Former gymnastics coach, Larry Spencer, appeared in Cabell County court this week to face more than a dozen charges of sexual abuse. Both the prosecution and the defense said they need more time to go over evidence taken from Spencer’s home. The judge set the next court date for Dec. 17. The FBI is handling … Read more
The Justice family has announced its debt to Beltway Capital has been paid in full and that the auction of the Greenbrier Resort has been canceled. According to a news release, the Justice family said they have satisfied all obligations owed to Beltway Capital following the previously announced settlement between the two companies. The Justice … Read more
Tourism officials have mapped out a new route to showcase the Mountain State’s scenic roadways in time for travelers to enjoy peak fall foliage. The Heritage Highway is the fifth loop in the West Virginia Mountain Rides program, running 200 miles in the southern portion of the state. The route passes several mountain towns including … Read more
Kanawha County Board of Education members have voted to close Belle Elementary School and consolidate it with three other elementary schools. Kanawha County Schools Superintendent Dr. Tom Williams recommended Belle Elementary School, Mary Ingles Elementary School, Malden Elementary School and Midland Trail Elementary Schools be consolidated into one elementary school. That school would be named … Read more
A Kanawha County man has been sentenced to prison after being found to be in possession of child pornography, according to prosecutors. 43-year old Jerry Dewayne Carroll of Crown Hill has been sentenced to seven years in prison to be followed by 20 years of supervised release. Investigators searched Carroll in April 2023 and confiscated … Read more
39-year-old Jennifer Dawn Cantrell’s family has not seen or heard from her in several months and the is asking for the public’s help finding her. They said she also goes by the nicknames of “Jenny” and “Jen-Jen.” Her family reported her missing, and they think she might be homeless, perhaps on Charleston’s West Side or … Read more
A child care center in Richwood is stepping up to help after the Nicholas County Board of Education voted to abruptly close Cherry River Elementary last week following reports of health and safety issues within the building. The school will be closed for the rest of the year, and students will begin attending Panther Creek … Read more
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources will begin fall trout stockings during the weeks of Oct. 21 and Oct. 28. During these two weeks, the governor said on his website, the WVDNR will stock 35,000 pounds of trout weighing 1-2 pounds and 6,500 pounds of monster trout weighing 3-6 pounds at 40 lakes and … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice and the West Virginia Department of Transportation recently announced the award of a $4.7 million contract to Specialty Groups Inc. to upgrade and install Road Weather Information System stations in West Virginia. These roadside weather stations collect data on weather and road conditions and transmit it to the WVDOT’s Traffic Management Center … Read more
Deputies identified a motorcyclist who died after crashing into a car last week in Charleston. 37-year old Carl Simpkins II, of Raleigh, North Carolina, died Friday, Oct. 11 following a wreck along Kanawha Boulevard East, according to a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. The news release said Simpkins crashed into a vehicle … Read more