News Staff Hundreds of people are coming forward who believe they had unnecessary hernia repair surgeries during planned bariatric surgeries at Charleston Area Medical Center, some even without permission. It’s part of a major class action lawsuit filed against the hospital and two doctors who no longer work there. A female patient, who is part of the … Read more
A home health nurse is charged with child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury after a nine-year-old child was taken to the hospital with a broken femur. West Virginia State Police received a complaint from Ruby Memorial Hospital after a child was brought in with a broken femur on May 22. The home health nurse, … Read more
Charleston City Council voted to approve the City Center Improvement District’s budget for the fiscal year. Although the total budget is nearly $1.3 million, around $92,000 of those funds run through the City of Charleston. The city center at Slack Plaza and surrounding areas will see more upgrades under the improvement district’s plans. The first … Read more
The Cabell County School Board is looking into possibly later school start times for middle and high school students. A later start gives students more sleep, and that leads to better concentration in the classroom, according to research. The board is in the beginning discussion stages and they held a public information session yesterday afternoon. … Read more
The City of Charleston Parks and Recreation Department announced the return of Magic Island Morning Yoga. Classes begin today (Tuesday, June 3) and will be held every Tuesday in June and July from 6 a.m. to 7 a.m. at Magic Island (101 Kanawha Boulevard), weather permitting. Participants are encouraged to bring a yoga mat, water … Read more
An investigation has brought charges against a Mercer County man for dismembering or displacing a dead body. Police responded to a home on Ball Street in Princeton on May 23 about a destruction of property report. A victim there said her ex-boyfriend, identified as 36-year-old Daniel Lee Agnew, had thrown her clothing and electronis into … Read more
The city of Huntington said it would only be flying the American, state and city flags at city hall in June, breaking from a tradition of flying the Pride flag during the month. Eyewitness News reported City Councilwoman Ally Layman – the first council member to publicly identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community – … Read more
Nitro hosted the third annual Metro 911 Pickleball Tournament last weekend, and organizers say it’s grown in just three short years. They started off the first year with about a hundred participants and now they have over 300 participants from 15 different states. About sixty percent of the participants are out of the Kanawha Valley, … Read more
A woman was killed and four others were injured in a two-vehicle crash Sunday in Wayne County. Chelse Nicole Aldridge, 29, of Proctorville, Ohio, was killed in a head-on crash just before 4 p.m. Sunday along Route 37 near Wayne, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police. Troopers said Aldridge’s vehicle was … Read more
Fans of the upcoming West Virginia Coffee Festival are being warned about fake tickets. The inaugural festival at Valley Park in Hurricane will be held at the end of the month with coffee-related vendors and experiences, and tickets sold out two days. Scammers are posting some invalid resells and posing as Valley Park staff. Organizers … Read more