Category: NewsWatch
Education Reform Bill Passes House Despite Large Teacher Turnout Against It
Anna SaundersJun 17, 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va (WOAY) – Today the House of Delegates met at the West Virginia State Capitol in Charleston for a special session on education reform. The...
West Virginia education bill advances as teachers protest
Tyler BarkerJun 17, 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Republicans in the West Virginia House of Delegates on Monday advanced a sweeping education proposal to allow the state’s first charter...
Trump tweets support for WV governor amid education debate
Tyler BarkerJun 17, 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump has tweeted support for West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice as state lawmakers wrangle over education policy. Trump on...
Kids Exercise Creative Minds at Summer Camp
Kassie SimmonsJun 17, 2019
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. (WOAY) – With school out, kids across the region are starting to attend summer camps that keep their bodies and minds active, including those...
Investigation: ResCare clients miss 3,700 doses of medicine
Tyler BarkerJun 17, 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — An investigation into ResCare’s South Charleston agency supervising people with intellectual disabilities has found that eight clients...
West Virginia House reconvenes as teachers fill Capitol
Tyler BarkerJun 17, 2019
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – West Virginia teachers are again protesting at the Capitol as the House of Delegates reconvenes for the special legislative session on...
UPDATE: Name Released Of Woman Killed In 1-77 Accident
Terell BaileyJun 17, 2019
UPDATE: One woman is dead after being struck by a semi truck on 1-77. State Police have released the name of the woman fatally hit. She has been identified as Anita...
Man Arrested For Sexual Abuse Against Three Kids
Yazmin RodriguezJun 17, 2019
SHADY SPRING, WV (WOAY)- A man has been arrested after allegedly sexually abusing three young children. According to court documents, On April 22, 2019, a complaint was...
W.Va. principal wants to end valedictorian title, rivalry
Tyler BarkerJun 17, 2019
WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – A West Virginia high school principal says she favors proposed curriculum changes that would no longer designate a valedictorian. The...
UPDATE: Woman Accused Of False Abduction Report To Appear In Court
Yazmin RodriguezJun 17, 2019
UPDATE: CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A West Virginia woman is due in court on a charge of falsely reporting to police that an Egyptian man tried to kidnap her daughter...