West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey indicated again on Wednesday that he would call a special session to address issues and increases with the Public Employees Insurance Agency. Morrisey has not said exactly when he would call this special session, but those who represent state employees say fixes are needed soon before the increases go into … Read more
Marshall defensive end Mike Green heard his name called in the NFL Draft on Friday night. Green was selected with the No. 59th overall pick in the second round by the Baltimore Ravens on Friday. The Williamsburg, Va., native slid to the second day of the draft after being widely projected to be a first-round … Read more
College students targeted for visa revocations and deportation, including international students from WVU and Marshall represented by the ACLU, are getting their legal status back after the Trump administration and ICE backed down on Friday. The Trump administration announced in court it will no longer move against foreign students solely on the basis of names … Read more
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey indicated again on Wednesday that he would call a special session to address issues and increases with the Public Employees Insurance Agency. Morrisey has not said exactly when he would call this special session, but those who represent state employees say fixes are needed soon before the increases go into … Read more
The Kanawha County Commission approved $12,000 for a study aimed at finding possible housing development sites to share with developers to show that Kanawha County is a good location to build new homes. Areas like Putnam and Kanawha counties are being hit especially hard with no room to build and not enough builders. Megan Callaghan … Read more
Here’s an update on the human remains found in April. Investigators have identified human remains found in Kanawha County as a missing man from Michigan. Human remains have been identified as those of Lenard Pierre Jackson, 38, of Dundee, Michigan, according to a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said … Read more
Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued a statement Tuesday night following Federal Emergency Management Agency’s denial of individual and public assistance to seven West Virginia counties following deadly February flooding. FEMA denied the state’s request for Individual Assistance due to not meeting the qualifications, according to Media relations specialist Erika O’Sullivan. She explained that while there have … Read more
According to Eyewitness News, temporary restraining order issued by a federal judge will allow a graduate student at Marshall University to return to class. The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia filed a federal lawsuit after a student from India had his legal status revoked with less than a month before graduation. Court documents … Read more
A Logan County grandparent accused of locking an autistic child in a room covered in feces has been charged. Cherlyn Irene Woody, 58, has been charged with child neglect resulting in injury and maltreatment of a disabled child according to a criminal complaint filed in Logan County Magistrate Court. The complaint also said deputies were … Read more
The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said a man was shot in Boone County after allegedly forcefully entering another man’s home on Thursday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office was called to a shooting about 10:30 a.m. Thursday on Hurricane Branch Road in the Manila area. A homeowner at the scene said he had shot an acquaintance … Read more