WHEELING, W.Va. –U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is using his visit to West Virginia to encourage individuals to stand up and fight against a broken system.
“I am here to beg of you to organize around this state, get working class people organized to stand up and fight the fight’s that have to be fought,” Sanders said in Wheeling Friday afternoon.
Sanders spoke at the Capitol Theatre as part of his ‘Fighting Oligarchy: Where We Go from Here’ tour, which he launched in February.
During the

BRAXTON COUNTY, W.Va. — Two people are in custody after an investigation led troopers to a residence in the Erbacon community of Braxton County.
Mary Bragg (Photo: DCR website)
Mary Bragg, 51, and James Braggs, 58, are both charged with multiple felony counts of child neglect after two children were discovered to be in their custody in squalid conditions.
On August 7, West Virginia State Troopers at the Sutton Detachment were made aware of an anonymous letter that was sent to Braxton County

Nearly two dozen organizations have asked Gov. Patrick Morrisey to not comply with a federal request to provide personal identifying information like names, dates of birth, Social Security numbers, and addresses of SNAP recipients with federal officials.
In a letter addressed to the governor, they wrote:
“If Governor Morrisey complies with this act of federal overreach, not only will our friends and neighbors who rely on federal food assistance have their private information compromised, it will

CROSS LANES, W.Va. — Police were dispatched to the scene of a shooting Friday afternoon in Kanawha County.
The shooting was reported at 12:20 p.m. on Lick Branch Road which is between Cross Lanes and Sissonville.
Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies and state police are on the scene.
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Supreme Court says it has secured a grant that will keep Family Treatment Courts in operation through September.
Bill Wooton
The $280,000 comes through a State Opioid Response grant.
State Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Wooton said the funding is much needed.
“The Supreme Court is grateful to receive this grant, which will allow us to continue operating our Family Treatment Courts over the next two months while we pursue other funding possibilities,” Wooton said

WAYNE, W.Va — As school systems around the state work to comply with a new law banning the use of cell phones in West Virginia classrooms, one county is heading into the academic year confident that it already has a plan that works.
Wayne County Schools implemented a policy almost a year ago that requires students to place their cell phones in designated areas when they enter a classroom. Wayne County Superintendent of Schools Todd Alexander said after prompting from teachers, his office went to

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University graduate and former state lawmaker Doug Skaff was known for being a Mountaineer to the core. Following his tragic passing, his family is honoring his legacy with a scholarship gift to benefit future students at the WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics.
Doug Skaff
The Douglas J. Skaff Jr. Mountaineer Spirit Scholarship will be awarded to West Virginia resident undergraduate students enrolled in Chambers College programs. Preference will

FARMINGTON, W.Va. — Two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash Friday morning on U.S. Route 250 in Marion County near North Marion High School.
Deputies from the Marion County Sheriff’s Department and volunteer firefighters from Mannington and Farmington were dispatched to the scene at 6:53 a.m.
One of those injured had to be cut out of the wreckage. One person was flown from the scene and another victim was transported by ambulance to the hospital.
No names or medical conditions were