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A pregnant Texas woman asked a court for permission to …

This image provided by Kate Cox shows Kate Cox. A Texas judge has given the pregnant woman whose fetus had a fatal diagnosis permission to get an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to the state’s ban that took effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned last year. It was unclear Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 how quickly or whether Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two from the Dallas area, will be able to obtain an abortion. State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble says she will grant a temporary restraining order that will allow Cox to have an abortion. (Kate Cox via AP)

Texas Supreme Court pauses lower court’s order allowing …

This image provided by Kate Cox shows Kate Cox. A Texas judge has given the pregnant woman whose fetus had a fatal diagnosis permission to get an abortion in an unprecedented challenge to the state’s ban that took effect after Roe v. Wade was overturned last year. It was unclear Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023 how quickly or whether Kate Cox, a 31-year-old mother of two from the Dallas area, will be able to obtain an abortion. State District Judge Maya Guerra Gamble says she will grant a temporary restraining order that will allow Cox to have an abortion. (Kate Cox via AP)

Morgantown Days for Girls sends menstruation kits overseas

New Mexico’s delegation outraged at removal of expand …

Pregnant woman in Kentucky sues for the right to get an …

FILE - Escort volunteers line up outside the EMW Women's Surgical Center, on Monday, July 17, 2017, in Louisville, Ky. A pregnant woman in Kentucky filed a lawsuit Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, challenging the state's sweeping abortion ban, saying the right to terminate a pregnancy is crucial for people to "control their lives.” The suit, filed in state court in Louisville, says Kentucky's near-total prohibition against abortion violates the plaintiff's rights to privacy and self-determination under the state constitution. (AP Photo/Dylan Lovan, File)

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Breast cancer survivors may not need so many mammograms …

FILE - A radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast cancer in Los Angeles, May 6, 2010. Annual mammograms are now recommended indefinitely for breast cancer survivors in many countries including the United States. Now a large British study finds that less frequent screening is just as good. The findings were being discussed Friday, Dec. 8, 2023 at the San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)

The Census Bureau wants to change how it asks about …

FILE - Maureen Reid, left, and her guide dog, Gaston, cross the intersection of Wood Street and Roosevelt Avenue with Sandy Murillo, center, and Geovanni Bahena, relying on an audible signal for the blind, on April 26, 2023, in Chicago. The U.S. Census Bureau wants to change how it asks people about disabilities, and some advocates are complaining that they were not consulted enough on what amounts to a major overhaul in how disabilities would be defined by the federal government. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, file)

Lawmakers seek action against Elf Bar and other fruity …

FILE - An Elf Bar disposable vaping pod device and a health warning on its packaging is displayed, Monday, June 26, 2023, in Washington. U.S. lawmakers are demanding information on federal efforts to stop the recent influx of kid-appealing electronic cigarettes from China. A letter sent Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, by a congressional committee investigating Chinese policies called attention to “the extreme proliferation of illicit vaping products.” (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Advocates say a Mexican startup is illegally selling …

FILE - Mary Burnham Curtis, a senior forensic scientist for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, holds a dried totoaba fish bladder, among more than 500 that authorities have seized at Calexico border crossings since February, at news conference April 24, 2013, in San Diego. A health company called The Blue Formula sells a powder containing collagen taken from the fish online to countries including the U.S. and China, but on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, a coalition of environmental groups said exporting totoaba or its parts violates an international convention on trading endangered species. (AP Photo/Elliot Spagat, File)

Deaths from tainted cantaloupe increase to 3 in U.S. …

Cut cantaloupe is displayed for sale at a supermarket in Philadelphia on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023. On Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023, U.S. and Canadian officials reported additional deaths in a salmonella outbreak tied to tainted cantaloupe. (AP Photo/Jonathan Poet)

Maternal mortality rate is much higher for Black …

Ex-UK leader Boris Johnson rejects notion he wanted …

Britain's former Prime Minister Boris Johnson arrives for the COVID Inquiry at Dorland House in London, Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)

Crime

Jury convicts federal inmate of killing at USP Hazelton

Monongalia County deputies investigating Dunkin’ …

The vehicle that the Monongalia County Sheriff's Office says is suspected in connection to a break-in at the Dunkin' on Chestnut Ridge Road. Credit: Monongalia County Sheriff's Office

2 arrested after drugs, gun found in reach of a child

Marion County man charged with filing false tax returns

DOJ: Prisoners submitted fraudulent WV unemployment …

Fairmont man receives no mercy in child murder case

3 men from Detroit arrested for drugs in Westover

Man allegedly requested ‘something spicy’ from minor

West Virginia

WV has among the worst roads but among the best drivers

West Virginia author nominated for two APPY awards

Joe Manchin jokes he could be slightly younger president

FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., speaks during the U.S. Capitol Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the West Front of the Capitol, Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2023, in Washington. Speaking Saturday night, Dec. 9, during the Gridiron Club’s winter dinner, Manchin teased a potential third-party run for the White House, joking that the nation could use someone slightly younger than the leading contenders. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Some 2024 GOP candidates for WV Gov hold first debate

MODIFY program’s Holiday Donation fundraiser continues

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Emergencies

11 y.o. dead in Mercer County murder-suicide

2 hospitalized after 2 wrecks on Rte 50 in Ritchie …

Multiple crews respond to fire in Thornton residence

Man dead after I-79 collision in Marion County

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2 transported, Milford Street shut down after accident

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