West Virginia’s two statewide teacher unions – the West Virginia Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia – have merged to form a new labor union called Education West Virginia. According to Eyewitness News, Co-President Dale Lee said the decision to combine came after facing a decline in funding and insurance hikes. Lee … Read more
Police officers in the Town of Marmet are getting a raise, from $20 to $25 an hour. It’s part of a push by Mayor Frances Armentrout to strengthen the department and improve public safety. The town is also offering 100% paid insurance and annual retention bonuses — benefits that can be rare for small towns. … Read more
Gov. Patrick Morrisey ordered West Virginia to honor the memory of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. Flags are lowered to half-staff at all state facilities today (Friday, September 12), according to a news release from the Governor’s Office. Kirk was fatally shot Wednesday while speaking at Utah Valley University. The shooting prompted officials from West Virginia, … Read more
West Virginia’s Family Treatment Court program will continue for at least another year, thanks to a $1.16 million grant. The program helps parents battling addiction receive treatment while working to reunite with their children. Funding had been uncertain after budget cuts and changes in opioid settlement distributions. Since 2019, the program has served hundreds of … Read more
Some Boone County students got a big surprise this week to help jumpstart their careers in education. Students in the ‘Grow Your Own’ AmeriCorps program at the Boone Career and Technical Center received free refurbished laptops — donated by AT&T. Program leaders say the laptops will support students now in their training, and later as … Read more
Kanawha County residents are learning more about a major power line project that could start in 2027. Appalachian Power is planning to rebuild a two-mile stretch of its Chemical-Washington Street transmission line — some of which dates back nearly 100 years. If approved by the state Public Service Commission, the upgrade would improve reliability, boost … Read more
There’s been a big development in Milton. The town’s former police chief is getting his job back. A judge in Cabell County has ordered the city to reinstate Kyle O’Dell as police chief and give him back pay. That ruling came from Circuit Judge Chad Lovejoy after a hearing this week. Back on August 5th, … Read more
The Department of Education recognized the state’s best teachers and school personnel this week at the West Virginia Culture Center. Tiffany Barnes, a special education teacher at Wheeling Middle School in Ohio County, was named Teacher of the Year. Brandon Kelly, a custodian at Washington District Elementary School in Upshur County, was named School Service … Read more
A Tennessee man accused of trying to kill two people in Mason County by beating them with a hammer has been indicted by a grand jury. Kenneth Connell of Bush Creek has been indicted on two counts of attempted murder and two counts of malicious assault. Mason County Court records said in April, deputies responded … Read more
A man accused in a deadly stabbing incident in Charleston was found not competent to stand trial this week. Mark Kreaps was arrested in October 2024 after an altercation at the Belvedere Apartments led to the death of 43-year-old Les Paul Bumgarner. Another woman was beaten and another man was stabbed, according to court records. … Read more