CHARLESTON, W.Va. –During the 2025-26 school year, students in grades three through 12 learned about online and social media safety as a result of legislation passed by the West Virginia Legislature.
The S.W.A.T. (Safety While Accessing Technology) bill was passed during the 2024 legislative session. It required the state Department of Education to develop a S.W.A.T. education program for students in those grade levels for the 2025-26 school year.
The program includes instruction on the safe and

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The man charged in Washington D.C. with shooting two members of the West Virginia National Guard could face additional or different charges as the case against him proceeds.
Rahmanullah Lakanwal this week made his initial appearance in Washington D.C. federal court. Among the charges he faces are first-degree premeditated murder while armed and assault to kill while armed. However, those charges could change as the U.S. Attorney’s office in the District of Columbia examines

GORDON, W.Va. — A man is in jail after he went on an alleged violent spree in Boone County.
Charles Douglas Loftis II, 49, of Huntington, has been charged with domestic assault, assault on a police officer, obstruction of an officer, attempting to commit arson, brandishing a deadly weapon and unlawful restraint.
The charges stem from a Sunday incident where deputies were dispatched to Chap Road in Gordon. According to court records, a victim locked themselves in a bathroom while Loftis was

IVYDALE, W.Va. — State Police are investigating after the body of a woman was found earlier in the month.
The body was discovered in the Ivydale area along the Elk River Trail on December 19.
A preliminary investigation shows no signs of foul play.
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