Jessica Farrish

5 days ago | wvnstv.com | Jessica Farrish

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — A Fayette County lawmaker criticized Raleigh County School officials for terminating a number of school counselor positions earlier this year. Republican Delegate Elliott Pritt of Fayette County said that school counselors were now a necessary aspect to the state’s education system because West Virginia has the highest number of foster children in the U.S.Counselors are equipped to help with both special needs and student behavior.

5 days ago | wvnstv.com | Jessica Farrish

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Members of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority gathered at the WVU Tech campus in Beckley on Monday, June 2, 2025, to plant a tree in memory of a founding member of AKA. Tanner Johnson Livisay, who died in Detroit, Michigan, in 2006, authored the book “Reaching Out with Heart and Hands,” a book of history on extension work in West Virginia. AKA Chaplain Sheilah Brown explained that AKA is committed to protecting the environment, which is why they chose a tree to memorialize Livisay.

5 days ago | wowktv.com | Jessica Farrish

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5 days ago | dcnewsnow.com | Jessica Farrish

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Could women in West Virginia who miscarry at home be charged with crimes related to disposal of a body, if they flush or bury fetal remains? Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Truman said that a number of criminal charges under state code, including felonies, could be levied against a woman who flushes fetal remains, buries them, or otherwise disposes of remains following an involuntary abortion, also called a miscarriage.

1 week ago | wvnstv.com | Jessica Farrish

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) — Could women in West Virginia who miscarry at home be charged with crimes related to disposal of a body, if they flush or bury fetal remains? Raleigh County Prosecuting Attorney Tom Truman said that a number of criminal charges under state code, including felonies, could be levied against a woman who flushes fetal remains, buries them, or otherwise disposes of remains following an involuntary abortion, also called a miscarriage.