2026-04-22 3d2b680ee923c62ea270fa66c8954356ab0cad1f 16 Kanawha County 36 /wiki/kanawha%20county,%20west%20virginia West Virginia 70 /wiki/west%20virginia chemical reaction 1 /wiki/chemical%20reaction nitric acid 13 /wiki/nitric%20acid Kanawha County West Virginia chemical reaction nitric acid Chemical reaction 2025-12-1 55ad2a5bb24b4bad6ee12b367a7c6ef3e7aae06e 24 West Virginia 1 /feed/2025/12/1/former-honduran-president-juan-orlando-hernandez-is-released-from-a-prison-in-preston-county-west-virginia-after-us Former Honduran president Juan Orlando Hernández is released from a prison in Preston County, West Virginia, after U.S. president Donald Trump pardoned Hernández from his conviction of aiding large-scale cocaine trafficking. 2023-06-28 5acb2c52831d00ab2d13204bf437ce1abdda69a0 /feed/2023/06/28/smoke-from-the-wildfires-reaches-the-us-states-of-west-virginia-tennessee-delaware-maryland-north-carolina-iowa Smoke from the wildfires reaches the U.S. states of West Virginia, Tennessee, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the smoke also reaches the capital, Washington D.C. 1687989010 2023-06-28 ea0021bbbbd1fd2f24abe0754d8c35495fe0bb23 /feed/2023/06/28/smoke-from-the-wildfires-reaches-the-us-states-of-west-virginia-tennessee-maryland-washington-dc-north-carolina Smoke from the wildfires reaches the U.S. states of West Virginia, Tennessee, Maryland, Washington D.C, North Carolina, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Pennsylvania. 1687974610 2023-06-28 d82c934da6ca576d7e30c03826deb234c5d79008 /feed/2023/06/28/smoke-from-the-wildfires-reaches-the-us-states-of-west-virginia-maryland-washington-dc-north-carolina-iowa-misso Smoke from the wildfires reaches the U.S. states of West Virginia, Maryland, Washington D.C, North Carolina, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota and South Dakota. 1687967420 2023-06-28 98b428f7fa9e5068d626916bc0200ff921cdea46 7 West Virginia 1 /feed/2023/06/28/smoke-from-the-wildfires-in-canada-reaches-the-us-states-of-west-virginia-tennessee-delaware-maryland-north-caroli Smoke from the wildfires in Canada reaches the U.S. states of West Virginia, Tennessee, Delaware, Maryland, North Carolina, Iowa, Missouri, Minnesota, South Dakota, Pennsylvania, Kentucky, and New Jersey, with the smoke also reaching the capital, Washington, D.C. 2020-12-8 aa4227a0081b25f05a1d3311324ec7d967f485b5 4 Kanawha County 1 /feed/2020/12/8/in-belle-west-virginia-united-states-an-explosion-at-the-chemours-chemical-plant-prompts-a-now-cancelled-shelter-in-p In Belle, West Virginia, United States, an explosion at the Chemours Chemical Plant prompts a now-cancelled shelter-in-place to be issued for Belle and in surrounding areas; the explosion leaves one person dead, and three others injured. Along with the shelter-in-place, schools in Kanawha County, the county Belle resides in, were closed for Wednesday. 2020-03-17 aca92474e8daefb34ecb58e23240ccdef78e8eb3 /feed/2020/03/17/west-virginia-confirms-its-first-case-of-covid-19-becoming-the-last-us-state-to-do-so-governor-jim-justice-ordered *West Virginia confirms its first case of COVID-19, becoming the last U.S. state to do so. Governor Jim Justice ordered restaurant dining rooms, bars, and casinos to close for two weeks. 1585783317 2020-03-17 5ea87d7ddbe5889bc4354ee9011be88694418207 /feed/2020/03/17/west-virginia-confirms-its-first-case-of-covid-19-becoming-the-last-us-state-to-do-so *West Virginia confirms its first case of COVID-19, becoming the last U.S. state to do so. 1584507785 2020-03-17 493c74a387f885d37ae774783d46f2230fc4efb3 /feed/2020/03/17/west-virginia-confirms-its-first-case-of-coronavirus-becoming-the-last-us-state-to-confirm-a-case-of-the-virus West Virginia confirms its first case of coronavirus, becoming the last U.S. state to confirm a case of the virus. 