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West Virginia sending hundreds of National Guard members to DC

West Virginia sending hundreds of National Guard members to DC

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hundreds of West Virginia National Guard members will deploy across the nation's capital as part of the Trump administration's effort to overhaul policing in Washington through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness. The...

West Virginia Deploys National Guard to Support Trump’s Federal Crime Crackdown in Washington, DC

West Virginia Deploys National Guard to Support Trump’s Federal Crime Crackdown in Washington, DC

Governor Patrick Morrisey ordered up to 400 troops to the capital after President Trump invoked emergency powers to restore order. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey has directed between 300 and 400 members of the...

West Virginia, South Carolina, and Ohio Sending National Guard Troops to Support Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown

West Virginia, South Carolina, and Ohio Sending National Guard Troops to Support Trump’s DC Crime Crackdown

Governors Patrick Morrisey, Henry McMaster, and Mike DeWine pledge forces to assist federal security operations in the capital. By yourNEWS Media Newsroom Three Republican governors have ordered deployments of their states’ National Guard units to...

West Virginia, Ohio among states with high number of robocalls, spam messages

West Virginia, Ohio among states with high number of robocalls, spam messages

(NEXSTAR) – Whether it’s a call from an unknown number or a strange text about tracking a package, dealing with robocalls and message spam has become a regular part of owning a smartphone in the U.S. in 2025. Just last year alone, Americans...

South Carolina and Ohio Join West Virginia in Sending National Guard Troops to Washington DC

South Carolina and Ohio Join West Virginia in Sending National Guard Troops to Washington DC

South Carolina and Ohio have pledged to send hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, DC, amid President Trump’s federal takeover and clampdown on crime and homelessness in the district. South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster authorized...

Prep sports: NIL introduced to West Virginia high school athletics

Prep sports: NIL introduced to West Virginia high school athletics

West Virginia high school athletics has taken on new forms over the last three years. The most recent adaptation of this ever-changing landscape is name, image and likeness (NIL) being legal for prep athletes in the Mountain State. × Javascript is...

West Virginia governor to deploy National Guard to D.C. for federal initiative

West Virginia governor to deploy National Guard to D.C. for federal initiative

West Virginia — CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey announced plans to deploy National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., to support the Trump administration's federal initiative in the city. In a post on X, Morrisey stated...

West Virginia Mountain Party protests illegal immigrant detentions at regional jail

West Virginia Mountain Party protests illegal immigrant detentions at regional jail

Moundsville, WV — MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — The West Virginia Mountain Party gathered in Moundsville today to protest the detention of immigrants at the Northern Regional Jail. The protest comes in response to recent agreements signed by Governor...

West Virginia sends National Guard troops to Washington D.C. under Trump’s orders

West Virginia sends National Guard troops to Washington D.C. under Trump’s orders

The Republican governor of West Virginia, Patrick Morrisey, announced this Saturday the deployment to Washington D.C. of a contingent of hundreds of members of its National Guard to contribute to the controversial crime operation ordered by Donald...

West Virginia to deploy National Guard troops to DC

West Virginia to deploy National Guard troops to DC

DETROIT: West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey is deploying 300 to 400 National Guard troops to the District of Columbia at the request of the Trump administration, the governor's office said on Saturday. The deployment is "a show of commitment...

West Virginia, South Carolina to deploy National Guard troops to US capital

West Virginia, South Carolina to deploy National Guard troops to US capital

By AJ Vicens (Reuters) -The Republican governors of West Virginia and South Carolina are deploying hundreds of National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., at the request of the administration of President Donald Trump, who has portrayed the...

Democrats downplay Republican governors joining Trump’s military occupation of Washington

Democrats downplay Republican governors joining Trump’s military occupation of Washington

Washington Metropolitan Police officers and military police soldiers with the District of Columbia National Guard watch as residents protest President Donald Trump's federal takeover of policing of the District of Columbia, Saturday, Aug. 16,...

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey Directs National Guard to Deploy Troops to Assist Feds in Washington DC

West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey Directs National Guard to Deploy Troops to Assist Feds in Washington DC

167th Airlift Wing Airmen, returning from an overseas deployment, walk across the flight line at Shepherd Field, Martinsburg, West Virginia, Sept. 26, 2024. Approximately 150 Airmen deployed for three months as an expeditionary airlift squadron....

West Virginia sends National Guard troops to DC as federal role intensifies

West Virginia sends National Guard troops to DC as federal role intensifies

West Virginia will send roughly 300 to 400 of its National Guard troops to Washington, D.C., as the federal government intensifies its role with the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), the state’s governor announced Friday. The move comes less...

3 Republican-led states to deploy National Guard troops to Washington

3 Republican-led states to deploy National Guard troops to Washington

JONATHAN ERNST / REUTERS U.S. Army National Guard Humvees park near the Washington Monument Tuesday after President Donald Trump announced a federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department under the Home Rule Act to assist with crime...

West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio to Deploy National Guard in Support of DC Crime Crackdown

West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio to Deploy National Guard in Support of DC Crime Crackdown

Members of the National Guard patrol the Washington Monument in Washington on Aug. 16, 2025. Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images Republican Govs. Patrick Morrisey, Henry McMaster, and Mike DeWine pledged on Aug. 16, to send hundreds of their National...

West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio to deploy National Guard troops to D.C.

West Virginia, South Carolina, Ohio to deploy National Guard troops to D.C.

Three states moved to deploy hundreds of members of their National Guard to the nation's capital as part of the Trump administration's effort to overhaul policing in Washington through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness. West Virginia...

West Virginia sends National Guard troops to D.C. amid police dept. takeover, protests

West Virginia sends National Guard troops to D.C. amid police dept. takeover, protests

WASHINGTON (AP) — Hundreds of West Virginia National Guard members will deploy across the nation’s capital as part of the Trump administration’s effort to overhaul policing in Washington through a federal crackdown on crime and homelessness. The...

West Virginia sending National Guard troops to D.C.

West Virginia sending National Guard troops to D.C.

West Virginia's governor said he would send up to 400 National Guard troops to the nation's capital at President Trump's request. They'll join other National Guard troops and federal agents already deployed with local police on the streets of...

West Virginia sending National Guard troops to DC as part of Trump’s crime crackdown

West Virginia sending National Guard troops to DC as part of Trump’s crime crackdown

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced that he is sending hundreds of National Guard troops from his state to Washington, D.C., to assist with President Donald Trump’s crackdown on violent crime in the capital.Trump has been targeting crime...

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