radioNOVO News WV News Roundup for September 14, 2026

Good morning. Here is your West Virginia State Roundup.In sports and legal news, West Virginia University assistant football coach and former Mountaineer star Noel Devine has been arrested and placed on indefinite leave. Monongalia County Sheriff's deputies booked the thirty-eight-year-old into the North Central Regional Jail on Sunday on a felony charge of strangulation, with bail set at forty thousand dollars. Head coach Rich Rodriguez announced Devine’s immediate suspension following the arrest, which occurred less than twenty-four hours after West Virginia’s fifty-two to seven win over U-T Martin.In environmental legal news, Wood County residents have filed a proposed class-action lawsuit in federal court against Chemours. The complaint alleges hazardous forever chemicals, including P-F-A-S, leaked from a company landfill near Washington, West Virginia, contaminating local groundwater, soil, and residential properties following recent runoff events.In Lewis County, the Jackson's Mill Volunteer Fire Department hosted its inaugural "Ride to Rescue" A-T-V fundraiser over the weekend. Community members turned out to raise funds for upgraded water rescue boats and off-road emergency gear following severe flooding across central West Virginia in recent months.In Southern West Virginia, Logan County school officials have confirmed that fire-damaged Logan Elementary School will remain closed permanently. Following a severe fire last February, district leaders determined repair costs far exceeded insurance coverage and will petition the state in November for funds to expand Logan Middle School.In Marshall County, construction is moving forward on Moundsville’s new community recreation center at the site of the former Sanford Elementary School, with doors expected to open next May.And in regional crime news, two suspects wanted in a North Carolina homicide were found dead following a high-speed police pursuit that ended near the state line in Jackson County, Ohio. Authorities report both suspects died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds inside their vehicle after fleeing law enforcement.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.