CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A key member of the Jim Justice administration claims the Patrick Morrisey administration doesn’t have all the facts on state Department of Transportation operations and finances.
Former Justice administration chief-of-staff Brian Abraham said Morrisey’s description of DOT operations is misinformed and similar to claims he made about an impending budget deficit.
Brian Abraham
“It almost seems like the $400 million hole in the bucket 2.0,” Abraham said Tuesday on MetroNews

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The West Virginia Board of Education will seize full control over Boone County Schools and place Randolph County Schools under a state of emergency.
Board members voted Wednesday during their regular monthly meeting after the Office of Accountability director Alexandra Criner gave review reports regarding the situation at both schools.
During the recommended motion for Boone, State Superintendent Michelle Blatt told superintendent Matt Riggs and assistant Superintendent Tony

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — The Fayette County Board of Education has unanimously taken a vote to ban the use of cellphones in the classroom.
The board voted 5 to 0 at their Tuesday night meeting to follow through with the ongoing plans to prohibit cellphones, which coincides with HB 2003 that Governor Patrick Morrisey signed into law in April.
Within the new policy, students in grades 6 through 12 would not be permitted to have cellphones in the classroom and must keep them in their lockers– 5th

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Those who knew Doug Skaff are both crying and smiling after his tragic death from injuries suffered in an automobile crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 79 in Lewis County.
The sadness is obvious. It’s blended with shock and almost disbelief. Skaff, only 48, is gone.
The smiles come when his friends and colleagues remember his impact on their lives.
Ben Salango
“There are just so many great memories, being around Doug and watching his great energy,” close friend and Kanawha

WESTON, W.Va. — An accident reconstruction team from the West Virginia State Police continues to work on finding all of the details of the fatal crash which claimed the life of Doug Skaff in Lewis County. Skaff was killed when his SUV rear-ended a semi on I-79 in the southbound lanes between Jane Lew and Weston around 4 p.m. Tuesday.
“They’re still working the investigation to determine what took place, but there was some indication he had braked hard prior to the actual collision. We’re not