West Virginia counties

County officials in West Virginia are calling for a review of the state's regional jail billing process and the technology used to track it. The counties say they want greater transparency and accuracy in how detention costs are allocated and billed to local governments, and are pressing state regulators for changes.

A Mercer County jury has convicted a Bluefield man on a murder charge, according to West Virginia-based news coverage of the verdict. Details of the trial, including the victim's identity and the sentence, have not been widely reported yet. The conviction follows proceedings in Mercer County court.