West Virginia
State's largest water company seeks to identify lead service lines – WV MetroNews
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia American Water Company, the state’s largest water provider, is working to bring its system into compliance with federal EPA regulations enacted in 2021.
Under the federal mandate, all lead pipes in all public water systems must be identified and made known to the public.
West Virginia American has created an interactive map which will highlight all customers on their system. They’re now in what company External Affairs Manager Bradley Harris called the “inventory” phase of the vast project.
“This is just the inventory phase of this process. Completion is by the end of 2031. At that point is when we’ll have a plan,” said Harris.
The plan he’s talking about will be how to eventually eliminate all lead lines.
Customers of the company are encouraged to visit the interactive map, enter their address, then follow steps provided to identify the type of service lines they have in their homes. Service lines carry water from the main to the home. The water meter is the dividing point between the company’s lines and the homeowner’s part of the process. Harris said there are clear instructions on how to determine the composition of service lines within a home.
“We ask them to identify the portion of the service line to be tested and then identify the pipe material. The identification is based on appearance, thread to connection, or magnet stick. So it can be lead, galvanized, steel, copper, brass, or plastic,” explained Harris.
Much of the determination can be made on the age of the structure. Homes built prior to 1986 are more likely to have lead pipes than newer construction.
The EPA has a goal of eliminating lead from the water service process for good, but the first phase is to build an inventory of what needs to be done. Harris said the process which will take time. The deadline for the inventory completion is the end of October.
Harris said they’ll put together the full plan in the months following the inventory phase.
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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