GRANTSVILLE, W.Va. — Jacob McCumbers, the Calhoun County Commissioner facing charges after allegedly sexually abusing a child, has resigned.
Jacob McCumbers
McCumbers, 39, of Arnoldsburg, was arrested last month and charged with 50 counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, or custodian.
According to a criminal complaint, a teenage boy alerted the State Police Child Victim Unit about McCumbers’ alleged abuse. The complaint said the boy stated McCumbers abused him for eight or nine years and

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Republican Party is looking to fill the opening in the seventh Senatorial District that came open when Mike Stuart resigned.
Sen. Mike Stuart
Stuart resigned last Thursday after he was confirmed as the new general counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The GOP will take applications through 5 p.m. Wednesday. At that point, the Senatorial Vacancy Committee will meet to look over applications and resumes and compile a list of applicants

JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. — A man is dead, and another person is injured after a single-vehicle accident on Sunday in Jackson County.
Information first released Tuesday by the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said that David Scott Tackett, 45, of Ripley, died at the scene. The wreck was reported on WV Rt. 2 and Point Pleasant Road at around 5 o’clock Sunday morning.
Deputies say the vehicle, which Tackett was the driver of, went across an oncoming lane into a ditch and strike a culvert under a

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University Police said investigators have identified three suspects in a series of burglaries near the downtown campus in Morgantown.
The burglaries were reported Tuesday at 692 North High St. and 216 Belmar Ave. The crimes prompted WVU Police to issue a campus warning.
“The reports came hours after the alleged crimes, and there are indications the buildings were accessed through unsecured doors or windows,” a news release said.
Those with information are asked

CHARLESTON, W.Va – Numerous law enforcement agencies are getting a better place to train in Kanawha County as plans move forward for upgrades to the county’s facility located at Camp Virgil Tate.
Last month, the Kanawha County Commission approved an approximately $2 million project to improve the shooting range and add additional features to the Kanawha County Law Enforcement Training Center. County Commissioner Ben Salango said the range started to become overcrowded, in addition to being in an