News Staff In preparation for Memorial Day, boy scount and volunteers placed American flags in front of each grave at Donel C. Kinnard Memorial State Veterans Cemetery in Dunbar. More than 15-hundred flags were placed throughout the cemetery ahead of today’s services that start at noon.
The name of a Clarksburg veteran will be added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall today in Washington D.C. Marine Corps PFC Larry Tenda suffered serious injuries from a grenade explosion in Vietnam in 1969. He was sent back to the U.S. and died at the Clarksburg VA months later.
A Dunbar man is under arrest in connection to a shooting in Cross Lanes. The suspect fired multiple shot at two men, hitting one in the leg. The victims injuries are not life-threatening.
A man is recovering from stab wounds after he was forced to withdraw cash from an ATM at gunpoint in Jackson County. The suspect’s vehicle was spotted in Fairplain, where he was taken into custody.
An eighteen-year-old Herbert Hoover High School graduate was killed in a crash near Griffithsville. Frank Early’s vehicle ran off the road and hit a tree on Garrett’s Bend Road. He was among the seniors who graduated from the school a week ago.
The Kanawha County School Board says video from a Horace Mann Middle School classroom that shows special needs students being abused, will not be released to the public. A teacher and two aides are facing charges. The school district says state law prohibits the release of footage involving a student to the public.
Charleston city officials announced details about summer activities. Live on the Levee will return to Haddad Riverfront Park starting July 9 and will continue for 13 weeks, concluding Oct. 1. More information about the lineup will be released soon. Also, Sunday closures for Kanawha Boulevard will run through Sept. 5 for walking, biking, running, skating … Read more
A man was indicted Friday in a case where officers said he shot another man in Huntington. Alonzo Dewayne Harden is charged with attempted first-degree murder, malicious assault and use or presentation of a firearm during the commission of a felony. The Cabell County prosecutor’s office said Harden is accused of shooting Jeremiah S. Walker, … Read more
A local high school group working toward a sustainable future took a big step forward on Friday. St. Albans High School AP biology teacher Caitlyn Dixon and her students unveiled their sustainable greenhouse and hydroponics system on campus and said the group has been working during the past two years to design and construct the … Read more
Tourism officials view heavy road traffic this weekend and high demand for state park cabins and campgrounds as signs of good things to come for the summer. Traffic on the West Virginia Turnpike has been right in line with AAA expectations of a 60% jump in travel this weekend despite higher prices for airline tickets, … Read more