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4 rescued from Raleigh County coal mine could face charges beyond trespassing

BECKLEY — The four people who entered a Raleigh County coal mine Dec. 7 and drew national attention when they got lost, will likely face charges over the incident. “You have trespassing and there’s another charg,e which is entering without breaking or breaking and entering a mine for the purpose of stealing or committing a felony. You also have conspiracy,” Raleigh County Sheriff Scott Van Meter said on MetroNews Talkline Friday. “We’ll do our investigation and meet with the prosecuting attorney in Raleigh County and see what we think is the right charge.” Three of the ...

WVU looks to include vaping as part of smoke-free campus policy

MORGANTOWN —  Vaping may soon be a thing of the past on WVU property. During Friday’s meeting of the West Virginia University Board of Governors, a change to the university’s tobacco and smoke free campus rule was unanimously approved on first reading. WVU General Counsel Gary Furbee ...

174 cadets graduate from ChalleNGe Academy

KINGWOOD — Tonya Harper, of Charleston, said she believes the program offered by the National Guard’s ChalleNGe Academy is amazing. Harper’s son, Kaden Harper, was one of the 174 cadets who graduated from the academy Friday. “He learned a lot while he was here,” Tonya Harper ...

State gives $80K grant for 3 miles of proposed rail-trail

KINGWOOD — A grant will pay for another mile of the proposed West Virginia Northern rail-trail to be designed. Preston County Parks and Recreation Commission (PCPaRC) received an $80,000 grant from the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s Rehabilitation Environmental ...

U.S. Bureau of Prisons holding job fair for correctional officer positions

HAZELTON — The federal correctional complex in  Hazelton will  hold a job fair 9 a.m.-1 p.m.  Dec. 18 for those interested in working as a correctional officer with the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). The job fair will be at the FCC Hazelton Training Center, 1640 Skyview Drive, Bruceton ...

Fairmont man charged in Listravia Avenue shooting

MORGANTOWN — A Fairmont man was arrested and charged with attempted murder in connection with Monday night’s Listravia Avenue shooting. Thursday evening, Carlos Luis Pagan II was arrested in Fairmont by the U.S. Marshals Service’s Mountain State Fugitive Task Force. The task force was ...