West Virginia to host tire collection events across the state in October, November

By Activism often means going big—organizing a march for justice or starting a social media campaign—but for Maisie Brown, activism starts locally. In response to the ongoing Mississippi water crisis, the 21-year-old sophomore and political science major at Jackson State University—one of the largest HBCUs—is leading the effort to deliver drinking water to residents who can’t make it to the city’s distribution centers.The grassroots activist is dedicated to community-driven social change focusing on local issues requiring a local solution.

Kanye West will face a 250 million dollar (£221 million) lawsuit brought by the family of George Floyd, following recent remarks the rapper made about his death. Lawyers representing the family issued a cease and desist letter to West and said his comments were a “repugnant attempt to discount George Floyd’s life and to profit from his inhumane death”.

EXCLUSIVE: Comcast NBCUniversal is excited to announce the exclusive premiere of the documentary film The Return from record-breaking film and Emmy-nominated TV producer Will Packer.

An infant in Phoenix, Arizona tested positive for fentanyl in the second such case police have encountered in less than a week. Phoenix Police responded to the latest case at 10 a.m. local time on Wednesday, discovering an infant that tested positive for exposure to fentanyl.The infant was treated and is expected to survive, with police saying the baby was placed in the care of the Department of Child Safety, according to a report from Fox 10.

A judge dismissed a female juror accused of flirting with one of the defendants charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Democratic Gov. Gretchen Whitmer over COVID-19-era lockdown measures.  Jackson County Judge Thomas Wilson announced Friday that the woman has been removed from the jury, two days after attorneys raised concerns the juror was having too much non-verbal communication with defendant Paul Bellar, the Jackson Citizen Patriot reported.

The state of West Virginia is receiving around $1.7 million in federal funding over five years for a behavioral health program treating adults with serious mental illness. The money will be used to serve people living with mental illness who are also living with a physical health condition, chronic disease or substance use disorder, according to a West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources news release.

Ray J and Kanye «Ye» West appear to be mending fences after posing together at the premiere of Candace Owens' new documentary, . The screening took place in Nashville, Tennessee, and included a select group of invitees, including Jason and Brittany Aldean, and Kid Rock.West sported an all-black look, which included a dress jacket, baggy pants, tall boots and a t-shirt. He completed his outfit with a familiar black baseball cap, with this one reading «2024.» Ray J similarly dressed in all black, as well as Owens, who wore a black, strapless gown for the affair.

Two weeks after marrying Teen Mom: The Next Chapter star Cheyenne Floyd, Zach Davis was sentenced to jail after pleading guilty to a DUI charge in 2020.

It’s over. Leah Messer and Jaylan Mobley split less than two months after getting engaged.

Federal officials are investigating complaints about conditions at a West Virginia jail, according to a published report. The Register-Herald reports the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security denied its request to tour the Southern Regional Jail in Raleigh County citing a federal probe of the facility. "The federal government is in the process of investigating the facility, and the integrity of that investigation is of the utmost importance to the WV Department of Homeland Security," said Morgan Switzer, deputy general counsel for the state agency said in an email to the newspaper.

The West Virginia Supreme Court overturned a circuit court’s decision to block a school choice program. The West Virginia Supreme Court reversed a previous circuit court injunction on the Hope Scholarship Program, opening the door for families across the state to access flexible educational opportunities.

The National Park Service is funding recreation and restoration projects in West Virginia state and local parks with $2.4 million. The awards include $900,000 to Mannington Hough Park Pool Replacement, $750,000 to Canaan Valley State Park Trails Accessibility Improvements in South Charleston, $668,117 to Southwood Park Pool Enhancement in Parkersburg, $71,500 to Myles Stadium renovations Phase II in Pennsboro and $54,302 to Paw Paw Municipal Park improvements in Paw Paw.

things got a bit testy when he questioned if West Virginia Sen. Joe Manchin has more power over policy decisions than President Joe Biden.“I want to know who the real president of this country is? Is it Joe Biden or Joe Manchin?” he asked.“It’s Joe Biden, and don’t start talking like a Republican about asking whether or not he’s president,” she responded.

A cow had to be rescued by firefighters this morning (Tuesday October 4) after it got its head stuck in a pylon.

Donda Academy, told The Post. “Kanye may fail. So what? Is he capable of educating his children? Yes.”The school, a pre-K through 12th grade Christian academy in Simi Valley, Calif., opened its doors in 2021 (initially going from kindergarten through 8th grade) and named for the rapper’s mother, Donda West, who died in 2007 after cosmetic procedures and who was chair of Chicago State University’s English department.