MADISON, W.Va. – Julie Miller, the mother of Kyneddi Miller, the 14-year-old Boone County girl who was found dead in an emaciated state in 2024, could spend the rest of her life in prison.
Boone County Circuit Judge Stacy Nowicki-Eldridge sentenced Julie Miller to 15 years to life in prison for death resulting from child abuse by a parent or guardian. Miller pleaded guilty to the charge last year and would serve 50 years of supervised release if ever granted parole.
Judge Nowicki-Eldridge

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The Marion County Board of Education mapped their path to choosing a new superintendent during a special meeting Wednesday.
The BOE couldn’t come to an agreement earlier this month to extend the contract of five-year Superintendent Donna Heston. Her contract runs until the end of June.
Marion County BOE President George Boyles said Wednesday they’d like to have a new superintendent chosen by that July 1 date.
“Our goal is to retain the current superintendent until June 30,

Today on MetroNews This Morning:
–President Trump recognized two members of the WV National Guard during last night’s SOTU address
–Governor Morrisey gives an update on his ongoing work with lawmakers on the budget
–An overnight crash on a bridge over the Ohio River spills diesel and cream liqueur into the river
–In Sports: WVU falls at Oklahoma State in OT and Marshall beat Old Dominion
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –West Virginia Superintendent of Schools Michele Blatt testified Tuesday before the U.S. House Committee on Education and Workforce about the use of artificial intelligence in the classroom.
Michele Blatt
Blatt joined Teach for America CEO Aneesh Sohoni, Dean, Dewar College of Education and Human Services David Slykhuis and Senior Director of Education and Workforce Policy at Microsoft Allyson Knox in testifying before the committee and answering questions from lawmakers during

CAPON BRIDGE, W.Va. — A body was pulled from a pond in Hampshire County Tuesday morning.
Reports indicate first responders were on the scene in the Timber Ridge Road area near Capon Bridge.
EMS crews were attending to the victim.
No further information has been released.
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