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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia senators have rejected a bill to cut state funding for the greyhound racing industry.

The bill was defeated on a 23-11 vote Wednesday.

It would have ended $17 million in subsidies that benefit dog racing breeders and handlers at the...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A bill to determine the future of greyhound racing was delayed for a second time Tuesday morning and is expected to be picked up in the Senate on Wednesday.

Senate members were supposed to have the final vote on Senate Bill 285 Tuesday, but it is...

WHEELING, W.Va. — A bill that would eliminate the West Virginia Greyhound Breeding Development Fund is catching opposition from local leaders.

Wheeling City Manager Bob Heron recently made the trip to the state’s capital to explain what the industry means to the Norther...

WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) – A bill that is headed to the senate floor could result in the loss of nearly two thousand jobs for the Mountain State, and several hundred right here in Wheeling.

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There are some delegates and senators across the state of...

President of the West Virginia Greyhound Owners and Breeders Association Steve Sarras speaks to Hoppy Kercheval, starting at approximately the 41st minute. 

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Charleston – Following an emotional debate Monday, the West Virginia Senate Finance Committee advanced a bill that would eliminate state funding that goes to the greyhound racing industry.

In an interview afterward, Sen. Rollan Roberts, R-Raleigh, a sponsor of the legis...