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George Tanios, a Morgantown resident and owner of Sandwich University, will remain behind bars pending trial on charges related to the Jan. 6 Capitol riot, a federal judge ruled Tuesday.Tanios and Julian Khatar of Pennsylvania face 10 felony counts, including conspiring to injure police. The two men were arrested by federal law enforcement in March and were denied bail in a joint hearing Tuesday.

A federal judge ruled Monday that George Tanios, a Morgantown man indicted on charges of conspiracy to injure U.S. Capitol Police during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots, will stay in jail pending a trial. One officer, Brian Sicknick, died the next day.In his ruling, Magistrate Judge Michael Aloi said he could not ignore the broader context of the Capitol riots.

On December 4, 1876, West Virginia’s third capitol building was dedicated in Wheeling. The stone building was four stories tall with two wings and topped…

On September 13, 1862, Charleston residents awoke to the sound of artillery. It was part of a Confederate push to take control of the region after 5,000…

Ten people are being hired to staff two new security entrances to the state Capitol.The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports that the Division of Protective…

A tree that had grown too big at a home in Randolph County is coming to West Virginia's state Capitol for a holiday display.The 30-foot blue spruce has…

Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says his office will host a National Prescription Drug Take-Back Day event at the state Capitol.The event is set for 10…

Lawmakers met at the Capitol in Charleston Monday to show support for US Senator Shelley Moore Capito’s proposed legislation that will roll back the Obama…

Over 300 teens will be at the Capitol this weekend for a mock legislative session. Teenagers from all over the state who are part of the Youth Leadership…