Updated: Aug. 9, 2024 at 9:54 AM EDT
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Eleven inmates were sentenced to additional time for smuggling or attempting to smuggle drugs into prisons in North Central West Virginia, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2024 at 5:19 PM EDT
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The mayor of Monongah announced on Tuesday that officer Nathan Lanham is ‘no longer employed” by Monongah.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2024 at 10:38 AM EDT
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The charges against Beth Delloma after a traffic stop in Monongah on August 1st have been dismissed.
Updated: Aug. 5, 2024 at 9:58 AM EDT
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The officer’s version of events surrounding a viral traffic stop in Monongah is detailed in court documents 5 News obtained.
Updated: Aug. 4, 2024 at 8:43 AM EDT
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So far, no lawsuits have been filed against Officer Nathan Lanham.
Updated: Aug. 2, 2024 at 1:17 PM EDT
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In response to Governor Justice’s statewide emergency declaration due to drought conditions, the West Virginia Department of Transportation has sent a tanker truck filled with service water to the town of Thomas in Tucker County.
Updated: Aug. 1, 2024 at 11:35 AM EDT
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A local teen athlete has achieved the prestigious #1 spot on the Jr. USA Karate Team.
Updated: Jul. 26, 2024 at 2:38 PM EDT
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Chandler Reed has been found according to the Ronceverte Police Department
Updated: Jul. 25, 2024 at 2:51 PM EDT
|By WDTV News Staff and Tanner Gilmartin
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is backing the state’s decision not to cover sex-reassignment surgeries under its Medicaid plan and taking the case to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Updated: Jul. 18, 2024 at 12:12 PM EDT
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A West Virginia State Police cruiser is in a calendar contest, and they’re asking the public to help them reach the top!
Updated: Jul. 16, 2024 at 9:44 AM EDT
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Governor Jim Justice and Babydog Justice will be at the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee Tuesday night.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2024 at 4:58 PM EDT
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he United States Marshals Service is asking for the public’s help in locating a West Virginia man wanted on sexual assault and domestic violence charges.
Updated: Jul. 10, 2024 at 8:56 AM EDT
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A West Virginia Division of Highways tractor collided with a pick-up truck on I-79 in Harrison County Wednesday morning.
Updated: Jul. 8, 2024 at 11:06 AM EDT
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Rachel Shoaf, one of Skylar Neese’s murderers, was denied parole for a second time Monday morning.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2024 at 3:12 PM EDT
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A lawsuit filed against Governor Jim Justice and Cabinet Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security Mark Sorsaia regarding the conditions of West Virginia’s corrections system has been dismissed.
Updated: Jul. 3, 2024 at 11:49 AM EDT
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Tyler Childers will headline a music festival in West Virginia to help support recovery efforts around central Appalachia.
Updated: Jun. 24, 2024 at 1:10 PM EDT
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The Pennsboro police chief was arrested and charged for leaving his K-9 in a hot car Thursday.
Updated: Apr. 30, 2024 at 12:28 PM EDT
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A woman in West Virginia is accused of stealing a man’s truck so she could “hunt pedophiles,” according to authorities.
Updated: Apr. 29, 2024 at 1:29 PM EDT
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Samples tested by the Health Department found hazards in the individual wells of several residents outside of the city of Pennsboro and the town of Ellenboro.
Updated: Feb. 21, 2024 at 5:04 PM EST
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Ryan Lantz taught and coached at Liberty High School in West Virginia.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2024 at 3:07 PM EST
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West Virginia University rifle fifth-year senior Mary Tucker has officially claimed her spot on the United States Olympic Team in air rifle for the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2024 at 12:50 AM EST
|By WDTV News Staff and Harrison Klopp
The Mohicans have not lost a game this year
Updated: Dec. 7, 2023 at 2:17 PM EST
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West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has filed a lawsuit against the NCAA that challenges the association’s Transfer Eligibility Rule.
Updated: Dec. 7, 2023 at 4:26 AM EST
|By WDTV News Staff and Harrison Klopp
The Mountaineers get embarrassed in the Backyard Brawl
Updated: Nov. 2, 2023 at 1:22 PM EDT
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The program offers online, on-demand, expert tutoring and homework help in more than 200 subjects, along with drop-off review services for essays and math problems.
