De Soto was elected to his first term in the West Virginia House as a Republican representing part of Berkeley County in the state's eastern panhandle in November, receiving 72% of the vote in the ...

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At issue is the seat originally won by Joseph de Soto, now a pre-trial defendant on home confinement on charges that he ...

No. 18 West Virginia visits the Baylor Bears after JJ Quinerly scored 20 points in the Mountaineers' 79-51 win against the Houston Cougars.

Republicans took control of both legislative chambers after the 2014 election. West Virginia and Oklahoma were the only states where voters in every county voted to elect Donald Trump as president ...

Barely four weeks into their new terms, members of the West Virginia Board of Public Works are looking at ways to make improvements to their departments and work with the Legislature as the 2025 ...

CHARLESTON — West Virginia’s governor says the Supreme Court should reject state Democrats’ legal challenge over a House of ...

Amani Hansberry scored 17 points to lead West Virginia to 72-61 victory over Utah. Hansberry made three 3-pointers and finished 6-of-10 shooting from the field.

West Virginia’s Constitution states that vacancies ... receiving 72% of the vote in the general election after defeating two other Republicans in the May primary. If convicted, de Soto could ...

Republicans took control of both legislative chambers after the 2014 election. West Virginia and Oklahoma were the only states where voters in every county voted to elect Donald Trump as president ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed a number of socially conservative laws during his two terms in office. But he rarely pushed for them. The Democrat-turned ...