HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –A new executive director for Marshall University’s Institute for Cyber Security has been appointed.
Alexandria Donathan
The university made the announcement Monday that Alexandria Donathan (formerly Royal) will step into the role.
Donathan, who recently served as the senior technical advisor at United States Cyber Command’s Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Networks (JFHQ-DODIN), will oversee the institute’s operations. These operations include

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Retired Commander of the West Virginia National Guard, Major General Bill Crane will be joining in on discussions regarding the need to strengthen America’s starter battery supply chains.
Crane is going to be a panelist at a CQ/ Roll Call briefing in Washington D.C. on Tuesday morning that’s sponsored by the Responsible Battery Coalition (RBC), who promotes supply chain security for the batteries in American vehicles.
Bill Crane
During the briefing, Crane and other officials

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –For the second time, Charleston became host to the 2025 USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships Monday morning when the newest event Para-cycling got underway.
Racers beginning another lap around the course
Para-cycling is an event that includes individuals who have cerebral palsy, amputations and other physical impairments who compete on bicycles, tricycles and hand cycles.
Para-cyclist Sara Whittingham, who was racing on a tricycle for the first time, came in first place

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Police have released information involving a fatal accident from Friday on the city’s streets.
According to investigators the accident involved a motorcycle and two other vehicles. The man killed was identified as Landon Sayers, 20, of Bluefield, W.Va. He was operating the motorcycle involved in the wreck on Bluefield Avenue around 3 p.m. Friday.
Investigators say Sayers was travelling east and struck a vehicle making a turn into the McDonald’s restaurant parking lot. Nobody

SUTTON, W.Va. — A man and woman are in custody for allegedly using counterfeit money to purchase items in several West Virginia counties.
State police said Zacchaeus Barnes, 31, of Montgomery, Alabama, and Lorsharieria Barnes, 33, of Tampa, Florida, were arrested Friday evening at the park-and-ride near the intersection of US Route 19 and Interstate 79 in Braxton County. They were in a car troopers had been looking for after two people tried to pass a fake $100 bill earlier in the day in

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a bit of a chaotic start traffic-wise, Charleston city officials say it should be smooth riding for everyone involved during the week-long USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships.
The event, bringing hundreds of professional and up-and-coming cyclists to compete in the Capital City got underway Monday morning, but with somewhat of a congested start as the newly-added para-cycling races kicked off right around the time of the morning commute for many. 
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