Man accused of filing false documents while become a police officer enters plea

A Huntington man has pleaded guilty to submitting false documents showing he was a certified police officer in Mason County. David E. Kitchen pleaded guilty to fraudulent schemes, according to the Mason County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office. Prosecutors said Kitchen is accused of forging police certification records in order to obtain a position with the New … Read more

New Superman movie to be filmed in Ohio

The new Superman movie will be filming in Ohio this summer, and they’ll be hiring extras over the next few weeks. The DC Studios movie titled simply “Superman” will be filming in Cincinnati and Cleveland, and the instructions on how to apply to be a background actor will be shared online at the end of … Read more

CPS removes children living in deplorable conditions

A Parkersburg couple was charged with child neglect after officers investigating a shots fired incident found deplorable living conditions for the pair’s children. Samuel Stewart and Sierra Leasure are each charged with three counts of child neglect creating risk of injury. Parkersburg Police said officers were called to a shots fired call where Stewart was … Read more

Storm prep in Wayne County earns a special designation

Wayne County is designated as “Storm Ready” by the National Weather Service. Being Storm Ready means the county has the tools in place to warn people of severe weather early, giving them time to react. Wayne County has been preparing for this designation for the past several months. They are the 19th West Virginia County … Read more

Two women face charges in baby’s death

Two women wanted in the 2023 overdose death of an infant in Cabell County were taken into custody earlier this month. Courtney Daniel Toney-Baylous and Jessica Rose Lindsey were wanted after a 3-year-old overdosed on fentanyl while in their care, according to court records filed in Cabell County Magistrate Court. Both of the women are … Read more

New athletic fields are coming to North Charleston

The Charleston city council this week approved the city’s 11th turf multi-use athletic fields. The $1.2 million project will be built at the North Charleston Community Center and will be used for soccer, football, and baseball. The goal is to draw more visitors through sports tourism. A $250 thousand federal grant will partially fund the … Read more

Mason and Hartford form joint law enforcement agency

Two law enforcement agencies have officially come together to form a new agency in Mason County. The towns of Mason and Hartford City entered into an agreement that will have Hartford paying Mason for police services and Mason will have jurisdiction in both communities. The interlocal agreement became effective on Monday with a signing at … Read more

KCHA looks for a new building

The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association may be moving. A U-Haul hit the building in late March and caused dozens of animals to be relocated to foster homes. The KCHA had already been dealing with space issues and had been looking for a new building, and the accident sped up the process. There are no final decisions … Read more

Details on police chief’s investigation unlikely to be released

The Investigation into Charleston’s former Police Chief Tyke Hunt came to an end. Eyewitness News reported that the results are still not being made public. Back in the fall, Hunt was placed on administrative leave pending results of the investigation by the Professional Standards Division. Hunt resigned as chief in August.. During the controversy, a … Read more