News Staff Wayne County officials have three new, $300,000 Advanced Life Support ambulances for their new county-operated ambulance service that launched on Sunday. HealthNet Areomedical Services, which manages county ambulances in Calhoun and Marshall counties, will manage the new program. The county aims to increase reponse times with the new service. Future plans call for temporarily basing … Read more
A long-time law enforcement officer who has been jailed since his arrest in March is facing more federal child pornography charges in addition to another alleged victim being added to the investigation. Eyewitness News reported that Kenneth McCord has been indicted related to seven additional offenses. All of the alleged victims in the case are … Read more
A man accused of secretly recording a foreign exchange student he was hosting in Cabell County has been federally indicted for wiretapping. The federal indictment follows a lawsuit filed in 2022 alleging Darrel Lee Wells of Barboursville placed hidden cameras hidden in everyday items including a towel hook and phone charger to record a 17-year-old … Read more
Kroger announced Friday that it will be closing 60 stores over the next 18 months. The details came out in their first quarter 2025 sales report. The company did not list the exact stores set to close, but a press release from the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 Union did say that the … Read more
The city of Dunbar agreed to a $500,000 settlement in a police brutality lawsuit, even as officials maintain that officers did nothing wrong. The settlement comes after Anthony Reese accused officers of using excessive force outside the Dunbar Police Department in 2023. This isn’t the first time the city’s been in the spotlight—just recently, Dunbar … Read more
Two people were hospitalized after shots were fired during an altercation Friday night in Cabell County. The shooting was reported by emergency dispatchers shortly after 9 p.m. along George Roach Road in Lesage. Deputies told Eyewitness News pepper spray was used during a dispute between two men. Investigators said the man who was sprayed responded … Read more
According to authorities, A year-long investigation into allegations of sexual abuse material in Wyoming County, West Virginia, revealed more than 600 child pornography files on digital devices. Ronald “Poncho” Sinecoff, 53, has been charged with two felony counts of possession of child pornography, according to a news release from the Wyoming County Sheriff’s Office. The … Read more
State officials announced Friday that cost share adjustments for federal assistance involving winter flooding in southern West Virginia have been approved.Counties that received aid from the Federal Emergency Management Agency will be reimbursed for 90% of costs instead of 75%, according to a news release from West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s Office.”Recovery is a long … Read more
A Kanawha County home was devasted by fire early Friday morning. The blaze was reported shortly before 4 a.m. along Green Acres Drive in Jefferson, according to a Metro 911 alert. Firefighters on scene told Eyewitness News the fire was fully-involved upon arrival and took about 40 minutes to extinguish. A single occupant escaped unharmed, … Read more
Charleston’s Capitol Market was recognized Friday for being listed in the National Register of Historic Places. The marketplace joins other Charleston sites, including the Kanawha County Courthouse, Garnett High School and the Daniel Boone Hotel, on the register for its historical significance. Once a railroad depot that helped to connect and grow the capital city … Read more