CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. –The Cabell County Schools Board of Education has approved a resolution to align its existing cellphone policy with the new law banning cellphones in classrooms.
The Board of Education approved the resolution during its meeting Tuesday afternoon, bringing its policy into compliance with House Bill 2003, which was passed during the legislative session and went into effect on July 9.
Superintendent Tim Hardesty said that while a policy was already in place, it needed to be

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A Putnam County veterinarian was ordered to pay the maximum civil penalties because she was unable to account for over nine thousand dosages units of oxycodone, hydrocodone, and other controlled substances.
Clara Ann Mason, 64, of Winfield, was ordered to pay $956,709 dollars by U.S. District Judge Robert C. Chambers Monday. According to a release, the court found that Mason had ordered thousands of doses of opioids and other drugs and failed to keep these drugs secured,

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University Board of Governors approved a resolution Tuesday highlighting the importance of what are now non-voting members of the BOG.
Toney Stroud
A new state law strips away BOG voting rights at the state’s colleges and universities away from representatives of the faculty senate, classified/non-classified staff and student government. State lawmakers passed the bill earlier this year and it was signed into law by Gov. Patrick Morrisey.
Marshall Chief Legal

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A man charged with shooting at Morgan County sheriff’s deputies last week after allegedly breaking into his ex-wife’s home waived his preliminary hearing Tuesday in Morgan County Magistrate Court.
Melvin Gallion (WVRJA)
Melvin Gallion, 40, is charged with one count of malicious assault and one count of attempted murder after the July 26 incident in the Spohrs Crossroads area east of Berkeley Springs.
Morgan County Sheriff Johnnie Walter previously WEPM Radio’s Panhandle

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — The proposed construction of the Mid-Atlantic Resiliency Link (MARL) will be the focus of a public meeting in Morgantown Tuesday night.
Beth Bossio
The 105-mile, 500,000-volt transmission line would originate in Greene County, Pennsylvania, and end in Frederick County to power a data center while passing through portions of West Virginia. County Commissions in Hampshire, Preston, and Monongalia have approved resolutions against the project; now they want state leaders to come

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Municipal leaders from across the state are meeting in Morgantown this week for the annual 2025 West Virginia League Conference.
Scott James
The conference features workshops on various topics, larger discussions on issues and several special speakers.
West Virginia Municipal League President Scott James, the mayor of St. Albans, said the conference is a good way to network and compare notes.
“You can bounce ideas off each other, you learn from other cities,” James aid during