CHARLESTON — The West Virginia Board of Education took the next step to appeal a lower court ruling that kept in place a religious exemption to the state’s compulsory immunization law for the children of three Raleigh County parents. Attorneys for the state Board of Education filed an ...

CHARLESTON — With lawsuits pending in two different counties involving whether Gov. Patrick Morrisey can use an executive order to allow for religious exemptions to West Virginia’s compulsory immunization law, state officials are seeking to consolidate the cases now that one of them has ...

A train derails and spills at least 1,000 gallons of hazardous materials in the U.S. about once every two months. Nearly half of those derailments resulted in evacuations; more than a quarter resulted in a fire or explosion since 2015, an analysis of federal derailment data showed. And many ...

NEW CUMBERLAND — The next court appearance for a former Hancock County sheriff’s deputy charged with child pornography possession won’t be a trial after all. According to a Hancock County Circuit Court spokesperson, Patrick Hoder now is slated for a pretrial hearing at 9 a.m. Sept. ...

WHEELING — Students planning to register for classes as part of the fall semester at West Virginia Northern Community College have until Saturday to do so. The semester begins Monday, and the college will offer special Saturday hours this week to assist any last-minute filers. All three ...

WELLSBURG — The Brooke County Commissioners are looking for a new director for the county’s 911 Center after current 911 Director Christina White announced her plans to retire from the position she has held since December 2019. White, who has been a full-time employee of the county for 23 ...