West Virginia State University postpones Thursday football home-opener after shooting death of player

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University athletics has announced that its football game scheduled for 6 o’clock Thursday night against the Carson-Newman Eagles has been postponed after the murder of linebacker Jyilek Harrington. A release was sent out Thursday afternoon saying the Yellow Jackets’ home opener will now be played Friday at noon. Harrington,…

Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney’s office looking into school threats

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney’s office is paring with local law enforcement agencies to take a closer look into the series of ongoing threats made against Kanawha County Schools. According to the Prosecuting Attorney’s office, a number of people have contacted them expressing their concerns about the safety of the schools. This…

Shooting claims the life of a West Virginia State University football player

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man shot and killed in Charleston Thursday night was a member of the West Virginia State University football team. Jyilek Harrington, 21, of Charlotte, North Carolina suffered multiple gunshot wounds in the incident at an apartment complex on Charleston’s Regency Drive off Corridor G around 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. “A disturbance happened…