News Staff Students who don’t meet the 2.0 grade point average will be able to practice with athletic teams and participate in other extracurricular activities for the first nine-weeks of the fall semester. The state Board of Education approved the waiver as an avenue for students to re-engage with their schools.
West Virginia students are struggling with math and science according to new data from the 2021 West Virginia General Summative Assessment test. Twenty-eight-percent of students were proficient in mathematics and 27-percent were proficient in science in the 2020-2021 school year. By comparison, 38-percent of students were proficient in math, while 32-percent were proficient in science … Read more
A man facing murder charges for the deaths of his parents pleaded not guilty to the charges during a virtual hearing in Kanawha County Circuit Court on Wednesday. 27-year old Takano Kambara was previously indicted on two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of Tsukasa and Claudette Kambara. Judge Joanna Tabit also ruled during … Read more
Visitors will be required to show proof of vaccination and wear masks when the West Virginia International Film Festival reopens its independent theater in Charleston. The film festival made the announcement this week about the Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema, located in the basement of the art gallery of Taylor Books on Capitol Street. Film festival … Read more
Practice is underway for many high school sports teams, and Bernie Dolan, executive director for the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, said officials have recommended that high school athletes get vaccinated. Each county will ultimately decide on its own rules. They’re also recommending that athletes stay in smaller groups and cut down on sharing … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice said he is issuing no school mask mandate now in West Virginia, but he didn’t rule out taking action if necessary. Justice pointed out that the delta variant is now present in 35 West Virginia counties and continues to spread. The governor cited what some schools already are doing to battle the … Read more
Huntington police are investigating an armed robbery that happened Wednesday morning. Cabell County 911 dispatchers said it happened about 8 a.m. at Smokie’s Smoke Shop on U.S. 60. The caller told dispatchers the robber came in with a gun and told an employee to put money in a bag. The investigation is continuing.
Lincoln County school administrators said a virtual school option is available for students in grades sixth through 12th. The school system said in a Facebook post that there will be a required parent and student orientation meeting that will be held in August at a date and time to be announced soon. Students also will … Read more
The West Virginia State Fair opens today and and runs through Aug. 21 in Lewisburg. The event was canceled last year. This year fair officials recommend that visitors wear masks when indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Some buildings may have capacity limits and mask mandates. Fireworks are planned for Saturday and again on Aug. 21. … Read more
Governor Justice says a second basketball coaching job won’t interfere with his duties to the state. The Greenbrier County Board of Education is considering hiring Justice to coach the boys’ team at Greenbrier East High School, in addition to coaching girls’ team. The board decided to delay a vote until its next meeting in September.