https://faithlyngraham.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Faithlyn GrahamenWed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/morrisey-emphasizes-collaboration-defends-foster-care-bill-veto-at-foster-care-summit/article_4bd65ba9-e244-4e99-8036-5ab8522f2d30.htmlHe described the system as “broken for probably over 30 years,” while also pointing to recent efforts aimed at increasing transparency, accountability and coordination across agencies and communities.“Children grow up in families and communities, not in systems,” he said. “Government is not just the answer to all of these problems.”Although the proposal did not pass during the most recent legislative session, Morrisey said efforts are already underway within state departments to begin implementi...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/morrisey-emphasizes-collaboration-defends-foster-care-bill-veto-at-foster-care-summit/article_4bd65ba9-e244-4e99-8036-5ab8522f2d30.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/corridor-h-reaches-another-milestone-with-85-4-million-contract-for-virginia-line-segment/article_aee7203d-9e03-408e-9743-2e4659e943da.htmlWARDENSVILLE, W.Va. — Construction of the final West Virginia segment of Corridor H moved another step forward Tuesday after the West Virginia Division of Highways awarded an $85.4 million contract for the first phase of the highway extension from Wardensville to the Virginia state line.The contract was awarded to Triton Construction Inc. for $85,425,000 to build approximately 3.74 miles of Corridor H from Trout Run Cutoff Road to Waites Run Road. The project includes grading and drainage work,...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/corridor-h-reaches-another-milestone-with-85-4-million-contract-for-virginia-line-segment/article_aee7203d-9e03-408e-9743-2e4659e943da.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/975-children-in-harrison-county-will-be-having-a-very-merry-christmas-thanks-to-the/article_1dac6094-7505-4047-9247-4e6fc91da399.htmlCLARKSBURG, W.Va. — As hundreds of cars rolled through the garage doors of the Salvation Army’s warehouse and volunteers hurried across the warehouse floor, Christmas came early for over 435 families in Harrison County.The Angel Tree program allows families to apply online for assistance. Each child is represented by an “angel” tag that lists age, a basic need and a holiday wish. Community members can “adopt” an angel by purchasing gifts for that child or by donating toys and money that help fil...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/975-children-in-harrison-county-will-be-having-a-very-merry-christmas-thanks-to-the/article_1dac6094-7505-4047-9247-4e6fc91da399.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/gov-morrisey-urges-lawmakers-public-to-back-10-income-tax-cut/article_8316b6c4-f2d3-4d32-b23d-3e3ddeb3875a.htmlWed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/gov-morrisey-urges-lawmakers-public-to-back-10-income-tax-cut/article_8316b6c4-f2d3-4d32-b23d-3e3ddeb3875a.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/house-democrats-criticize-data-center-law-seek-more-local-input/article_23972895-2150-482f-9ca7-686e740f5eb5.htmlDAVIS, W.Va. — West Virginia House Democrats gathered in Tucker County on Monday to discuss House Bill 2014 and call for changes to the state’s data center law, arguing it strips local control, threatens water resources and leaves communities vulnerable to increased costs.Speaking during a livestreamed press conference in Davis during the beginning of interim meetings, Democratic legislators said the law prevents counties and municipalities from regulating major data center developments and fail...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/house-democrats-criticize-data-center-law-seek-more-local-input/article_23972895-2150-482f-9ca7-686e740f5eb5.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/harrison-county-sen-ben-queen-appointed-senate-majority-whip-ahead-of-2026-session/article_9e4bbd23-ab4f-4187-acad-d4f452de9828.htmlThe leadership changes will take affect Wednesday at the start of 2026 legislative session, but Queen said a leadership meeting was to take place Tuesday evening to smooth out the details regarding the changes in positions.Queen said his role as majority whip will be to handle internal communications among the Republican caucus in the state Senate.“My entire goal is to make sure that we’re moving our agenda in the right direction,” Queen said. “I’m a big communication guy as it is — so making su...