Sheriff: Mom Kills Five Kids Before Setting House on Fire, Killing Herself
Five children found shot to death after a house fire last year in West Virginia were killed by their mother, who then killed herself, officials said Thursday.

Five children found shot to death after a house fire last year in West Virginia were killed by their mother, who then killed herself, officials said Thursday.
The DOJ said this week four men from four states have been arrested and face charges related to the attack on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
A West Virginia chemical plant explosion injured four people, prompting officials to issue a shelter-in-place order.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — The governing body for high school sports in West Virginia has canceled the state football championship games due to the coronavirus pandemic and instead declared winners in each class.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has backed multiple states in calling on the U.S. Supreme Court to overrule Pennsylvania’s decision to extend the deadline for accepting mail-in ballots.
Hundreds of President Donald Trump supporters turned out for a “Trump Train” parade in Greenbrier County, West Virginia, on Saturday to rally in favor of the GOP.
President Donald Trump’s supporters in western Pennsylvania are reportedly organizing what they hope will be the biggest “Trump Parade” the area has ever experienced.
Marshall University professor Jennifer Mosher was placed on leave this week after she was recorded saying that she hopes that Trump supporters die before the election of coronavirus. The university placed Mosher, a biology professor, on leave shortly after a clip of her comments circulated online.
The community of Hinton, West Virginia, has rallied behind local man D.J. Pettry, who needs a double lung transplant, by planning a Saturday fundraiser through the Hinton Hope Foundation (HHF) and other community groups.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A former Miss Kentucky who admitted to exchanging sexual photos with a teenage student when she was working as a West Virginia school teacher has been sentenced to prison.
The police chief at West Virginia University was forced to apologize after students noticed a “thin blue line” American flag honoring police on display in his home during a Zoom video conference. The chief apologized to the community after acknowledging the “hurt” his flag caused.
West Virginia elected its first openly transgender official on Wednesday as the Third Ward representative of the state’s Wheeling City Council.
Federal and state prosecutors in West Virginia announced Tuesday that it they had charged a U.S. Postal Service mail carrier with attempted fraud for allegedly tampering with requests for vote-by-mail absentee ballots.
Gov. Jim Justice praised President Donald Trump’s handling of the coronavirus outbreak while warning of a looming “full-fledged depression.”
Gov. Jim Justice (R-WV) said the coronavirus outbreak may drive Americans to choose life in rural areas over urban alternatives.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) is advising sheriffs in his state to stay on task processing concealed carry permit applications and issuing those permits for applicants legally able to carry a gun.
Police officers were forced to use tear gas to respond to a group of intoxicated West Virginia University students this week. The encounter between drunk students and local police took place shortly after the university announced the shutdown of campus due to the Wuhan coronavirus.
The deadly coronavirus has now affected all 50 U.S. states as West Virginia Governor Jim Justice confirmed the first positive case in the state on Tuesday.
A West Virginia man who was convicted of filming the sexual abuse of an infant was handed a hefty 775-year-sentence on Wednesday.
The “Bible bill” passed with an overwhelming 73-26 vote in the West Virginia House on Tuesday.
Katherine Johnson, a pioneering mathematician of her time who was featured in the movie Hidden Figures, has died at the age of 101, according to NASA.
A West Virginia woman was shocked to hear that her grandfather lost his $6,500 in life savings, but she was even more shocked at the overwhelming support he got from people he did not even know to replace the money.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) is open to endorsing President Trump’s reelection campaign despite the president’s recent criticism.
The first pilot to break the sound barrier, Gen. Charles E. “Chuck” Yeager, was born on this day in 1923, in Myra, West Virginia.
Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), considered one of the swing-votes in the upper-chamber, on Monday responded to President Donald Trump’s criticism of the lawmaker’s vote to convict him during the Senate impeachment trial last week.
Virginia, which already holds the dubious distinction of being the only U.S. state from which two other states were born (West Virginia and Kentucky), could lose dominion over several counties near the West Virginia border. The reason? Big government!
Governor Jim Justice (R) on Tuesday invited Virginia counties weighed down by Democrat gun control to secede from the Old Dominion and become part of West Virginia.
A poll shows Joe Manchin could face strong political blowback if he votes to convict President Donald Trump on one or two articles of impeachment passed by the Democratic-controlled House.
West Virginia lawmakers are pushing a resolution inviting Virginia’s Second Amendment Sanctuary counties to become constituents of West Virginia.
A stolen pitbull was reunited with his family Monday after 15 volunteers drove 2,000 miles to get him back home.