CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — West Virginia schools and districts are continuing to make progress, according to the 2024–2025 Balanced Scorecard results released Tuesday by the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE).
The Balanced Scorecard measures public school performance across areas such as academic achievement, student growth, attendance, and post-secondary readiness. It provides families, communities, and stakeholders with an annual snapshot of school performance.
According to this
BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — Morgan County Sheriff Johnnie Walter said Deputy Bradley Mechem continues to recover after being shot while answering a call about a break-in Saturday morning.
Melvin Gallion (WVRJA)
Walter said Melvin Gallion, 40, had broken into his ex-wife’s residence in the Spohrs Crossroads area east of Berkeley Springs and was threatening to harm her and a young child when Mechem and Deputy M. Butts got there.
“He was already inside after kicking the door in. As they pulled up
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –A teenager who is accused in the January 2024 murder of a tobacco store clerk appeared in court Monday morning so they could fix a “clerical error” in his indictment before his trial.
Barack Williams appeared before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers, to fix Count 2 of his indictment. The count had been upgraded to 1st-degree robbery after a mistake was found on the original indictment had him charged with 2nd-degree robbery. He is also be charged with
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston man is facing charges after getting in a physical altercation with officers Thursday morning and exposing them to fentanyl.
Charleston Police initiated a traffic stop at the entrance of Orchard Manor, Griffin Drive just after 11:30.
Memphis Ross (Photo from CPD)
Officers asked the driver, Memphis Ross, 24, to step out of the vehicle so they could conduct a narcotic investigation. When asked, Ross became combative and a physical altercation ensued, according to a
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Teachers and school service personnel around West Virginia are preparing for the state’s two unions formally to merge and move forward as Education West Virginia.
Kristie Skidmore
The merger of the West Virginia Education Association and American Federation of Teachers-West Virginia takes effect on September 1 after being announced in March. Union members are being granted a long-held wish, according to AFT-WV president Kristie Skidmore.
“We’ve had members tell us for a long
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HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Over 40,000 people flocked to Joan C. Edwards Stadium in Huntington Saturday evening for one of, if not the most anticipated concert in the city’s history.
Zach Bryan, a folk/country singer who has totaled over nine billion streams on Spotify in his career, announced he would be coming to Marshall’s football stadium back in March. One of the members of Bryan’s band is a Marshall graduate.
Zach Bryan and his band playing on a smaller, second stage at Joan C. Edwards Stadium
RONCEVERTE – CAMC Greenbrier Valley Medical Center received certification from DNV as an Acute Stroke Ready Center, hospital officials announced in a press release Friday. The certification affirms the hospital’s readiness to handle strokes and stroke related medical problems.
LINDSIDE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The Bluefield Beavers pulled out a hard-fought win Friday night, defeating the James Monroe Mavericks 35-27 in a battle that went down to the wire.
Both teams traded scores throughout the contest, but the Beavers made key plays late to secure the victory and hand the Mavericks their first loss of the season.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The United States Department of Education has announced that it will officially release the remaining anticipated education formula funding to the states.
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, has been advocating for the release of this particular funding.
Shelley Moore Capito
She says this will support programs that West Virginians use and rely on every day.
