Anna Saunders

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CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A former Cabell County gymnastics coach accused of sexually abusing minors was sentenced to at least a decade in prison Tuesday. Lance Spencer, 55, was sentenced to up to 35 years in prison on sexual abuse and child pornography charges. He will be eligible for parole after 17 years. Spencer was sentenced to 10-20 years for sexual abuse, 1-5 years for a lesser sexual abuse charge and 2-10 years for a child pornography charges that he entered a Kennedy plea on.

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WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — By this time next week, the Wayne County Commission will be running its own countywide ambulance service. Wayne County EMS is expected to launch on Sunday. During Monday's county commission meeting, commissioners discussed some final items, like billing, before it is a go. “We’re really excited. We’re really excited for it to get up off the ground," Wayne County Commission President Travis Thompson said.

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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WCHS) — Outgoing West Virginia University President Gordon Gee said during the WVU Board of Governors meeting on Friday that this is the first time, while at WVU, that there have been divisions among the board. From transparency issues to conflicts of interest to political interference, the fragments within the board were a theme throughout. Some of the more outspoken people during Friday’s meeting included the ones who no longer have a vote.

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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — After the West Virginia State Board of Education voted on Wednesday to go against Governor Patrick Morrisey's executive order and not allow for religious exemptions for school vaccines, ACLU West Virginia Legal Director Aubrey Sparks said the lawsuit challenging the legality of the executive order still stands. She said it could now be used to provide further clarity between the differing state entities.

2 weeks ago | wchstv.com | Anna Saunders

Before he was a lawmaker, Skaff was the senior class president at South Charleston High School and then became the student body president at West Virginia University where he helped launch events like WVUp All Night and groups like Mountaineer Maniacs. Mullens said when he got the news that Skaff was gone, he was in disbelief. “I just couldn’t believe it,” Mullens said. “Doug’s a longtime friend. He’s a South Charleston guy, and he’s part of our family.