise and I were deeply saddened to learn of the loss of Darin Reece, who passed away following an accident at the Ohio County Mine," he said. "We extend our condolences to his family, his fellow miners, and all those who knew him." Morrisey said Reece worked as a continuous miner section supervisor. A continuous miner is a ...

W.Va. Citizens Action Group Files Motion Against DOJ Effort To Obtain Voter Records

CHARLESTON - An advocacy group is seeking to intervene against efforts by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to obtain voter registration records after the West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner said no to turning over those records in February. The West Virginia Citizens Action Group (CAG), represented by the ACLU-WV, filed a petition Thursday to intervene in a lawsuit brought in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia on Feb. 26 by Harmeet K. Dhillon, a U.S. assistant attorney general with the Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division. The DOJ ...

Two U.S. Aircraft Shot Down As War In Iran Escalates

WASHINGTON (AP) — Iran shot down two U.S. military planes in separate attacks Friday, with one service member rescued and at least one missing, in a dramatic escalation since the war began nearly five weeks ago. It was the first time U.S. aircraft have been downed in the conflict and came ...