CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tuesday night is set to be a big education awards night in Charleston.
Michele Blatt
The state Department of Education along with the state Board of Education and the West Virginia Chamber Foundation will host the inaugural Champions of Learning Gala.
State School Superintendent Michele Blatt said for the first time they will name the state Teacher of the Year, School Service Person of the Year, School Principal of the Year and School Counselor of the Year on the same night

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The executive leadership of GreenPower Motor Company, Inc., has been summoned into a Kanawha County courtroom after moving assets out-of-state, defying a court order.
Travis Griffith
Charleston attorney Travis Griffith from the Griffith Law Center said as many as seven buses were ordered to be frozen to satisfy a default judgement in favor of three former employees. The employees won default judgments in three discrimination complaints when the company failed to respond to

WELLSBURG, W.Va. — A Class Action lawsuit has been filed following the discovery of four hidden cameras in the girls’ dressing areas of Brooke High School.
The Fitzsimmons law firm from Wheeling filed the suit Friday afternoon. The suit named the school’s principal Eric James and the Brooke County Board of Education. James is jailed on charges tied to the incident and could face additional charges as the investigation continues.
The cameras were discovered by a janitor and reported to law

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — A student at Bluefield State University died while on a school sanctioned outing to Brush Creek Falls.
According to the state’s Natural Resources Police, Maleek Ayonrinde, 21, of Baltimore, Maryland drowned while swimming at the falls. Witnesses say Ayonrinde, along with several other students, jumped from the top of the falls into the water below. He came to the surface once after hitting the water, but went under again and never resurfaced. The incident happened around 7

WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — WVU Medicine’s expansion into bordering states is not going to stop anytime soon, according to the health system’s president and CEO Albert Wright.
Wright believes that healthcare will continue to consolidate around the country, and WVU Medicine needs to grow to keep up.
Albert Wright
“We’re seeing the formation of large regional healthcare systems and consolidation of healthcare around the country, and that’s going to continue,” he said last week at the West

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–A class action lawsuit is filed over the discoery of cameras in the girls dressing rooms at Brooke High School
–Gilmer County Sheriff Smokey Belin says he’s grateful for an outpouring of support over his cancer diagnosis
–Tragedy marrs the holiday at Bluefield State
–In Sports: WVU and Marshall analyze their week one games and get ready for next week
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