The West Virginia Division of Highways is prepared for the winter months ahead. Dry runs for snow removal and ice control are happening across the state as garages check equipment and gather supplies, according to a news release from the Department of Transportation. More than 1,000 snowplows will be used to maintain West Virginia roadways … Read more
A fire broke out at Crawford Field’s ticket booth causing damage to the Saint Albans soccer program’s equipment last Friday night. Girl’s soccer coach Lara England told Eyewitness News that the soccer program keeps their equipment in the ticket booth. Boy’s coach Marc Adkins who noted that there was nothing salvagable. The Saint Albans Red … Read more
A firefighter is recovering from injuries he received while responding to a house fire in Poca. Putnam County 911’s Facebook page said the firefighter sustained a minor injury while working a house fire on Heizer Creek Road last Friday night. Several agencies responded. The firefighter was taken to the hospital for treatment and he will … Read more
The voter registration period in West Virginia is now closed and the polls are set to open on Wednesday for early voting. The latest numbers from the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office on voter registration totals, as of October 17, continue to show gains for the Republican Party. It also shows that registrations for … Read more
Myron Cook began his battle with cancer in July with leg pains, making him unable to walk in his high school graduation. Shortly, after, the 18-year-old had to get his left leg amputated as he goes through six months of chemo treatments. Cook’s family created a GoFundMe for his home renovations to make it handicap … Read more
A man faces several charges including murder and assault following an altercation that turned into a stabbing Saturday afternoon in Charleston. 33-year old Mark Dylan Kreaps was taken into custody after police responded to a disturbance at Belvedere Apartments along the 1500 block of Virginia Street. One man was murdered, a woman was beaten, and … Read more
Three family members recently indicted on murder and other charges for the apparent starvation death of a teenage girl in Boone County pleaded not guilty to all charges during an arraignment hearing Friday. Julie Miller, the girl’s mother, along with Donna and Jerry Stone, the girl’s grandparents, were indicted last month stemming from the death … Read more
Since the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission reclassified several schools last August, many students, faculty and fans have spoken out against the commission’s decision. Sissonville High School principal Gene Smith said to Eyewitness News that the combination of the new classification model and the transfer rule has been devastating to their program. Sissonville was … Read more
A blaze shut down a road in Saint Albans Friday night as firefighters attempted to put out a fire. Reports came in about 10:15 p.m. of a fire at Crawford Field, home of the Saint Albans High School football team who had just wrapped up their game against Lincoln County. The ticket booth suffered heavy … Read more
Drivers in eastern Kentucky have been waiting for nearly 12 years for the work on the widening of the Mountain Parkway to be completed. Now with a federal grant of more than $116,000,000, the project is on the road to being finished. Gov. Andy Beshear said a $150 million federal grant speeding up the process. … Read more