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West Virginians are no strangers to the stereotypes that come with living in the Appalachian region, which may include inbreeding, poor hygiene and more.

With one-fifth of states seeing active measles outbreaks , the U.S. is nearing 900 cases, according to figures posted Friday ...

West Virginians as far north as Barbour County are seeing smoke from a 1,400-acre fire in the George Washington and Jefferson ...

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced Tuesday his request for FEMA aid in Boone, Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Lincoln, Monroe and ...

Tennessee health officials have confirmed a measles outbreak, which brings the number of U.S. states with outbreaks to 10.