Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot about a block away from the White House in Washington, D.C., officials confirmed Wednesday.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State attorney general J.B. McCuskey says he cancelled a press conference scheduled for Tuesday where he was set to announce a lawsuit against a pharmacy benefit manager.

CHARLESTON – West Virginia’s application to access a portion of $1.2 billion in federal broadband dollars was approved, paving the way for expansion of high-speed internet to unserved and underserved parts of the state.

Confusion and calls for prayer from West Virginia politicians on Wednesday after two state National Guard members were shot while deployed near the White House in Washington, D.C. At around 4:45 p.m. FBI Director Kash Patel said that the shooting victims were in "critical condition."

The future of West Virginia’s coal industry was the topic of conversation with U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) administrator Lee Zeldin, who toured several power plants in the southern coalfields of West Virginia Wednesday.

These are the real heroes we should look up to. As a West Virginia native, I grew up around coal mining. I still remember when my grandparents had a coal house in their garage, and seeing my grandpa come home covered in coal dust from working in the mine.

The No. 23 West Virginia Mountaineers play the McNeese Cowgirls at Baha Mar Convention Center in Nassau, Bahamas. The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

West Virginia faces Arizona State for its final road Big 12 Conference game of the season at Mountain America Stadium in Tempe, Arizona,