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Taylor Knibb, of the United States, rides in the women's elite category of the ITU World Triathlon Series in Edmonton, Alberta, Friday, July 27, 2018. Knibb, an Olympic triathlete, won the women's time trial at the U.S. road cycling championships Wednesday, May 15, 2024, securing her spot on the American team and presenting her with a chance to compete in two different sports at the Paris Games. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP, File)

Olympic triathlete Taylor Knibb earns spot in Paris in a second sport

By Dave Skretta - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Carol Miller, R-W.Va., testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington, Feb. 5, 2020. The third-term incumbent faces convicted Jan. 6, 2021, riot participant Derrick Evans in the West Virginia 1st Congressional District Republican primary on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Incumbent GOP congresswoman defeats convicted Jan. 6 rioter in West Virginia primary

By John Raby - Associated Press

In this image provided by the West Virginia Legislative Photography, Derrick Evans raises his hand during a swearing-in ceremony to the West Virginia House of Delegates on Dec. 1, 2020, in Charleston, W.Va. Evans was sentenced to three months in prison for his participation in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol. Evans will face U.S. Rep. Carol Miller in the West Virginia 1st Congressional District Republican primary on Tuesday, May 14, 2024. (Will Price/West Virginia Legislative Photography via AP, File)

Unrepentant Jan. 6 rioter takes on incumbent GOP congresswoman in West Virginia primary

By John Raby - Associated Press

A Charleston police officer closes off a portion of Market Street during heavy rains and flooding on Saturday, March 9, 2024, in Charleston, S.C. (Glenn Smith/The Post And Courier via AP)

Record rainfall douses Charleston, South Carolina, as responders help some out of flood waters

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Artie Armstrong, left, and Joshua Rasheed canvas the Liberty Hill neighborhood along with other We Fight Back campaign activists, to encourage residents to vote in elections, on Saturday, Jan. 27, 2024, in North Charleston, South Carolina. (AP Photo/Serkan Gurbuz)

South Carolina Black voters symbolically important to Biden as campaign looks ahead to swing states

By Ayanna Alexander - Associated Press

FILE - In an April 7, 2014 file photo, pedestrians walk by City Hall and St. Michael's Episcopal Church in Charleston, S.C. The historic South Carolina city of Charleston has elected its first Republican mayor since the Reconstruction Era. William Cogswell, formerly a Republican state lawmaker, defeated incumbent Democratic Mayor John Tecklenburg by about 2 percentage points in Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023 runoff, according to the South Carolina Election Commission. (AP Photo/Bruce Smith, file)

Charleston, South Carolina, elects its first Republican mayor since Reconstruction Era

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

Members of the West Virginia Public Employee Insurance Agency Finance Board listen to public comment on proposed premium increases for fiscal year 2025 at the Charleston Culture Center in Charleston, W.Va. on Monday, Tuesday Nov. 13, 2024. (AP Photo /Leah Willingham)

Years after strike, West Virginia public workers push back against another insurance cost increase

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin speaks with reporters outside the newly renovated Amtrak train station in Charleston, W.Va. on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2023 (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

Sen. Joe Manchin considers independent 2024 run, warns party system could be nation’s ‘downfall’

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

Disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh arrives in court in Beaufort, S.C. Thursday, Sept. 14, 2023. Murdaugh appeared publicly as a convicted murderer for the first time at the state court hearing regarding the slew of financial crimes allegedly committed by the disbarred South Carolina attorney. (AP Photo/James Pollard)

Alex Murdaugh pleads guilty to financial crimes — the first time he’s admitted blame to a judge

By James Pollard and Jeffrey Collins - Associated Press

FILE - A United States Marine Corps F-35B Lightning II takes part in an aerial display during the Singapore Airshow 2022 at Changi Exhibition Centre in Singapore, Feb. 15, 2022. A Marine Corps pilot safely ejected from a fighter jet over South Carolina and the search for his missing aircraft was focused on two lakes near North Charleston. Military officials say the pilot parachuted safely into a North Charleston neighborhood Sunday Sept. 17, 2023. He was taken to a hospital and was in stable condition. The pilot's name has not been released. A search for the missing F-35 was focused on Lake Moultrie and Lake Marion, which are north of North Charleston. (AP Photo/Suhaimi Abdullah file)

Marine Corps orders a two-day aviator stand-down as questions mount over missing F-35 stealth jet

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley speaks as businessman Vivek Ramaswamy and Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., listen during a Republican presidential primary debate hosted by Fox News Channel, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Milwaukee. (AP Photo/Morry Gash, File)

Can Haley and Scott woo the GOP’s White evangelical base away from Trump?

By Tiffany Stanley - Associated Press

Iris Sidikman, harm reduction coordinator at the Women’s Health Center of West Virginia, poses for a portrait beside a syringe disposal box in the clinic parking lot on Thursday, August 4, 2023, in Charleston, W.Va. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

As clinics pivot post-Roe, battle rages over syringe service in opioid-ravaged West Virginia

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

Biden scandals just a distraction

Women's Health Center of West Virginia Harm Reduction Coordinator Iris Sidikmanspeaks about a proposal from the clinic to add a syringe service its offerings during a public hearing at the Goodwill Prosperity Center in Charleston, W.Va. on Thursday, July 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

Former abortion clinic pleads with residents to keep ‘open mind’ about syringe service program

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

Workers remove tree branches impacted by recent storms and flooding, Monday, July 17, 2023, in Belvidere, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Eduardo Munoz Alvarez)

Floods wash away children, scorching heat envelops West as wildfire smoke overtakes northern U.S.

By Maryclaire Dale - Associated Press

Sen. Tim Scott, R-S.C., leaves the stage after speaking at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition Spring Kick-Off Saturday, April 22, 2023, in Clive, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Tim Scott sets May 22 announcement for 2024 presidential bid

By Meg Kinnard - Associated Press

FILE - U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley speaks during a news briefing at the White House, in Washington, Sept. 15, 2017. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)

Nikki Haley kicks off her GOP campaign for White House

By Meg Kinnard and Michelle L. Price - Associated Press

Republican underdogs start to step in

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Cricket Hall speaks against a bill that would ban gender-affirming surgery and hormone therapy for minors at the state Capitol in Charleston, W.Va., Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

Crowds decry transgender treatment ban in West Virginia

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press

Joe Solomon, Democratic candidate for city council and co-director of the non-profit Solutions Oriented Addiction Response, stops by a syringe disposal box outside the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, Tuesday, April 5, 2022, in Charleston, W.Va. Solomon had spent three days eating at soup kitchens and sleeping under bridges and in parking lots while interviewing residents about the changes they’d like to see in the city’s response to issues like homelessness and substance use. (AP Photo/Leah Willingham)

West Virginia’s opioid crisis transcends partisan politics

By Leah Willingham - Associated Press