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Female West Virginia Teacher Who Had a Sexual Relationship with Her Student, Avoids Jail Time [Video]

A former Bridgeport High School teacher who admitted to having a sexual relationship with one of her students won’t be serving her sentence in prison.

Courtney Rankin, 33, was sentenced to 1-5 years of home confinement, as long as the sentence can be arranged with Pennsylvania authorities, where she now lives. She also must pay a $1,000 fine and perform 20 hours of community service each week of her sentence.

In addition, she will also have to register as a sex offender for life and will have 10 years of supervised probation after she has been released from home confinement.

During her sentencing on Monday, letters from 14 character witnesses in support of Rankin were presented, and her doctor, mother and former co-worker testified on her behalf. Rankin also gave a statement, saying that she accepted responsibility and was remorseful.

Pre-sentence investigation found that Rankin is not likely to reoffend …

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1-18-25 SATURDAY SPORTS: We Take a Look at a Busy Day in Women's Basketball for Utica and SUNY Poly, Notre Dame Girls Basketball Takes on Chenango Forks in the Juggler Classic, The Comets Get Revenge on the Road in Laval, Syracuse Basketball Squeaks by Notre Dame, and Curt Fitzpatrick is Introduced at Colgate Football's new Head Coach | Sports [Video]

WKTV -- Here's your recap from a busy Saturday in area sports. The Utica Comets traveled to Laval to get revenge from a loss to the Rocket on Friday night,

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BMW Manufacturing set to build 6 fully electric models by 2030 [Video]

The excitement inside of BMW Manufacturing's Plant Spartanburg was high as the first vehicles rolled onto the newly expanded assembly line on Thursday morning. WYFF News 4 was given an exclusive look. To watch the story, click on the video above. The nearly $2 billion upfit expanded the assembly hall by more than 50 percent and will allow for the assembly of fully electric, hybrid and internal combustion engines. That diversity is part of BMW's "Technology Openness Approach." WYFF News 4 was also granted an exclusive interview with Oliver Zipse, chair of the Board of Management BMW AG.He said that strategy is all about the quality of the vehicle and the brand."Whether it's highly efficient combustion engines, whether it's plug-in hybrid, or fully electric, or even M models, we make that independent of the drivetrain, and customers have a choice. I think our current model success shows that we don't tell people what to buy, we supply what they want. We manage the complexity behind it, and we will continue that strategy here in Spartanburg," Zipse said. The expansion will enable BMW to build at least six fully electric models by 2030, and the high voltage batteries to fuel those vehicles will be assembled right down the street in Woodruff. Our tour gave us another exclusive peek today inside "Plant Woodruff," which is one year from completion. Zipse visited the plant for the first time since announcing the plan in 2022.He said he's pleased with the progress."We believe first of all in the technology, second that people would like to contribute for local value added and especially in the highly valued and very expensive electric drive train. So that is a big step for us, but also a big step for our customers," Zipse said. It's hard to overstate the economic value of South Carolina's relationship with the BMW Group for the past thirty years. The group has invested more than $14.8 billion and is now completing its seventh expansion. According to the Darla Moore School of Business at USC, the annual overall economic impact of BMW in South Carolina is $26.7 billion.Zipse said South Carolina feels like a second home."Now, 30 years later, we are the largest exporter in value of vehicles from the United States, so we are not only supplying the local market, we supply the world with our vehicles, and because we are investing, we see a grand future here in South Carolina for the world," Zipse said. He points to the company motto as the BMW Group and South Carolina look to the next 30 years, "Building Legacy - Driving Future."