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Troopers suspended for beating teenager

Troopers suspended for beating teenager

Two West Virginia state troopers have been suspended for beating a 16-year-old. Dashcam video shows troopers Derek Walker and Michael Kennedy hitting a 16-year-old boy. The teenager got into an altercation while he was...

Autopsy Ordered After an Inmate Dies

Autopsy Ordered After an Inmate Dies

An autopsy is underway after an inmate was found unresponsive in a cell early Monday morning. West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety Director of Communications Lawrence Messina said that medical help...

Christmas Tour Cancels Charleston Stop

Christmas Tour Cancels Charleston Stop

The Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center announced the Roadshow Christmas Tour scheduled for Saturday has been canceled. A reason was not given for the cancelation, but the contemporary Christian Christmas concert tour also canceled...

School Funding Decision Coming in December

School Funding Decision Coming in December

A West Virginia Board of Education committee on school finance and funding has formally approved recommendations for changes to the state School Aid funding formula. The Gazette-Mail reports that changes intended to make funding...

Cheerleaders going to court

Cheerleaders going to court

A Lincoln County cheerleading team is going to court to get the state competition. The team failed to qualify after a judge in the regional competition ruled that their routine went over the maximum...

Big jackpots increase lottery revenue

Big jackpots increase lottery revenue

October was a big month for lottery jackpots, which means great revenue numbers for the state. In a two week period when the Powerball hit 750-million dollars, and the Mega Millions was nearly two-billion...

WV off the “slow spender” list

WV off the “slow spender” list

West Virginia is no longer on the slow spender list. The list is an official designation from the Department of Housing and Urban Development and is in response to West Virginia’s slow pace of...