News Staff Last week’s winter storm and extreme cold kept students across the region home from school — but those days will have to be made up before summer break. How that happens depends on the district. In Johnson County, Kentucky, schools have already closed 13 days this year due to weather. Assistant Superintendent Noel Crum told … Read more
A former Mingo County teacher has been indicted on multiple charges involving a student. Kevin Scott Baisden of Delbarton was indicted by a Mingo County grand jury on two counts of sexual contact with a student by a school employee and one count of soliciting a minor. According to court records, the investigation began after … Read more
A century-old church on Charleston’s West Side is on the market. Bream Memorial Presbyterian Church has listed its 74-thousand-square-foot campus for sale, saying its shrinking and aging congregation no longer needs or can maintain the space. Church leaders say membership has dropped to fewer than 100 people, with even fewer attending weekly services. Merging with … Read more
Two men accused in a Raleigh County shooting have been arrested. The sheriff’s office says Darnell Mitchell and Christopher Shrewsbury were taken into custody Friday by U.S. Marshals and Raleigh County deputies. Investigators say the pair are connected to a shooting at a home on Juniper Street in the Calloway Heights area last Saturday. Both … Read more
Several emergency crews rescued a man stranded in a jon boat on the Coal River Saturday morning. Witnesses say the man fired a gun to get attention after becoming stuck while hunting in the area. Crews from multiple agencies responded, including the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office and local fire departments. The man was safely rescued … Read more
Two men accused of being involved in a Raleigh County shooting incident have been arrested, deputies say Darnell Mitchell and Christopher Shrewsbury were apprehended Friday by U.S. Marshals and Raleigh County deputies, according to a social media post from the sheriff’s office. Investigators said the pair are accused in a shooting that occurred at a … Read more
The latest lab results from samples in the town of Wayne’s water system did not find signs of transformer oil contamination amid a two-week-long crisis, according to state officials. The West Virginia Department of Health issued a news release Thursday night saying samples collected on Jan. 27 came back with no signs of transformer oil … Read more
Earlier this week, U.S. District Court judge Joseph Goodwin ruled in favor of a Venezuelan national who has been detained since a Jan. 13 traffic stop on the West Virginia Turnpike. Judge Goodwin said Antony Segundo Larrazabal-Gonzalez should be immediately released after the man filed a civil complaint calling his detention unlawful. Goodwin wrote in … Read more
Huntington firefighters were called on to knock down a structure fire in frigid temperatures early Friday morning. The blaze was reported shortly before 2 a.m. in the 700 block of 11th Avenue, according to a social media post from the Huntington Fire Department. The post said the building was unoccupied and no injuries were reported. … Read more
A woman walked into a local hospital with multiple stab wounds early Friday morning. Kanawha County deputies are investigating after the woman arrived at Thomas Memorial Hospital around 2:30 a.m. with seven stab wounds. Her injuries are not considered life-threatening. Deputies said the woman was initially uncooperative, but later told deputies she was involved in … Read more