West Virginia
Mobile ID app coming to West Virginia
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) – West Virginia has launched a mobile ID program allowing people living in the state to have access to digital versions of their drivers license or ID.
Everett Frazier, commissioner of the West Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), said, “The benefit is everyone carries one of these. Not everybody, people forget their wallet. We are going to still issue the little plastic drivers license that everybody is accustomed to.”
Frazier says this app does not eliminate the need for the physical ID.
“I’m sure this will one day catch on and it will be the only thing you need, but for now you are still going to need the little plastic card.”
The mobile ID pilot program began on Dec. 10 and is progressing smoothly.
“Within, I would say a few months, it should be available to the great citizens of West Virginia,” Frazier said.
With the app, residents can store and manage their ID credentials on their cell phones.
“We’ve already tested it with TSA. It works. So at airports, it’s the future and we are just preparing for the future,” Frazier said.
After the piloting phase, the mobile ID app will be available to everyone in late December.
Click here to sign up and be notified when the app is ready for everyone.
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A man is accused of shooting his father in the face with a crossbow in West Virginia.
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Department said in a post on Facebook that Chase Fleming was charged in connection with the crossbow shooting on Tuesday.
Authorities said Fleming was taken into custody after “a very lengthy” foot pursuit that went through snow-covered Jackson and Roane counties on Wednesday. The “exhausting search” involved the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources, the West Virginia State Police, and deputies from Roane and Kanawha Counties, officials said.
The sheriff’s department said the victim was last listed in stable condition at a local hospital. Authorities did not say what led up to the shooting.
Fleming was charged with one count of malicious assault, with the sheriff’s department adding that more charges are possible in the future. He was not released on bond as of Wednesday morning. The investigation into the crossbow shooting continues.
“How the guy is still alive is beyond me. It’s really remarkable,” Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger told WV MetroNews.
CHARLESTON, W. Va. (WCHS) — Two area teams – Chapmanville and Winfield – captured victories in Class AAA on Wednesday at the West Virginia High School Boys Basketball State Tournament.
And they will play each other
Chapmanville, the No. 1 seed, topped Robert C. Byrd in the first game of the evening session. Winfield, the No. 4 seed, meanwhile, took care of Ripley in the last game of the day.
The Tigers from Logan County and the Putnam County-based Generals will square off Friday at 11:15 a.m. with the winner advancing to Championship Saturday.
Also on Wednesday, Bridgeport and North Marion collected AAA wins. Bridgeport started defense of its title with a win over East Fairmont in the first game of the day session. North Marion then hung on to sideline Shady Spring in the third game of the day session. The two will get together Friday.
Two AA quarterfinals were played Wednesday with southern West Virginia schools Bluefield and Wyoming East advancing. Bluefield defeated Petersburg while WE eliminated Logan. The two will meet on Friday.
Thursday’s schedule features all four Class AAAA contests and the two Class A semifinals.
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All four championships are set for Saturday.
A West Virginia county must continue facing a suit challenging its emergency ambulance fee ordinance, after a district court found the plaintiffs sufficiently alleged the law may violate the commerce clause.
Judge Thomas S. Kleeh denied the Tucker County Commission’s motion to dismiss on Tuesday in a case brought by Timberline Mountain Operations LLC, a local ski resort. Each of the plaintiffs’ claims can move forward, including their state law claims over which the US District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia retained supplemental jurisdiction.
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