FOLLANSBEE, W.Va. — The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fatal fire in Brooke County.
The deadly blaze occurred Friday morning at a single-story house along Allegheny Street in Follansbee.
Authorities said a man and woman were driving by and noticed smoke coming from the air conditioner.
A middle-aged victim was found inside the house. The victim died at the scene. A name has not been released.
Most of the damage occurred in a back bedroom and kitchen. The state Fire Marshal’s

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Public Service Commission of West Virginia has ordered the Weirton Water Board to submit an action plan to fix the county’s water service problems.
The PSC directed the board to present steps to replace the county’s aging water pipes and cast iron within the next five years. In addition, the board needs to create a repair and leak detection program, lower water loss to 15 percent or less, and resolve violations of state public health standards, according to the 13-page

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The United States Department of Education has announced that it will officially release the remaining anticipated education formula funding to the states.
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito, the chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies, has been advocating for the release of this particular funding.
Shelley Moore Capito
She says this will support programs that West Virginians use and rely on every day.

LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. –The Logan County Schools Superintendent says they are currently working on a solution for the Logan County High School football team, which was displaced from its locker room due to structural issues.
Superintendent George Aulenbacher, who has been on the job for just 14 days, said that one section of the athletic facility is currently affected. He noted that the facility comprises of two sections- one being built in 2007 and the other in 2016- with the older section

BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. — A Morgan County teacher has resigned his job after being arrested by Virginia authorities.
Sam Hopkins, a special education teacher at Paw Paw Schools, has been charged by sheriff’s deputies in Louisa County, Va.
The Morgan County School District posted a message on its social media page earlier this week:
“Morgan County Schools was recently alerted that a Paw Paw Schools teacher was arrested and charged with serious crimes in Louisa County, Virginia. Administration

MONTGOMERY, W.Va. — The Mountaineer Challenge Academy South is ready to expand its footprint on the old West Virginia Tech campus in Montgomery.
The West Virginia Armory Board meets Monday afternoon and will be asked to approve the purchase of the Vining Library in Montgomery.  The sale price is $137,500 from The Syner Corporation. Syner formerly used the building to house broadcasting facilities for its radio and television operations.
Officials with the Mountaineer Challenge Academy South said