News Staff The West Virginia Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers in West Virginia are coming together to form a larger group called Education West Virginia. Eyewitness News said that despite being two separate unions, they have worked together in the past; most notably during the teacher’s strike in 2018 where teachers fought for better … Read more
A woman accused of using her in-home daycare to provide access to victims in an ongoing child pornography investigation will be staying in jail on a $500,000 cash-only bond, despite a prosecutor’s attempt to double the bond amount. During a preliminary hearing Monday in Kanawha County Magistrate Court, Magistrate Lisa Good heard testimony from a … Read more
Dozens of people turned out at the Putnam County Commission’s Transportation Committee meeting to share opinions on the proposed Teays Valley Road widening project. The stretch of Teays Valley Road that is set to be widened spans from Apple Lane at the Anna’s Alterations building to the Kroger intersection, where Teays Valley Road and Great … Read more
Two Boone County students were honored by state officials this week for their effort to register their classmates to vote. Maycey Davis and Jillian Toney, both seniors at Sherman High School, were designated as Honorary Secretaries of State for their voter registration efforts among their peers, according to a news release from West Virginia Secretary … Read more
One person was injured following an ATV crash in Charleston Sunday afternoon, deputies said. The incident occurred along the 200 block of Keystone Drive just after 3 p.m., according to a Metro911 alert. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said the driver of the ATV was taken to the hospital. No other vehicles were involved in … Read more
A man was arrested and investigation is underway in Clay County after he allegedly opened fire at a Nicholas County deputy Sunday afternoon. The incident happened about 2:30 p.m. near the Lizemores community where a Nicholas County deputy was doing a follow up on a separate case, according to the West Virginia State Police. The … Read more
A grand jury will consider a case against a man accused in a deadly shooting. 33-year old Joshua Scales of Hyattsville, Maryland is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Ethan Samule Chic-Colbert. The shooting happened on Jan. 26 in Charleston. Scales appeared Friday for his preliminary hearing in Kanawha County Magistrate Court … Read more
Firefighters put out a fire in a U.S. Postal Service truck fire in Cabell County on Monday morning. It happened in the parking lot of the Cabell County Career and Technical Center in Huntington, according to Cabell County dispatchers. Huntington firefighters put out the blaze, and there were no injuries. No word on what caused … Read more
Libraries nationwide are left with unanswered questions following President Donald Trump’s executive order to remove the Institute of Museum and Library Services from the federal government. Eyewitness News pointed out that the Kanawha County Public Library depends on the federal funding. There are no decisions as to what to do if these cuts come through. … Read more
A pursuit from Putnam County ended in a South Charleston crash that caused a power outage on Sunday afternoon. The pursuit began in Hurricane before the suspect crashed along MacCorkle Avenue near Riverwalk Plaza, according to the South Charleston Police Department. The suspected crashed into a utility pole and caused a power outage to several … Read more