BECKLEY — A Raleigh County judge granted class action status to the more than 570 students granted religious exemptions to West Virginia’s compulsory vaccine law, with the case likely heading for a final conclusion as soon as today. Wednesday marked the resumption of a hearing after a ...

HUTTONSVILLE – A Randolph County woman was pronounced dead after a fatal accident in Huttonsville Wednesday night, police said. The West Virginia State Police released a statement Thursday morning regarding a fatal accident that led to the death of Mary Rexrode, 55, of Brandywine, that ...

ELKINS — The shortage of school bus drivers in Randolph County was discussed during Tuesday evening’s regular Board of Education meeting. Nick Alfred, who is the school system’s director of facilities/maintenance, transportation and school safety, provided a power-point presentation ...

ELKINS – One year and seven days after the Randolph County Board of Education first released information about an effort to close multiple county schools, the BOE voted Wednesday night to close Harman K-12 School and North Elementary School. In a special hearing at the Elkins High School ...

ELKINS — A Randolph County man was arrested by Randolph County Sheriff’s Office deputies this week and is facing a lawsuit from the State Attorney General’s Office after allegedly committing fraudulent schemes. Charles Blaine Simmons, 53, of Elkins, has been charged with four ...