News Staff State health officials reported 15 new coronavirus-related deaths and 341 new virus cases Tuesday in West Virginia. The state Department of Health and Human Resources confirmed the deaths of a 64-year-old man from Kanawha County among the most recent deaths. Active cases continue to decline and were down 38, with a total of 5,176. The … Read more
A magistrate in West Virginia has stepped down after an investigation into allegations of inappropriate comments and text messages. Mercer County Magistrate Charles Poe resigned in a letter to Mercer County Circuit Judge William Sadler on Friday after the state Judicial Investigation Commission probe. The Bluefield Daily Telegraph reported the commission began investigating Poe on … Read more
A man that led deputies on a chase is facing charges. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said Keith Haynes was arrested after reports of a stolen car in Cross Lanes. Haynes is also accused of driving under the influence and fleeing while DUI. After a chase the driver stopped and tried to run, but the … Read more
The WVU women’s basketball team is the number-four-seed in the NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers will take the number-thirteen-seed Lehigh in their first round matchup on Sunday in San Antonio.
Charleston City Council passed an anti-discrimination measure called the CROWN Act. Certain hair styles that are often associated with race, like braids and twists, are protected under the resolution. City Council also passed a nearly one-hundred-million-dollar budget for fiscal year 2021-2022. City leaders say there will be no new taxes, no job cuts, and no … Read more
A West Virginia man is one of two men under arrest for assaulting U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick during the January 6th riots. Thirty-nine-year-old George Tanios, of Morgantown, is accused of spraying the officer with bear spray, which may have contributed to his death.
Two men are under arrest, and police are looking for two others in connection to stealing catalytic converters throughout Raleigh County. The thieves are accused of stealing more than a dozen catalytic converters, and police plan to make more arrests of those who knowingly received the stolen converters.
A car ran into the Dairy Queen on Broad Street in Summersville. No one inside was hurt, but the building was significantly damage. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
Santana Adams has been found not guilty of falsely accusing an Egyptian man of trying to kidnap her daughter in 2019. Adams stuck with her story, claiming Mohammad Zayan grabbed her daughter by the ponytail, despite the fact that surveillance video didn’t support her claims. Charges were dropped against Zayan.
More than eighty-percent of Charleston’s first responders say the needle exchange program wasn’t good for the city and led to an increase in crime, and they don’t think the city needs any additional programs. The city wanted feedback from first responders before changing the city’s needle exchange ordinance.