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Police say a student has been suspended after reports of a gun prompted the lockdown of a Mingo County school.
Mingo County Sheriff James Smith tells media outlets that no weapon was found.
Smith says Mingo County Central High School was placed on lockdown on Monday after the student told another student that he had a gun in his shoe.
The sheriff says the school was placed on lockdown again on Tuesday morning as a precaution. The lockdown has been lifted.
Information about the incident will be forwarded to the Mingo County prosecutor’s office, which will determine whether any charges will be filed.
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Prices at fuel pumps have surged since the United States went to war with Iran. But the Middle East conflict is also having major impacts on international shipping and supply chains. Those issues are taking a major toll on Appalachian corn farmers.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsA campaign flyer targeting Senate candidate Dr. Steven Eshenaur, who has four adopted children, two of them African American, raises race as an issue in the election.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsWest Virginia's next Catholic bishop was born in El Salvador and has been critical of President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. Pope Leo XIV announced the appointment of the Most Rev. Evelio Menjivar-Ayala to head the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston. He will lead the Catholic population in one of the nation's least racially diverse states.
Continue Reading Take Me to More NewsIn an effort to attract more horse racing competitors this year to West Virginia, the state Legislature increased the funding cap to $2 million for certain races – and neighboring states are taking similar action. When Golden Tempo won the Kentucky Derby on Saturday, his owner, trainer and jockey won an estimated $3.1 million winning purse. For the Appalachia + Mid-South Newsroom, Justin Hicks reports much of that growth can be attributed to increased gambling on historical horse racing games.
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