1584488169 2020-03-17 137edcb50d15347b887670b0a6b1079949ee3940 49 West Virginia 1 /feed/2020/03/17/west-virginia-confirms-its-first-case-of-covid-19-becoming-the-last-us-state-to-do-so-governor-jim-justice-ordered-r West Virginia confirms its first case of COVID-19, becoming the last U.S. state to do so. Governor Jim Justice ordered restaurant dining rooms, bars, and casinos to close for two weeks. 2016-06-25 5cc75866f16f560dedc3ca8604e9f35b4b863da2 5 Kanawha County West Virginia 2 /feed/2016/06/25/the-kanawha-county-sheriff-s-office-reports-the-death-toll-is-now-26-three-more-victims-were-found-overnight-it-is-the The Kanawha County sheriff's office reports the death toll is now 26—three more victims were found overnight. It is the third-deadliest flood in West Virginia history. 2012-05-8 a13c8bae65e1d2089e7aff39bf8f6ff91615487c 17 West Virginia 1 /feed/2012/05/8/us-president-barack-obama-wins-the-democratic-primary-in-west-virginia-with-less-than-60-losing-most-of-the-remainin U.S. President Barack Obama wins the Democratic primary in West Virginia with less than 60%, losing most of the remaining votes to a perennial candidate included on the ballot. 2011-10-4 1b84f6f536b44a89fe062dd60648776af10d4f5a 12 West Virginia 1 /feed/2011/10/4/voters-in-the-us-state-of-west-virginia-go-to-the-polls-for-a-gubernatorial-special-election-with-acting-governor-democ Voters in the US state of West Virginia go to the polls for a gubernatorial special election with acting Governor, Democrat Earl Ray Tomblin, being elected as Governor of West Virginia. 2011-02-16 8aeef5257e61c35ec09686f2cb34b1a6d6edfe13 17 West Virginia 1 /feed/2011/02/16/three-us-marshals-are-shot-in-elkins-west-virginia-while-trying-to-serve-a-warrant-resulting-in-the-death-of-one-ma Three U.S. marshals are shot in Elkins, West Virginia, while trying to serve a warrant, resulting in the death of one marshal and the shooter. 2011-01-13 c8aa2d174af5b46169d6e8e54640232265e7a6ba 10 West Virginia 1 /feed/2011/01/13/the-us-environmental-protection-agency-revokes-a-permit-for-a-proposed-coal-mine-in-west-virginia-which-would-have-bee The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency revokes a permit for a proposed coal mine in West Virginia which would have been one of America's largest citing "destructive and unsustainable mining practices that jeopardize the health of Appalachian communities and clean water". 2010-06-28 659c7013b060e27a1eb3111bb498a8b5c4f818f4 12 West Virginia 1 /feed/2010/06/28/democratic-robert-byrd-of-west-virginia-president-pro-tempore-of-the-united-states-senate-and-the-longest-serving-membe Democratic Robert Byrd of West Virginia, President pro tempore of the United States Senate and the longest serving member its history, dies at age 92 in Washington, D.C. /feed/2026/04/22/a-leak-results-in-a-violent-chemical-reaction-involving-nitric-acid-and-another-substance-at-a-facility-in-kanawha-count AP 22 ff62c6bcbf07163b976d5c25052216724217bffc 4 https://apnews.com/article/west-virginia-chemical-leak-aa346adfcb6fecaad91f189b676c06bb 2026 A leak results in a violent chemical reaction involving nitric acid and another substance at a facility in Kanawha County, West Virginia, United States, killing two people and injuring 19 others.