Courts
Missouri woman torments minor using Roblox, pleads guilty to cyberstalkingA Missouri woman who used Roblox and other social media platforms to terrorize a minor victim with threats of rape and murder has pleaded guilty to cyberstalking. Read More
Culture
PA, OH, KY, WV, IN portray early U.S. history at the Great American State Fair(Editor’s note: A series on The Great American State Fair, held in Washington, D.C., in honor of America’s 250th birthday, written by Heartlander News interns.) While not… Read More
Government
Individual targeted in foiled UFC terror plot speaks out(The Center Square) – One of the targets in the alleged terror plot to disrupt the Ultimate Fighting Championship event at the White House says he is not intimidated… Read More
Public Education
‘School choice is here to stay’: West Virginia BOE head changes tune, tells public schools to adaptWest Virginia Board of Education President Paul Hardesty gave a surprising message to public schools Wednesday: Adapt to school choice or face a continued decline in enrollment. “You… Read More
Culture
West Virginia transgender athlete wins girls’ track and field state championshipBridgeport High School sophomore Becky Pepper-Jackson won the West Virginia Class AAA girls shot put state championship this past weekend while awaiting a U.S. Supreme Court ruling… Read More
Politics
WV passes bill to ban censorship in news(The Daily Signal) – West Virginia state senators passed a bill to prohibit what it called “news censorship,” as other state legislatures have considered similar… Read More
Government
Three states weigh bills to end public school vaccine mandatesAmid a national debate about the safety of vaccines, several states may soon stop requiring immunization for school children. New Hampshire, Iowa and West Virginia are considering legislation to terminate vaccine mandates… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia districts slammed for ‘systemic failure’ in financial mismanagement, safety violations, academicsA West Virginia think tank has exposed “widespread financial mismanagement, safety violations, and academic underperformance” in nine of the state’s school districts experiencing government takeovers, the River News … Read More
Opinion
By her own words, Ketanji Brown Jackson unfit to weigh in on Supreme Court cases involving transgender issuesWhy in the world is Ketanji Brown Jackson allowed to judge a case involving gender, as she has Tuesday?Remember, she testified under oath during her confirmation hearing… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia public-school enrollment tumbles in ‘biggest decrease’ year over year, report findsThe West Virginia Department of Education has released its 2025 certified enrollment numbers, which will help determine future staffing and funding – and the findings represent “a major shift,”… Read More
Culture
West Virginia governor gives hopeful update on surviving National Guard member(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Republican West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced on Monday that West Virginia National Guard member Andrew Wolfe responded to a nurse’s request to give… Read More
Courts
Watch: Supreme Court ruling next year could reshape transgender rights beyond sports(The Center Square) – In seven weeks, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in two cases involving challenges to the constitutionality of laws in Idaho and West… Read More
Public Education
WV lawmaker stands up for school choice, says parents are leaving system that fails studentsOne West Virginia lawmaker isn’t afraid to say it in black and white: “Parents are leaving the public school system because the system failed them and their children.”… Read More
Courts
Members of Congress back Supreme Court cases defending women’s sportsMembers of Congress are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to protect women’s sports in two upcoming cases. Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-W.Va., and Sen. Jim Risch, R-Idaho,… Read More
Public Education
West Virginia school boards drawing criticism over ‘old, antiquated model’ of decision-makingAn increasing number of school boards in West Virginia “are not fulfilling their [constitutional] responsibility” to provide a free and effective public education, according to a recent news commentary. Read More
Culture
Transgender freshman takes 3rd at girls’ track state championship meetA male transgender athlete claimed bronze at a girls’ outdoor track and field state championship meet last weekend. Freshman Becky Pepper-Jackson took third… Read More
Culture
Transgender freshman qualifies for WV girls’ track state championship meet in two eventsA male transgender athlete will participate in a girls’ outdoor track and field state championship meet in a deep red state this weekend. Freshman Becky Pepper-Jackson… Read More
Government
West Virginia among states, counties helping ICE deport illegal immigrantsCounties and states are entering agreements with the federal government to hasten deportations of criminal illegal immigrants. West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced this week his state signed… Read More
Government
West Virginia to allow religious exemptions for vaccines, governor announcesMost states have religious exemptions for vaccination requirements, but West Virginia is not one of them. Gov. Patrick Morrisey, however, says that will soon change. The Republican,… Read More
Public Education
Thousands of families changing schools after West Virginia’s expansion of student transfer rightsSpecial needs spurred Samantha Ribeiro Matos, a mom in West Virginia, to enroll her 6- and 7-year-old sons in three schools within three years in search of adequate services. Read More