CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 225 West Virginia eighth-grade students were inducted into the 95th annual Golden Horseshoe class Tuesday in the Capital City.
Three ceremonies to recognize the 2026 class took place throughout the day at the state Culture Center. State Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt knighted the students, and Gov. Patrick Morrisey presented each award winner with their Golden Horseshoe pin.
The award has honored West Virginia students for their outstanding knowledge of state history

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–Parole denied again for a notorious Morgantown killer
–Two United Way groups in West Virginia team up ahead of the next natural disaster
–An acid mine treatment facility has cleaned up a Monongalia County stream.
–In Sports: the state baseball tournament is moving in Huntington and WVU now knows the schedule for the CWS in Omaha
Listen to “MetroNews This Morning 6-9-26” on Spreaker.

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WHEELING, W.Va. –A former Wheeling Middle School principal has been charged following an incident at the school in March.
Richard L. McCardle, 61, of Wheeling was charged Monday with a felony count of child abuse.
According to officials, officers had been notified by Ohio County Schools on March 9, regarding a physical altercation that involved a student and McCardle at the middle school, where he was serving as principal at the time.
Police said the charge comes after what they described as a

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — One of the women, who pleaded guilty as a teen, to stabbing and killing Skylar Neese was denied parole for a third time by the West Virginia Parole Board.
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Rachel Shoaf appeared before the board on Monday, where they denied her parole again. Shoaf was previously denied in 2023 and 2024.
Shoaf, and her accomplice Sheila Eddy admitted to stabbing Neese, 16, to death on July 6, 2012 after driving to Greene County, Pa.
The pair had tried to bury her body,