Updated: Oct. 31, 2023 at 1:27 PM EDT
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In the coming days, Gee says he and the leadership team will review the needs of the University and resources required to best serve the campus community.
Updated: Oct. 30, 2023 at 12:30 PM EDT
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Former Olympic gymnast and West Virginia native Mary Lou Retton is continuing to recover after being admitted to the ICU earlier this month.
Updated: Oct. 23, 2023 at 3:38 PM EDT
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Retton’s family revealed the former Olympian’s battle with a rare form of pneumonia earlier this month.
Updated: Oct. 16, 2023 at 11:17 AM EDT
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A West Virginia teacher was arrested in connection with the alleged taping of a student in class.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2023 at 4:08 PM EDT
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So far, more than 4,500 people have raised more than $250,000 through a fundraiser for Retton.
Updated: Oct. 11, 2023 at 12:17 PM EDT
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The emotional pair told Jennifer that they have all become “one happy family.”
Updated: Oct. 10, 2023 at 4:09 PM EDT
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Retton’s daughter said she has “been in the ICU for over a week now” as she battles a rare form of pneumonia.
Updated: Sep. 20, 2023 at 12:54 PM EDT
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Although separate from the recent BOG vote to cut programs and more than 140 faculty, it could involve units being discontinued.
Updated: Sep. 19, 2023 at 4:11 PM EDT
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During the event, local pilots will provide free airplane rides to children 8-17.
Updated: Sep. 18, 2023 at 3:49 PM EDT
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To educate more people on the training that saved his life, Hamlin has partnered with the American Heart Association in their launch of ‘The Nation of Lifesavers CPR campaign’.
Updated: Sep. 11, 2023 at 4:07 PM EDT
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In the meeting, Gee said there are misrepresentations related to the “Academic Transformation.”
Updated: Sep. 7, 2023 at 10:50 AM EDT
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Emergency crews responded to an explosion at a sawmill in Braxton County Thursday morning.
Updated: Sep. 6, 2023 at 10:34 AM EDT
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Gee has been under fire from faculty for proposing program cuts and eliminating 169 faculty jobs.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 11:29 AM EDT
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The final round of appeals has resulted in majors being eliminated and programs being discontinued among the final recommendations.
Updated: Sep. 5, 2023 at 8:50 AM EDT
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Troopers say the person should be considered armed and dangerous.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2023 at 11:24 AM EDT
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Final recommendations were given for seven more programs at West Virginia University as part of its “Academic Transformation."
Updated: Aug. 29, 2023 at 6:19 AM EDT
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Troopers also say the infant was living in a home that was "dirty and in disarray."
Updated: Aug. 15, 2023 at 9:50 PM EDT
|By WDTV News Staff and Tanner Gilmartin
After lawsuits and complaints from students and staff, Fairmont State says they’re “thrilled” to bring back the programs
Updated: Jul. 31, 2023 at 4:02 PM EDT
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The contract extension comes as WVU is facing a $45 million budget deficit and significant staffing cuts due to their tightening budget and declining enrollment.
Updated: Jul. 28, 2023 at 1:52 PM EDT
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A Florida man has been charged in connection to a fatal crash in Ritchie County from April 2022.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2023 at 12:12 PM EDT
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5 News is receiving multiple reports of a helicopter crash near Camp Dawson in Preston County.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2023 at 6:00 PM EDT
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Between tuition, supplies and housing, the average cost of college in West Virginia is over $16,000 for in-state residents, but one program is cutting that cost to almost nothing.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2023 at 2:07 PM EDT
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Officials say a violent rain storm on Saturday led to more than 4,000 tons of clean coal being spilled into the Buckhannon River.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2023 at 12:01 PM EDT
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Across the country, the Biden Administration approved 804,000 borrowers for $39 billion in federal student loans for automatic discharge this summer.
Updated: Jul. 19, 2023 at 4:08 PM EDT
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Gov. Justice presented Sandy with a Distinguished West Virginian Award on Wednesday.