When the Robert C. Byrd softball team punched its ticket to the state tournament, Torrin Strawderman hit a three-run homer ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Senator Byrd talked about his memoir Robert C. Byrd: Child of the Appalachian Coalfields, published by West Virginia University. The book recounted ...

An agreement with Senator Joe Manchin III of West Virginia salvaged a key piece of President Biden’s agenda. But Democrats still have a few crucial steps to take before it becomes law. By Emily ...

“End of an era” is an overused trope, but in this case it’s appropriate: The last of the old Southern Democrats is gone. Sen. Robert Byrd had long since repented, of course. The West Virginian, who ...

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The longest-serving senator in U.S. history dies at 92 Robert C. Byrd, a Democrat and senior U.S. Senator from West Virginia, served in the Senate longer than any other Senator in American history. He ...