A West Virginia man was sentenced to several years in prison in connection with a 2022 fire that injured a firefighter in Grant County. Christopher Burns was sentenced to a minimum of 15 years in prison on charges related to a May 2022 vacant house fire in Petersburg, according to a news release from the … Continue Reading A man is sentenced for a Grant County arson that injured a firefighter

Multiple suspects are in custody in connection with a federal investigation. US attorneys have called it the ‘largest methamphetamine seizure’ in West Virginia history as part of a drug trafficking investigation. Eyewitness News said several suspects were taken into the FBI building on Virginia Street in Charleston in handcuffs by different law enforcement agencies, including … Continue Reading Major drug investigation nets dozens of arrests

The Cabell County Board of Education approved the proposed levy rates for the 2023-2024 school year at its board meeting this week. Board members approved a general levy of just over 19 cents per $100 of assessed value and an excess levy of just under 23 cents per $100 of assessed value. The levies are … Continue Reading Cabell County school board proposes new levy rates

This September Ashland will host the Appalachian Regional Commission Annual Conference. Hundreds are expected from the 13 states that make up the ARC. West Virginia native Gayle Manchin, Co-Chair of the Appalachian Regional Commission told Eyewitness News that the conference will bring people from 13 states to the region. The Appalachian Regional Commission Annual Conference … Continue Reading Appalachian Regional Commission’s fall conference will draw visitors to the area

Kanawha County court records said a man who is a registered sex offender and a woman face charges after they were accused of abducting a juvenile in Dunbar. David McCallister of Charleston and Jada McCallister of Dunbar face charges, according to criminal complaints filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. Court records said the juvenile left … Continue Reading Two face charges after an attempted abduction

Gov. Jim Justice ordered a sweeping investigation of the State Police Monday after he accepted the resignation of the agency’s superintendent and revealed allegations of wrongdoing, including that a video camera was placed inside a women’s locker room. Justice said he has appointed Jack Chambers, the deputy director of the Capitol police, as interim superintendent … Continue Reading Fresh investigation to begin into allegations against State Police

U.S. marshals said a fugitive wanted in North Carolina in a fatal drive-by shooting was arrested in Charleston. Tevin D. Seymore of Statesville, N.C., was taken into custody at 1300 Renaissance Circle last Saturday evening on charges including first-degree murder, attempted murder, and possession of firearm by felon. Seymore was wanted in a drive-by shooting … Continue Reading North Carolina fugitive is arrested in Charleston

A record total of about $141,000 was raised for more than a dozen law enforcement agencies during a firearms auction organized by the West Virginia State Treasurer’s Office. The unclaimed property firearms auction conducted last week in Charleston will benefit 15 law enforcement agencies that participated in the event, according to a news release Monday … Continue Reading Recent firearms auction set a record

Kanawha County deputies said an impaired driver crashed a vehicle into a house on Wolf Pen Drive in Sissonville, smashing through the side of the home into a juvenile’s bedroom. No one inside the home was injured. Franklin Stalnaker was arrested and charged with DUI, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. The vehicle left … Continue Reading Car crashes into a house in Sissonville; alcohol was an apparent factor

Charleston City Council members passed the City’s 2023-2024 budget at their meeting Monday evening. Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin said the budget puts a plan in place to make sure no city employees are making less than $15 an hour, while also keeping healthcare costs flat. Goodwin also said the budget does not include any new … Continue Reading City Council passes the Charleston budget