FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. –An inmate at Mount Olive Correctional Complex in Fayette County was sentenced Tuesday to another life sentence for the murder of an inmate last year.
Paul Thompson (Photo: Fayette County Prosecutor’s Office)
Paul D. Thompson, 56, plead guilty to the felony offense of first-degree murder and was sentenced during the same hearing by Chief Circuit Judge Thomas Fast to serve life in prison.
According to a release from the Fayette County prosecutor’s office, on March 6, 2025,

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Glenville State University has a long history of producing a number of teachers throughout West Virginia, but throughout its 154-year history, it has grown to more than just a “teachers’ college.”
Mark Manchin
That is what Glenville State University President Mark Manchin was impressing upon lawmakers Tuesday at the state capitol.
“I want to move, and we still have to provide teachers, and we still have a quality education program. But we’re moving more and more towards

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A state police trooper from the Buckhannon Detachment is being credited in the rescues of an elderly woman and baby from a burning residence.
A state police news release said Trooper C. J. Elmore responded to the home on Kalafat Street in Buckhannon Saturday and was met by a man who told him several people were inside the burning structure.
Trooper Elmore went into the smoke-filled home, located an elderly woman and carried her out. He then went back into the residence and

WHEELING, W.Va. — Wheeling Mayor Denny Magruder spent more than an hour focused on his city’s situation and where they are headed in the coming year. Magruder delivered his State of the City address Tuesday by highlighting the city’s accomplishments in the past year and spotlighting areas of necessary improvement. He also spent much of his time recognizing a number of individuals who have gone above and beyond to help the city achieve its goals.
Magruder acknowledged the city’s first responders

Senators passed legislation allowing 18- to 20-year-olds carry a concealed weapon without a permit.
The bill passed on a 33-1 vote. The legislation now goes to the House of Delegates, where members have been running a version of the same policy through committee.
Tom Willis
“With this bill, the Legislature is recognizing the 2nd Amendment right of all adult West Virginians to constitutional carry at 18 years of age by eliminating the requirement for an 18- to 21-year-old to obtain a provisional