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West Virginia school closings and delays – November 5, 2025

WEST VIRGINIA (LOOTPRESS) – The latest school closings and delays in West Virginia for Wednesday, November 5, 2025, may be viewed below.
Closings and delays will be updated as they come in.
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Jay Jones projected to defeat Jason Miyares in Virginia attorney general race

RICHMOND, VA (LOOTPRESS) – Former Virginia Delegate Jay Jones has been projected to unseat incumbent Attorney General Jason Miyares in Tuesday’s election, overcoming a late-campaign texting controversy that threatened to derail his candidacy.
The race, one of Virginia’s most competitive statewide contests this year, was shaken in its final weeks when violent text messages sent by Jones in 2022 about then-House Speaker Todd Gilbert resurfaced.
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Zohran Mamdani elected New York City’s first Muslim mayor

NEW YORK, NY (LOOTPRESS) – Zohran Mamdani has won the election for New York City mayor, according to projections, defeating independent former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican nominee Curtis Sliwa.
Mamdani, 34, a democratic socialist and state assemblymember, achieved a stunning victory after beginning the race as a long-shot candidate.
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Mikie Sherrill projected winner in New Jersey governor’s race

TRENTON, NJ (LOOTPRESS) – Democrat Mikie Sherrill has won the election for governor of New Jersey.
Sherrill, a congresswoman, defeated Republican candidate Jack Ciattarelli and his running mate, James Gannon, in a race that remained close throughout.
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Abigail Spanberger elected Virginia’s first female governor

RICHMOND, VA (LOOTPRESS) – Abigail Spanberger, a former Democratic congresswoman and CIA officer, has been elected Virginia’s next governor, making history as the state’s first female chief executive.
Spanberger defeated Republican Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears after a campaign focused on affordability and local concerns over federal job cuts and the ongoing government shutdown, which affect more than 300,000 federal employees in the state.
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Cargo plane crashes and explodes at Louisville Airport, killing at least three

LOUISVILLE, KY (LOOTPRESS) – A large UPS cargo plane carrying three people crashed and exploded Tuesday evening while taking off from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport, killing at least three and injuring 11 others, according to officials.
The crash occurred around 5:15 p.m. as the aircraft was departing for Honolulu, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said.
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Settlement negotiations underway in Hope Gs

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission has granted the attorneys negotiating the Hope Gas rate increase an extension to reach a settlement in the case.
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The proposed increase would be an estimated 25% increase for current residential customers and a 35% increase for former Peoples Gas customers. The increase for Hope Gas residential customers would be about $21 monthly, while the increase for Peoples Gas customers would be about $27.
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Seven arrested in Wyoming County drug raids

PINEVILLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Members of the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office, West Virginia State Police, and the Southern Regional Drug and Violent Crime Task Force executed two search warrants Tuesday, November 4, resulting in seven arrests for multiple felony drug offenses.
According to Sheriff Bradley G. Ellison, one search warrant was executed in the Oceana area of Wyoming County, where four people were arrested for several felony charges related to the delivery of drugs.


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Thousands of manufacturing jobs needed in WV according to Marshall survey

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A recent study with in-state manufacturers shows that there are opportunities waiting for new workers.
The study, which was conducted by the Marshall University Advanced Manufacturing Center, got respondents from 83 different manufacturers across West Virginia. The manufacturers said that they need an additional 2,700 full-time workers over the next 12 months and nearly 7,000 over the next three years.
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Man injured in side-by-side accident in Kanawha County

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –A man was airlifted from a side-by-side accident Tuesday afternoon in Kanawha County.
The incident occurred near Hogpen Road in Belle. Sergeant Burns with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said a 78-year old man was thrown from a side-by-side and it’s believed he has suffered internal bleeding and a laceration to the head.
They had to shut down Route 60 near Simmons Creek in order to make room for a helicopter but are currently back open.
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