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/harrison-county-sen-ben-queen-appointed-senate-majority-whip-ahead-of-2026-session/article_9e4bbd23-ab4f-4187-acad-d4f452de9828.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/shinnston-man-sentenced-to-15-50-years-for-sex-crimes-involving-two-children/article_828dc908-ee81-4129-89fa-21f6b98ec2dd.htmlCLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A Shinnston man was sentenced Monday to 15 to 50 years in prison and ordered to pay $5,000 after pleading guilty to sexual crimes involving two children ages 12 and younger.Kevin Wayne Hammond entered an Alford plea in September 2025 to two sex crimes involving a pre-K-aged child and a pre-teen. An investigation led by West Virginia State Police Senior Trooper Nathan Clifton produced evidence that Hammond molested both victims through unlawful sexual touching. In West Virgini...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/shinnston-man-sentenced-to-15-50-years-for-sex-crimes-involving-two-children/article_828dc908-ee81-4129-89fa-21f6b98ec2dd.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/bench-warrant-issued-for-salem-man-in-child-abuse-case-after-missing-court-hearing/article_d31f06b8-fdf5-45af-af02-f1cf0b61a2e5.htmlCLARKSBURG, W.Va. — A bench warrant was issued Monday for a Salem man serving a 10-year term of extended court supervision in a case in which a 3-year-old boy was seriously injured.Harrison Chief Judge Christopher J. McCarthy issued the capias after Brandon Waldo Ford failed to appear for his status hearing. In January 2018, Ford was sentenced to 2-10 years for his role in injuring a 3-year-old boy by shaking him in 2016, leaving the boy with injuries requiring hospitalization.Ford was sentenced...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/bench-warrant-issued-for-salem-man-in-child-abuse-case-after-missing-court-hearing/article_d31f06b8-fdf5-45af-af02-f1cf0b61a2e5.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/they-can-t-replace-true-meteorologists-professionals-weigh-in-on-the-accuracy-of-groundhog-predictions/article_d6f97883-9b0e-48df-8f9e-5161b5d2b063.htmlFRENCH CREEK, W.Va. — As Groundhog Day traditions played out across the country this week, West Virginia’s own French Creek Freddie emerged from his burrow and saw his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter.While the forecast may sound familiar, a professional meteorologist says Freddie’s prediction isn’t entirely off base, at least for now. Peyton Simmers, a meteorologist with AccuWeather, said West Virginians should expect continued winter-like conditions through much of February, even if...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/they-can-t-replace-true-meteorologists-professionals-weigh-in-on-the-accuracy-of-groundhog-predictions/article_d6f97883-9b0e-48df-8f9e-5161b5d2b063.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/all-aboard-the-playhound-bus-morgantowns-first-ever-transport-specializing-in-puppy-passengers/article_51027f25-3d1e-482f-939e-bea41cd6243a.htmlWed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/all-aboard-the-playhound-bus-morgantowns-first-ever-transport-specializing-in-puppy-passengers/article_51027f25-3d1e-482f-939e-bea41cd6243a.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/wife-speaks-out-after-husband-detained-in-ice-operation/article_c458263c-192d-414e-bbd6-e255c2b55912.html“I dropped him off at work, and I kissed him goodbye,” Cristal said. “Almost exactly an hour later, he called me and said, ‘Hey babe, ICE is here, and they’re going to take me.’” “He said at the first place in Pittsburgh there were three toilets, but there wasn’t even a curtain around them,” Cristal said. “You’re basically doing your business in front of everyone.” “A habeas corpus petition is basically a legal request asking the court to check if someone is being held legally,” Cristal said in...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/wife-speaks-out-after-husband-detained-in-ice-operation/article_c458263c-192d-414e-bbd6-e255c2b55912.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/wife-speaks-out-after-husband-detained-in-ice-operation/article_c458263c-192d-414e-bbd6-e255c2b55912.htmlWed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/wife-speaks-out-after-husband-detained-in-ice-operation/article_c458263c-192d-414e-bbd6-e255c2b55912.