CHARLESTON — Several state lawmakers in neighboring Maryland reached out across the border last week seeking to bring their counties into West Virginia. Representatives of Legislative District 1 ...

This was all prompted by invitations that went out last year from West Virginia officials to counterparts in Virginia.. In that case, the invitation went to neighboring Frederick County, Va., one ...

It’s been 160 years since West Virginia seceded from Virginia. Now, some West Virginia Republicans are encouraging conservative counties that stayed behind to leave. Republican state Del. Gary ...