WASHINGTON, June 16 -- The office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia posted the following news release: * * * Afghan National Accused in Ambush Killing of National Guard Member Near White House Is Indicted on Additional Federal Charges * WASHINGTON - Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 30, an Afghan national accused in the November ambush shooting of National Guardsmen near the White House, was charged today in a 17-count Superseding Indictment filed in U.S. District Court, announced U.S. A  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- The American Center for Law and Justice posted the following statement senior associate counsel Nathan Moelker: * * * VICTORY: Judge Who Exposed Foster Care Failures Wins Major Free Speech Victory We have a major victory to report - and it's a win for the First Amendment and the plight of foster children. The Judicial Hearing Board of West Virginia has just recommended dismissing every charge against Judge Maryclaire Akers, the judge who was dragged before disciplinary  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Shelley Moore Capito, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release: * * * Capito, Republican Colleagues Introduce Bill to Increase Protections for Firearms Industry * WASHINGTON, D.C. - Recently, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined Senate Republican colleagues in introducing the Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts (SHOT) Act, which would strengthen the Protection of Lawful Commerce in Arms Act (PLCAA) to provide enhanced protections to the f  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * Hard Work, Low Pay: Women Are Bearing the Brunt of Trump's Economic Agenda A new fact sheet from the National Women's Law Center (NWLC) finds that women make up a majority of the low-paid workforce -defined as working in one of the 40 lowest-paying jobs in the U.S. -and are being hit hardest by the Trump-Vance administration's cuts to basic needs programs. Using the most rec  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 [Category: Law/Legal] -- The National Women's Law Center posted the following news release: * * * New NWLC Poll: Voters Skeptical of Stripping Rights from Transgender Student Athletes Ahead of the Supreme Court's decision in West Virginia v. BPJ and Little v. Hecox, a new National Women's Law Center (NWLC) poll finds that voters nationwide do not believe the Court should be setting official policy on whether transgender students can participate in school sports. Voters are  more

CHARLESTON, West Virginia, June 16 -- West Virginia Attorney General John B. McCuskey posted the following news release: * * * Top Scams Reported to the West Virginia Attorney General's Office for May 2026 * The West Virginia Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division is committed to keeping West Virginians informed about the latest scams targeting our communities. You can find information on scams, including the top scams reported each month, on the Attorney General's Office website.   more

WASHINGTON, June 15 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation issued the following news release: * * * Trump's Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy Invests $47 Million to Get America Building Again with Public-Private Partnership Engagement * Investments will go towards developing innovative financing solutions to help develop P3 partnerships in 27 states WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy and the Build America Bureau (Bureau) are investing $46.97 million acros  more

WEST LIBERTY, West Virginia, June 15 -- West Liberty University Foundation posted the following news: * * * West Liberty University Foundation Establishes the Howard and Theresa Lemasters Endowed Scholarship The West Liberty University (WLU) Foundation proudly announces the establishment of the Howard and Theresa Lemasters Scholarship, created through a generous $100,000 bequest to support future generations of students pursuing business degrees. The scholarship fund will provide financial   more

MORGANTOWN, West Virginia, June 16 -- West Virginia University posted the following news: * * * WVPEC, WVU partner with Pittsburgh Penguins to take hockey-themed STEM lessons into classrooms * Elementary school students in West Virginia and Pennsylvania will soon explore science through the lens of hockey thanks to a new partnership involving the West Virginia Public Education Collaborative and the STEAM Technical Assistance Center, housed in the West Virginia University Office of the Provos  more