A federal judge sentenced George Tanios to the time he’s already served in jail for carrying a chemical irritant that was used to spray officers at the U.S. Capitol on January 6th. The judge also ordered one-hundred hours of community service in West Virginia, and he has to surrender around 50-thousand-dollars that is left in … Continue Reading Tanios sentenced to time served

A Kentucky man is under arrest after a hit-and-run in Huntington. The man hit three vehicles in the area of 8th Street and 8th Avenue. He then got out of the car and walked away with a young child. Police tracked him down a few blocks away. He’s charged with DUI and child neglect.

A pastor and his wife are pleading guilty to receiving thousands of dollars’ worth of pandemic unemployment benefits while they were employed. Fifty -one-year-old Robert Notgrass was a pastor at a church in Washington, West Virginia. He and his wife received almost 27-thousand-dollars in CARES Act funding. They face up to a year in prison.

The state House of Delegates is considering legislation to bolster oversight of the West Virginia foster care system. A bill to strengthen the role of the ombudsman position passed in committee. It would extend the ombudsman’s reach, empowering the position to receive, investigate and resolve abuse and neglect allegations in the foster care system.

West Virginia is still struggling to get enough workers to meet the state’s growing job demands. Lawmakers are exploring ways to get people into the workforce that include increasing the number of people with technical and two year degrees. The state’s 55-percent employment average is the worst in the nation.

Senator Joe Manchin isn’t saying whether he’ll be running for reelection. In an interview with CNN, Manchin said he’s in no hurry to make a decision about 2024 and declined to say whether he would run as a Democrat. He said he has plenty of time to make a decision. Whatever he does plan to … Continue Reading Manchin in no hurry to make a decision about running in 2024

No charges will be filed in a deadly officer-involved shooting earlier this month. An internal investigation determined the officer acted in self-defense when he shot and killed 43-year-old William Henry, Jr. near the Spring Street Bridge. Henry hit the officer in the head with a pipe.

Police are investigating after a plant worker found a fetus inside the Paintsville Sewer Plant. Autopsy results are pending.

A man and woman are under arrest for stealing a woman’s phone and laptop after beating her and leaving her on the side of I-79. The victim sustained multiple injuries and was left out in 35-degree weather in the rain without a coat or shoes. She was treated and released.

A Fayette County man is under arrest from beating, strangling, and holding his girlfriend against her will. The victim said she was able to get away, but he chased her down, choked her and dragged back inside. She’s expected to be okay.