Latest News, WVPA Sharing Trump rally attracts many to Charleston on May 5, 2016 More in Latest News: American Conservation Series talk goes ‘Beyond Pepperoni Rolls” September 9, 2024 Parkersburg legislative interim meetings begin with review of occupational licensing reform, scope of practice September 9, 2024 Honoring Veterans September 9, 2024 Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, joins with, from left, Bill Cole, Republican candidate for Governor of West Virginia, and Chris Bostic and Chris Hamilton of the West Virginia Coal Association during Thursday’s rally for Trump at the Charleston Civic Center. West Virginia Press Association Photo by Dalton Walker. Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, wears a coal miner’s helmet during Thursday’s rally for at the Charleston Civic Center. Trump received the endorsement of the West Virginia Coal Association on Thursday. West Virginia Press Association Photo by Dalton Walker.