CHARLESTON — Authorities investigating an alleged police beating of a 16-year-old in Martinsburg denied requests for more information. State Police and the Governor’s Office denied requests made by the ACLU of West Virginia under the Freedom of Information Act. State Police and the ...
CLARKSBURG — The Harrison County assistant principal accused of bullying a transgender student was suspended with pay until after the holiday break, Harrison County Schools Superintendent Mark Manchin said Tuesday. Manchin met with Liberty High School Assistant Principal Lee Livengood ...
CLARKSBURG — The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia is taking action after a transgender student at Liberty High School said he was encountered by an assistant principal in the school’s boys’ bathroom and barricaded there for several minutes. Michael Critchfield, a ...
CHARLESTON — The newly shaped leadership team for the House of Delegates includes new chairmen of the key Finance and Education committees. The announcements were made Tuesday morning by Speaker Roger Hanshaw, R-Clay. Delegate Eric Householder, R-Berkeley, will lead the powerful ...
MORGANTOWN —The Public Employees Insurance Agency (PEIA) Finance Board came to Morgantown Monday evening for a public hearing. About 75 people turned out; 16 addressed the board, urging a long-term funding fix, fairness for patients seeking out-of-state care, and a severance tax ...
WESTOVER — Westover City Council unanimously voted to amend its franchise agreements with two internet providers during its most recent meeting. Council eliminated the conduit rental fee for ClearFiber and removed language attempting to requirement Comcast to use its conduits. Both companies will pay 5 percent gross annual revenue to the city. City Attorney Tim Stranko explained that federal law prohibits the city from requiring that the internet companies use the city’s conduit lines. Stranko said both companies are welcome to use the city’s line if they want to but that ...
