By LACIE PIERSON Charleston Gazette-Mail CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In a 3-2 decision, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled that children in the Mountain State can’t inherit from a biological parent’s estate if that parent doesn’t have a will and dies after their parental rights have been terminated. Justices upheld the[Read More…]

By RACHEL ELLIS For The Dominion Post MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — When it comes to combating the problem of human trafficking in West Virginia, officials say there are challenges to face statewide. Assistant US Attorney General Andy Cogar, co-chair of the West Virginia Human Trafficking Taskforce, said one of the challenges, not[Read More…]

The Journal MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — More than 1,100 representatives from 30 states and 18 countries converged on the former West Virginia Penitentiary for the 22nd Annual Mock Prison Riot correctional training and technology trade expo, which was held over four days in May. The four-day event strengthened the Mountain State’s[Read More…]

By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — Archie Farley is no stranger to a good vehicle, specifically classic antiques. Farley, of Sullivan, sat in a picnic chair next to his 1928 Willys Whippet as he explained he modified it to make it look like an old pickup truck. “It[Read More…]

By LINDA COMINS The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register WHEELING, W.Va. — Efforts are underway to implement West Virginia’s new Opioid Reduction Act, which is set to take effect June 7. Susie Mullens, interim director of the West Virginia Office of Drug Control Policy, talked Friday about the act and the[Read More…]

WVU Today MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The West Virginia University Class of 2018 isn’t the first to leave college life for a turbulent world. President Gordon Gee earned his first degree 50 years ago amid Viet Nam War protests, the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and soon afterward, presidential[Read More…]

By JORDAN NELSON The Register-Herald BECKLEY, W.Va. — WVU Tech students lined up Saturday to graduate, and as they did, it was remembered not only as an educational milestone, but as the first set of students to graduate from WVU Tech’s Beckley campus since the full-year transition from the school’s[Read More…]

By CAITY COYNE Charleston Gazette-Mail KENOVA, W.Va.  — When Taylor Justice graduated from Marshall University in 2014, she felt relieved to start her teaching career almost debt-free. Scholarships covered most of the tuition for her undergraduate degree. Money was tight, but manageable. Still, financial help was always welcome. Early into[Read More…]

By DAVE LAVENDER The Herald-Dispatch HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — After a full week of teaching four English and women’s history classes at Marshall University, you would think the last thing Hilary Brewster would want to do is talk to some more people. But since January, Brewster has been doing just this[Read More…]