BRIDGEPORT, W.Va. — The expansion of the Pierpont Community and Technical College at the North Central West Virginia is back on track after being delayed for several months.
Michael Waide
Pierpont interim President Michael Waide said property acquisition details with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Benedum Airport Authority took longer than expected. Now he said they’re 95 percent complete with the design phase for an FAA Part 147 training facility and they hope to put the project

PENDLETON COUNTY, W.Va. –West Virginia Secretary of State Kris Warner said he walked away unharmed after a car accident Friday while heading to Pendleton County, according to a Facebook post published Saturday.
Kris Warner
According to Warner’s post, he was on the way for a voter registration drive and to present three Centurion Awards when the wreck occurred.
In the post, he thanked almost everyone who helped in the aftermath of the crash, including a CNA for calling an ambulance and to the EMT

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –A Kanawha County man has been arrested and charged for allegedly driving under influence and crashing his car, seriously injuring his passenger Saturday night.
Brett Mullins (Photo: WVDCR)
Brett Owen Mullins, 21, of South Charleston faces charges of driving under the influence causing bodily injury, driving under the influence of alcohol less than .150, failure to maintain control of a vehicle, improper registration and no insurance.
According to a criminal complaint filed

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia hospitals continue to look for ways to best serve patients around the state, and many are working together to do it.
Jim Kaufman
Healthcare providers gathered at the Capitol last week for Hospital Day at the legislature, and West Virginia Hospital Association President Jim Kaufman said that they share information frequently.
“Our quality committee, we’re always sharing best practices. How do we make things better? Yes, hospitals compete, but they set that

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A bill aimed at creating child safety measures for children who move to West Virginia from out of state and are newly homeschooled is making its way through the Legislature to ensure they don’t fall through the cracks of abuse-prevention systems.
Hollis Lewis
House Bill 5204 was introduced earlier this month by Kanawha County Delegate Hollis Lewis. The measure would create the Child Captivity Prevention Act, establishing a process for families who relocate to the Mountain

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –Four students at Ben Franklin Career Center are taking a stand against sextortion following the death of a Kanawha County teenager.
Bryce Tate
Fifteen-year-old Bryce Tate, a sophomore at Nitro High School, was found Nov. 6 with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation into his cellphone revealed he had been the victim of sextortion, a form of online exploitation in which offenders coerce or manipulate victims into

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The City of Fairmont has been awarded $1.5 million in Congressionally Directed Spending dollars through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, according to Fairmont City Manager Travis Blosser.
Travis Blosser
Blosser said he and his staff have been working with elected officials on the requests and once the most recent temporary government shutdown ended the grant award was official.
“I can’t say enough about Congressman (Riley) Moore and his team, Senator (Shelley Moore) Capito