MADISON, W.Va. — Boone County education officials kicked off a two-week process on Monday evening about potential changes coming to schools.
The county education board has proposed the closures of Van Elementary and Van Junior/Senior High School after this school year. This comes at a time when the school system is battling a multi-million dollar deficit. According to Boone County Superintendent of Schools Allen Sexton, those schools had the largest enrollment struggles in the county.
The

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Cabell County man has pleaded guilty to laundering money through a nonprofit veterinary clinic over a two-year period.
Jerod Vannater, 43, of Barboursville, stole $624,599.86 through embezzlement while he managed the clinic from October 2022 through December 2024, according to the U.S. Attorney for Southern West Virginia’s Office. Vannater admitted to transferring payroll and unearned deposits into his personal accounts using checks from the clinic’s bank account. Vannater

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University released the annual Clery Act report Monday detailing campus crime statistics.
WVU’s Public Safety Department is required to release the annual report as the act requires all colleges and universities that receive federal funding to disseminate every October 1st. The report must include statistics of campus crime for the preceding three calendar years, plus details about efforts taken to improve campus safety.
“Many people may not be fully aware of

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Additional questions are being asked about the accuracy of regional jail bills.
Ben Salango
Last week, a coalition of 12 county commissions, including the Monongalia County Commission, said several mistakes had been uncovered
“As we went through and each county started to hire individuals to look through the bills, we saw that at times the bills were 10 to 30 percent incorrect,” Bloom said. “This is hundreds of thousands of dollars.”
Bloom said the error rate is 10 percent.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Treasurer Larry Pack says there continue to be a record number of students who are part of the Hope Scholarship program.
Larry Pack
Pack, who also serve as the chairman of the Hope Scholarship Board, gave an update on the school voucher program at Monday’s board meeting.
The Hope program, which is now universal to all students, funded more than 25,000 students for the first quarter of funding that took place on Aug. 13. Those students receive 100 percent funding,

BALTIMORE, MD — A West Virginia man has been indicted by a federal grand jury in Maryland in connection with a crime spree in Baltimore and Washington County, Maryland.
The US Attorney’s Office in Maryland reports Jordon Redfern, 30, of Martinsburg, was indicted on multiple charges in connection with robbing banks in Maryland as well as a carjacking that happened off Shepherdstown Pike.
In that incident in early June, police in Berkeley County say a man, woman, and a young child were forced out

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Cabell County man charged with shooting a victim in the shoulder waived his preliminary hearing Monday.
Chase Misner (HPD)
Chase Misner, 20, of Huntington, reportedly fired a shot that injured a victim at around 7 a.m. on September 17 in the 600 block of 31st Street. The victim was taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries to their shoulder.
Police found him in a Huntington home after a five-day search. He’s charged with two counts of wanton endangerment, one