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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia and other rural states struggle with the challenge of outward migration of young adults. As communities across the state work to grow their economies, youth

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia and other rural states struggle with the challenge of outward migration of young adults. As communities across the state work to grow their economies, youth

The Vincent Parks Act was signed into law Monday by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, with Parks widow at her side.

The wife of Vincent Parks, an officer who died while training at the states police academy in July, issued a statement Wednesday calling for policy changes at the academy and for an apology from the academy for "lying" and "covering up" the details that led to her husbands death.

The Arkansas Commission on Law Enforcement Standards and Training has completed an internal investigation into the death of Jonesboro officer Vincent Parks at its police academy in July and found no wrongdoing rising to a fireable offense, according to Director J.R. Hankins.

An investigation file in the death of Vincent Parks on his first day of training at a state police academy lays out two different stories -- one from the staff and another from the cadets.

An investigation file in the death of Vincent Parks on his first day of training at a state police academy lays out two different stories -- one from the staff and another from the cadets.

This still image taken from video released in an Arkansas State Police report shows Jonesboro officer Vincent Parks being attended to by medical personnel

Arkansas State Police investigators were originally led to believe Jonesboro police officer Vincent Parks did not engage in physical activity before falling fatally ill on his first day of training at the state police academy but learned that wasnt the case, according to the investigative file.

A portion of the Arkansas State Police file reviewing the death of officer Vincent Parks, who died on his first day at a state run police academy, is expected to be released today.