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/severe-winter-blood-shortage-prompts-red-cross-call-for-donors-across-north-central-west-virginia/article_410fcbd3-18fe-4ef6-a618-4fc7afc58aa9.htmlAccording to a press release from the Red Cross, its national blood supply has dropped by roughly 35% in the past month, as hospital requests continue to exceed available inventory. The shortage is especially critical for O, A negative and B negative blood types, which are commonly used in emergencies. “The need for blood is constant,” Keeling said. “But during winter months, weather conditions can disrupt blood drives, and illnesses like the flu can significantly reduce the donor pool.”Nearly 4...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/severe-winter-blood-shortage-prompts-red-cross-call-for-donors-across-north-central-west-virginia/article_410fcbd3-18fe-4ef6-a618-4fc7afc58aa9.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/segregation-in-west-virginia-law-resistance-and-the-communities-that-endured/article_2afce221-8d8c-402d-959b-766504304763.htmlWed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/segregation-in-west-virginia-law-resistance-and-the-communities-that-endured/article_2afce221-8d8c-402d-959b-766504304763.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/segregation-in-west-virginia-law-resistance-and-the-communities-that-endured/article_2afce221-8d8c-402d-959b-766504304763.html“For the first 90 years we were a state, segregation was the law of the land in West Virginia, in public schools and in most public places, businesses, places of entertainment,” said Stan Bumgardner, media editor of the West Virginia Encyclopedia Online, a project of the West Virginia Humanities Council.“Students came from all over Harrison County and even other counties,” he said. “Sometimes they would stay with other families during the week because they couldn’t go back and forth day to day.”...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/segregation-in-west-virginia-law-resistance-and-the-communities-that-endured/article_2afce221-8d8c-402d-959b-766504304763.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/hidden-figures-of-innovation-honoring-black-inventors/article_16218bc4-243d-426b-b1d0-8de0f6335c50.htmlCLARKSBURG, W.Va. — During Black History Month, museums, classrooms and communities across the country pause to recognize the achievements of African Americans whose contributions have shaped everyday life in ways many people don’t realize.“So much of history has been lost,” Burley said. “People don’t know that a lot of the things we use every day were invented by Black people.”Among the inventions she highlighted were the modern GPS system developed through the mathematical research of Gladys W...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/hidden-figures-of-innovation-honoring-black-inventors/article_16218bc4-243d-426b-b1d0-8de0f6335c50.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/rolling-tradition-inside-north-central-west-virginia-s-pepperoni-roll-legacy/article_dd8719c5-8e45-491e-bd98-9f8973faa45d.html“I’m thankful that I’ve been like the only one that can make them,” Tenda says. “If you get a pepperoni roll here, it’s either from me or from Cathy. No one else has touched them.”What sets AB Cody’s apart comes down to both technique and texture. Unlike traditional Italian bread-based rolls, these use a softer, everyday dough that stays fresh longer. The store also uses sliced pepperoni instead of sticks, a choice that enhances one of the roll’s most beloved qualities.“The last count was 35,000...Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/rolling-tradition-inside-north-central-west-virginia-s-pepperoni-roll-legacy/article_dd8719c5-8e45-491e-bd98-9f8973faa45d.htmlhttps://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/recent-study-places-west-virginia-41st-in-child-well-being-in-the-nation/article_14b7d165-cb3e-4fd6-ab78-f590e9e2db44.htmlWed, 15 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.wvnews.com/news/wvnews/recent-study-places-west-virginia-41st-in-child-well-being-in-the-nation/article_14b7d165-cb3e-4fd6-ab78-f590e9e2db44.htmlhttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/485639/images/97535119-6cbf-4b57-ba3e-efe6dd8c6d31.jpgWed, 10 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000https://media.journoportfolio.com/users/485639/images/97535119-6cbf-4b57-ba3e-efe6dd8c6d31.jpghttps://media.journoportfolio.com/users/485639/images/114f6cf8-a057-4174-ba4e-f7c34b56ce3b.jpgMoran said that because of her love of taxidermy many of her friends bring her back animals they have hit or killed for her to preserve. 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