News Staff Human remains found in West Virginia earlier this week have been identified as a Maryland man, deputies said. The remains of Andrew Tyler Sweitzer, 33, of Garrett County, Md., were found in a wooded area between Scott Avenue and Smithtown Road Sin Morgantown on Monday, according to the Monongalia County Sheriff’s Office. deputies said Sweitzer … Read more
John Smith said he moved to Rand in 1969 and over the years he has had countless issues with raw sewage backing up into his home and yard. Smith said the sewage has been up to three cinderblocks high in parts of his home, causing major problems Smith said. ” what really makes him angry … Read more
Two men involved in a drive-by shooting near the Shawnee Sports Complex in 2024 were sentenced to prison Friday. Zion Clark, 24, was sentenced to 15 years in prison and Antonio Jacobs, 19, was sentenced to 20 years for a shooting on May 19, 2024, in the 200 block of Smoot Avenue. Clark previously pleaded … Read more
A Honduran man was sentenced to prison and is set to be deported after he was arrested in Hurricane following a traffic stop, prosecutors said. Wilson Geovanny Nunez, 36, was arrested by authorities in December 2024 after a traffic stop before U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed that he was a citizen of Honduras and … Read more
The West Virginia State Supreme Court is dealing with a $5.5 million cut in funding which is causing a hiring freeze that will impact all 55 counties.The West Virginia State Supreme Court Administrator, in a letter to people who have the power to hire probation officers, court reporters, law clerks, magistrate’s assistants, clerks and others, … Read more
A Fayette County man faces multiple felony charges after nearly beating his pregnant girlfriend to death in Jackson County. Logan Willis, 21, of Oak Hill has been charged with attempt to commit felony murder, malicious wounding and strangulation after he self-reported that he had possibly killed his girlfriend Friday afternoon.According to deputies, they located the … Read more
A longstanding dormitory on the campus of Marshall University is being demolished and rebuilt. Eyewitness News said Holderby Hall, a nine-story residential building,, is being torn down to make room for an apartment-style living quarters. Originally named South Hall in 1963, the building was renamed after James Holderby who sold farmland to for the establishment … Read more
Attorneys for a man accused of shooting and killing a woman in the Kanawha City area waived his preliminary hearing. 18-year old Jacob Fields of Charleston was not at the hearing, but his attorneys appeard on his behalf. Charleston Police arrested Fields in the death of 42-year old Tiffany Adkins of Marmet. Adkins died on … Read more
People who live in Milton have dealt with unreliable water for years, but a fix is coming. Phase one of the long-term project is working with secured funding of more than $7 million to update several issues, and Eyewitness News said phase two will replace valves citywide which equals out to more than $2 million. … Read more
Police said the search of a Huntington home led to two arrests along with the seizure of pounds of illegal drugs, a gun and thousands of dollars in cash. One of the men is from Detroit, Michigan and another from Huntington’s Highlawn neighborhood, according to a news release from the Huntington Police Department. About 5 … Read more