CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Trump administration and Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) have cut $400 million from the AmeriCorps agency. Shelley Moore Capito The cut eliminates 1,000 programs and terminates 32,000 employees nationwide. The cuts will decimate programs in West Virginia run by AmeriCorps in Marion and Pocahontas counties. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito said this…
BRAXTON COUNTY, W.Va. –A Braxton County couple accused of killing their baby waived their rights to a preliminary hearing Monday, meaning the case will now head to a grand jury. James J. Smith,34, and Angel Talbert ,23, of Gassaway, are charged with first degree murder and child neglect resulting in death and conspiracy after their baby…
GRAFTON, W.Va. — A former member of the Grafton Police Department has been indicted in connection with an Aug. 2024 assault on Grand Street. Police arrived to find the victim bleeding from the head and had marks around his neck. While waiting for EMS to arrive, the victim told police Andre Cosby, 35, of Grafton, choked…
WESTON, W.Va. — A special grand jury in Lewis County has indicted six adults in connection with alleged abuse of a 4-month-old baby. Eric Auen, Jr. and Alexis Benedum were charged late last year after the baby was admitted to WVU Medicine Children’s in December with a brain bleed, a fractured skull, bleeding behind the eyes,…
It’s been four days since the Trump administration restored the legal statuses of around 1,500 international students, but the American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia is still publicly defending two students in the state that were going to be affected. The government had terminated the records on the student and exchange visitor information center…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — Evidence on the tablet of a child was used to charge the caretaker in a Clarksburg drug case. The investigation started April 8 that neglect was possibly taking place in a home where Caitlin Fluharty, 34, was caring for a child. Deputies with the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department received a report of messages…
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. — The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center has released the 2024 Internet Crime Report. The report is a compilation of 859,532 complaints of suspected internet crime that resulted in $16 billion in losses – a 33% increase in losses in 2023. The 2024 report ranks West Virginia ranked 43rd in the country in the…
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — On Tuesday, voters will end a continuing debate in the city of Morgantown—the proposed ban on camping in municipal areas. Geno Chiarelli Morgantown City Council passed the camping ban last September and then members of the Morgantown Coalition for Housing Action successfully submitted an amended petition to have it repealed or put on…
GREEN BAY, WI. — The Big 12 Offensive Lineman of the Year is headed to the AFC South. The Jacksonville Jaguars drafted West Virginia University standout and former Spring Valley lineman Wyatt Milum at No. 89 overall in the third round of the 2025 NFL Draft. Milum, a first-team All Big 12 selection, could be…
GREEN BAY, WI — The Pittsburgh Steelers selected Derrick Harmon, a defensive tackle who played last season at Oregon, with the 21st selection in the 2025 NFL Draft. Harmon, a 6-foot-4, 313-pound interior lineman, was All-Big 10 second team last season. The Steelers, along with the entirety of the league, passed on available quarterback Shedeur Sanders.…