Jim Justice

Jim Justice inaugurated to second term as WVa governor

By Cuneyt Dil Jan. 22, 2021 04:57 PM EST
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republican West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice was sworn in to a second and final term Friday. Justice said in a 20...

FILE - In this Tuesday, July 24, 2018, file photo, members of the North Carolina House gather for a special session at the General Assembly in Raleigh, N.C. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome, File)

Montana goes red; it's status quo in other governor races

By Geoff Mulvihill Nov. 03, 2020 04:53 PM EST

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice celebrates his reelection with his grandson, J.C. Justice, at The Greenbrier Resort, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in White Sulphur Springs, W.Va. (AP Photo/Chris Jackson)

Republican Jim Justice reelected as West Virginia governor

By Cuneyt Dil Nov. 03, 2020 01:55 AM EST

Amy Burnside gives her daughter, Lily Stewart, a civics lesson on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020, in Fayetteville, W.Va.. The pair were leaving the Fayette County Memorial Building after Burnside cast her vote. (F. Brian Ferguson/The Register-Herald via AP)

West Virginia voters reelect Gov. Justice, Sen. Capito

By John Raby Nov. 03, 2020 01:06 AM EST

FILE - In this Jan. 27, 2019 file photo, Paula Jean Swearengin poses for a portrait to promote the film "Knock Down the House" at the Salesforce Music Lodge during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. Swearengin, a Democrat, is using her stances on progressive issues, her popularity from a role in a Netflix movie and the hard realities of a life spent in the southern West Virginia coalfields to try to snap Republican U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito's two-decade streak in political office. (Photo by Taylor Jewell/Invision/AP, File)

Tuesday's election is packed with choices for WVa voters

By John Raby Nov. 02, 2020 12:31 PM EST

West Virginia voters have heavy slate of choices Tuesday

By John Raby Oct. 31, 2020 09:30 AM EDT

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice prepares for a debate with Democratic challenger, Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango in Morgantown, W.Va., Tuesday Oct. 13. 2020. (AP Photo/Kathy Batten)

Justice bets on economic promises in race against Salango

By Cuneyt Dil Oct. 29, 2020 12:15 PM EDT

West Virginia voters have heavy slate of choices on Nov. 3

By John Raby Oct. 20, 2020 02:04 PM EDT

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice prepares for a debate with Democratic challenger, Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango, Tuesday Oct. 13. 2020, in Morgantown, W.Va. (AP Photo/Kathy Batten)

WVa Gov. Jim Justice, Dem challenger Salango clash in debate

By Cuneyt Dil And John Raby Oct. 13, 2020 08:53 PM EDT

West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice holds a Monday March 16, 2020 news conference at the West Virginia Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. The West Virginia Education Association filed a court challenge Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, to the state's color-coded map that determines whether counties can hold in-person public school classes during the coronavirus pandemic. The union wants to replace the school reentry map that has undergone multiple changes by Republican Gov. Jim Justice and state officials with one compiled by independent health experts. (F. Brian Ferguson/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

Incumbent Gov. Jim Justice outraises Democratic challenger

By Cuneyt Dil Oct. 07, 2020 09:23 PM EDT

FILE - In this June 9, 2020, file photo, West Virginia Democratic candidate for governor Ben Salango, second from left, greets his supporters with his wife, Tara, by his side in his Charleston, W.Va., campaign headquarters. The Democratic candidate for West Virginia governor on Friday, July 31, 2020, said he has agreed to debate Gov. Jim Justice five times before the November election and called on the Republican incumbent to sign on as well. (Kenny Kemp/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP, File)

Salango pushes for 5 debates with Justice before election

By Anthony Izaguirre Jul. 31, 2020 12:16 PM EDT

West Virginia Democratic candidate for governor Ben Salango, second from left, greets his supporters with his wife, Tara, by his side Tuesday, June 9, 2020, in his Charleston, W.Va., campaign headquarters. (Kenny Kemp/Charleston Gazette-Mail via AP)

The Latest: Ga. Democratic Senate primary too early to call

Jun. 09, 2020 03:21 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 15, 2018 file photo, Richard Ojeda talks at a gym in Logan, W.Va. Ojeda, a former state senator, is running in the U.S. Senate primary in West Virginia on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. (AP Photo/John Raby, File)

Justice, Salango to face off in fall WVa governor's election

By John Raby Jun. 09, 2020 01:22 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: US

By The Associated Press Apr. 29, 2020 05:20 PM EDT
Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ April 28 The Los Angles Times...

Members of the Henrico County Fire Department Emergency Services transport a patient of the Canterbury Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center Monday April 20, 2020, in Richmond, Va. The facility has reported dozens of COVID-19 deaths. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

Some US producers, states reopening amid political pressure

By Colleen Long, Gene Johnson And Mike Corder Apr. 20, 2020 03:17 AM EDT

Editorial Roundup: West Virginia

By The Associated Press Apr. 08, 2020 02:55 PM EDT
Recent editorials from West Virginia newspapers: ___ April 7 The Parkersburg News and Sentinel on...