Members of Morgantown City Council (from left) Jennifer Selin, Mayor Joe Abu-Ghannam and Danielle Trumble, discuss a camping ban that council passed in September. The council voted Wednesday, Nov. 20, ...

Two bills introduced into the West Virginia legislature this week would establish a statewide camping ban, making it a ...

Camping and storing personal belongings on public property would be prohibited statewide under a bill the West Virginia House of Delegates is considering. House Bill 2382 would impose fines of up to ...

A sign in Wheeling, W.Va.'s one legal camping area outlines rules and the boundary for the site. (Daniel Finsley | Finsley Creative for West Virginia Watch) A bill that would prohibit homeless people ...

Del. Geno Chiarelli, R-Monongalia, sponsor of House Bill 2382, speaks on the House floor in Charleston, W.Va. on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. (Perry Bennett | West Virginia Legislative Photography) The ...

The West Virginia Senate is considering legislation that would prohibit homeless people and others from “camping” on public property throughout the state. Homeless services providers say the resources ...

The West Virginia House of Delegates signed off Tuesday on a bill that would prohibit homeless people from camping on public property throughout the state. The House approved House Bill 2382 with a ...