West Virginia
Gov. Justice, First Lady praise educators at ‘Communities in Schools West Virginia’ conference
MORGANTOWN, W.Va (WDTV) – In front of a crowd of educators and state officials, Governor Jim Justice and First Lady Cathy Justice expressed their support for the ‘Communities in Schools West Virginia’ program (CIS WV). The program provides schools with the tools to supply food, therapy and further educational or personal resources to students at risk of dropping out. Since CIS made its way to the mountain state in 2017, the effort has impacted more than 114,000 students and is only getting stronger. The First Lady’s initiative ‘Friends with Paws’ has provided nearly 30 therapy dogs to schools around the state, adding to efforts in the program’s mission. She and her husband touched on how important Communities in Schools is to West Virginia.
“There’s so many children who feel like they’ll never get to do what they want in life,” said First Lady Justice. “They don’t have the ambition, courage or support to go and do what they want. We are here to make that happen.”
“Never has Jim Justice seen a program that works like this,” said Governor Justice. “The only way it works is you (educators). Not only do you change that life and make things so much better, but you’re doing something that affects all the other kids in the class, the school, the community and so on. You should be really proud.”
Bill Milliken founded CIS over 45 years ago for schools in New York City. Since then, more than 25 states have jumped on board, but Milliken admits that connecting with rural states had been a struggle…until the Justices came along.
“You can’t do that without the backing of the Governor and First Lady, Milliken said. “They’ve transformed our national movement.”
Earlier this year, CIS WV achieved First Lady Justice’s goal of providing the program statewide, becoming the first CIS program in the nation to do so.
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West Virginia
West Virginia Lottery results: See winning numbers for Mega Millions, Daily 3 on May 5, 2026
The results are in for the West Virginia Lottery’s draw games on Tuesday, May 5, 2026.
Here’s a look at winning numbers for each game on May 5.
Winning Mega Millions numbers from May 5 drawing
12-22-50-51-55, Mega Ball: 10
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Winning Daily 3 numbers from May 5 drawing
7-1-6
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Winning Daily 4 numbers from May 5 drawing
2-1-0-0
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Winning Cash 25 numbers from May 5 drawing
03-04-05-09-10-14
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When are the West Virginia Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 11 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10:59 p.m. ET Tuesday and Friday.
- Lotto America: 10:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Daily 3, 4: 6:59 p.m. ET Monday through Saturday.
- Cash 25: 6:59 p.m. ET Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday.
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West Virginia
Verizon outage reported in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The Verizon Network is currently experiencing a widespread outage across West Virginia.
A service alert was sent to residents in Kanawha County.
Verizon customers should still be able to call 911.
If a Verizon customer experiences an issue with contacting 911, a landline should be used if possible.
However, only contact 911 if there is a true emergency.
At this time, Verizon is not giving an estimated time for restoration.
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West Virginia
First official Alyssa’s Law funds announced
JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Alyssa’s Law passed through the West Virginia Legislature, creating a fund to bring panic buttons and other life-saving technology to schools statewide.
Del. Jonathan Pinson, R-Mason, who helped create Alyssa’s Law, said, “Every teacher, every staff member equipped with a wearable panic button that allows them a literal one push to the 911 center, to local law enforcement and EMS.”
Alyssa Alhadeff was a 14-year-old who died alongside 16 other students in the Parkland school shooting in 2018. Her parents are giving the first official funds to West Virginia through the organization called Make Our Schools Safe.
“They’ll make a contribution this evening of $48,888,” Pinson said. “That number 8 is recurring because it was Alyssa’s volleyball number.”
The state Department of Education is giving $348,888 to the fund, as well.
In Jackson County, local funding helped bring in panic buttons, and deputies are required to spend time in schools every week.
Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger said the panic buttons give local law enforcement maps and an alert to their phone.
“It’s a pretty big lift to get the money and we’re looking at $9.5-10 million to get this thing done, and the sad reality is if we had a school shooting tomorrow, we would bend over backwards to get you the money then, but at that point it’s too little too late,” Mellinger said.
He said he wants to be proactive and encourages other counties to do the same.
Pinson said the cost of technology will drop over time, and Alyssa’s Law allows more safety upgrades in the future.
Pinson said Jackson County is a perfect example of what kind of upgrades are possible.
“Right here in Jackson County, they are unveiling AI driven cameras that can immediately alert the school and local law enforcement if a person of concern were to come on campus,” he said.
Leaders hope this technology can save lives across West Virginia. Pinson said the initial cost for panic buttons is about $20,000 per school and the fund is held with Homeland Security until hitting the goal of about $10 million.
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