New WVU Study on Retirees
A new study by researchers at West Virginia University suggests living the relaxing life of a retired person is not all that it is cracked up to be. The study showed that many retired...
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Boone County School Employees Charged in Embezzlement Probe
West Virginia State Police have been investigating an embezzlement case at Boone County Schools, and they’ve charged two employees. The embezzlement involved more than $20,000 and took place over the 2014 to 2017 school...
State Board of Education Waives A-F Grading System
The state school board is moving away from the A-F grading system. After a vote Wednesday, West Virginia public schools will not be receiving “A-F” grades in 2017. The WV Board of Education voted...
Consolidating Schools
Following last year’s devastating floods, officials are moving forward with a controversial plan to consolidate five Nicholas County public schools into two schools that share a single campus. News outlets report that the county...
State Grading System
The state Board of Education has voted to stop using an accountability system that gives A through F grades to public schools. The board on Wednesday followed through on a call from Gov. Jim...
Roadside Assitance Program
Legislation that would eliminate a state-funded roadside assistance program has been forwarded to the full House of Delegates. The House Finance Committee voted Wednesday to move $3.4 million that pays a nonprofit group to...
Teacher Released over Tweets
A teacher at Huntington High School is no longer on the job after posting controversial comments online. The Cabell County School District says Mary Durstein was terminated after the online comments about President Obama...
Bernie Sanders in Town This Weekend
Bernie Sanders will be in West Virginia this weekend. Sanders was supposed to be in Welch last month but the event was cancelled. Reports surfaced this week that the Democrat will host an MSNBC...
Elkins Man accused of using Fake Money
An Elkins man is being accused of making and spending about two thousand dollars of fake money. A grand jury indicted Anthony Silvester the Third on five counts of making and possessing counterfeit money....
New Charleston Civic Center
A newly remodeled Charleston Civic Center is ready to host the annual state High School Girls’ Basketball Tournament. A ribbon was cut on the initial phase of the 92 million dollar project yesterday. The...
