John Raby, Author at Valley News

Striking West Virginia teachers and supporters rally outside the House of Delegates chambers Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Teachers are opposed to a complex education bill making its way through the Legislature. (AP Photo/John Raby)

Despite bill’s demise, W.Va. teachers to strike for 2nd day

by John Raby Associated PressFebruary 19, 2019

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia teachers will stay on strike for a second day despite a move by the House of Delegates to effectively kill a complex education bill that had sent them to the picket lines.The leaders of three unions representing…

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2015, file photo, former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship walks out of the Robert C. Byrd U.S. Courthouse in Charleston, W.Va. West Virginia gave Trump his widest margin of any state in 2016, a 42-percentage point pounding of Democrat Hillary Clinton that had Republicans giddy over their chance to defeat Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin this November. Now Republicans are faced with the prospects of nominating ex-federal convict Don Blankenship, prompting warnings from Washington that they could hand Manchin a pass. (AP Photo/Chris Tilley, File)

West Virginia Denies Former Coal Executive

by Steve Peoples Associated Press, and John Raby Associated PressMay 9, 2018

FILE - In this Jan. 22, 2018, file photo, Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., talks with a staffer on Capitol Hill in Washington, after passage of a procedural vote aimed at reopening the government. Former coal executive Don Blankenship went from prison to politics after serving a one-year sentence related to the deadliest U.S. mine disaster in four decades. His quest: To take down the man he blames for fueling public distrust of him, Democratic Manchin of West Virginia. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Ex-Coal CEO Set For Senate Primary

by John Raby Associated PressMay 7, 2018

West Virginia Education Association President Dale Lee, left, and American Federation of Teachers' West Virginia chapter President Christine Campbell talk to reporters as an agreement was reached by a legislative conference committee for a 5 percent pay increase for striking teachers Tuesday, March 6, 2018, at the Capitol in Charleston, W.Va. Gov. Jim Justice and West Virginia’s Republican leaders tentatively agreed Tuesday to end the state’s nine-day teachers' walkout by giving 5 percent raises to not just teachers, but all state workers. (AP Photo/John Raby)

W.Va. Teachers Cheer Pay Raise

by John Raby Associated PressMarch 6, 2018

FILE - In this Friday, Oct. 21, 2016, file photo, first lady Michelle Obama speaks to student participants during a Grammy Museum musical workshops hosted by the first lady in the East Room of the White House in Washington. Clay Town, W.Va. Mayor Beverly Whaling resigned her post Tuesday, Nov. 15, following a backlash after she posted a response to a racist comment about the first lady on Facebook. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

W. Va. Mayor Resigns After Racist Post About Michelle Obama

by John Raby Associated PressNovember 15, 2016