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Grant County Republican Party to stage debate in Ephrata
EPHRATA — Grant County voters will have an opportunity this evening to hear directly from candidates seeking two o…
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West Virginia gov. wins GOP primary in bid for reelection
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice secured the Republican nomination for governor on Tuesday as he seeks a second term as the state's chief executive.
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Capito wins West Virginia Republican primary for US Senate
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sweating it out on the state's hottest day of the year, voters on Tuesday were choosing presidential, gubernatorial, U.S. Senate and U.S. House candidates in West Virginia's Democratic and …
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US Sen. Capito wins GOP primary in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Shelley Moore Capito moved a step closer toward becoming the first West Virginia Republican to be reelected to the U.S. Senate in more than a century, easily winning her primary Tuesday nig…
Texas has 2,000 virus patients in hospitals for first time
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Texas surpassed 2,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients for the first time Tuesday, but Republican Gov. Greg Abbott said "everything remains largely contained" as the state prepares to lift mor…
Gubernatorial candidate received wrong COVID-19 test results
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Former Utah Republican Gov. Jon Huntsman Jr. said Tuesday that he received incorrect COVID-19 test results, one day after saying he had tested negative for the virus.
New Mexico AG calls for uniform use of force policies
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Attorney General Hector Balderas on Tuesday called for police reforms amid the latest round of protests in New Mexico and elsewhere over excessive force.
Trump, Biden win West Virginia presidential primaries
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Sweating it out on the state's hottest day of the year, voters on Tuesday were choosing presidential, gubernatorial, U.S. Senate and U.S. House candidates in West Virginia's Democratic and …