Stories That Shape The Mountain State

RANDOLPH COUNTY, W.Va. – Despite missing its initial rollout deadline, a new communications platform has launched in Randolph County to streamline communication between all parties involved in a child welfare case so that the care of the child can be better prioritized. Some potential users of the new system are skeptical about how effective the tool will be once fully implemented, though.

Lauren Cole’s parents, Michael and Cherie, attend a West Virginia Senate session that included SB 196 in April 2025. Credit: West Virginia Legislature

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Child abuse experts are warning parents about the dangers that AI-generated sexual abuse material poses to their children in the wake of a recent West Virginia law that addresses the legal landscape of the problem. 

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – “My life has already been threatened,” Quinn Reid, a non-binary photography student at West Virginia University, said.