News Staff A Raleigh County man could spend a decade in prison after defrauding the federal government of more than more than $2 million in pandemic-era business loans. Ryan Bailey of Beaver pleaded guilty to theft of government money Thursday, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. … Read more
A Charleston man was sentenced to 12 years in prison on Wednesday on drug charges accrued while on supervised release. Tyrece Phillips faces several charges after authorities seized a United State Postal Service package in October 2024 that contained 538 grams of substances containing fentanyl, according to the United State Attorney’s Office, Southern District of … Read more
A man who stabbed a principal at an elementary school in South Point, Ohio, was sentenced to forty years in prison Thursday. Joshua Collins was sentenced after being found guilty of felonious assault, attempted murder, kidnapping, illegal possession of a deadly weapon in a school zone and inducing panic. South Point Elementary School Principal Bill … Read more
Huntington police are investigating the deaths of a husband and wife found after a reported stabbing last weekend. City officials identified the victims as 40-year-old Teresa Kimball and 41-year-old Brandon Kimball. The couple was found dead inside their home on 19th Street around 6 pm Saturday evening. Preliminary findings suggest both died from knife wounds … Read more
The West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission has named Wayne Ryan as its next executive director, replacing longtime leader David Price. Ryan has been with the commission since 2016, serving as assistant director for seven years before being promoted to associate executive director in 2023. Ryan was previously honored as West Virginia Coach of the … Read more
State regulars ruled Tuesday that West Virginia customers should not be forced into online payments for utilities. The issue was included in a petition filed last year by West Virginia American Water to adjust water and sewer rates, according to a news release from the West Virginia Public Service Commission. The news release said the … Read more
Jim’s Steak & Spaghetti House in Huntington has expanded, adding new seating areas and amenities to accommodate larger groups. The new addition matches the old, right down to the fixtures, but the new space has bay windows and a few other extra features. The restaurant is getting ready for the popular Strawberry Pie Week, which … Read more
Drug Emporium and Healthy Life Markets are closing in West Virginia, according to the owner, who spoke with Eyewitness News. A going-out-of-business sale is planned in the coming weeks and doors are set to close in mid-to-late July. The first West Virginia location opened in 1986 in Barboursville with two Charleston stores opening in 1989 … Read more
A Charleston barber shop is gearing up for a good cause this week. Tops Off Barber Shop on Hale Street will host its 10th annual head-shaving fundraiser for the St. Baldrick’s Foundation on Thursday, May 8, starting at 6 p.m. The event supports childhood cancer research and has raised over $235,000 in the past decade. … Read more
A second man wanted by police in a shooting in a shooting investigation in Huntington turned himself in on Monday. 19-year old Messiah Peddie of Washington D.C., was wanted on a first-degree robbery warrant in connection with a March 27 shooting in the 2400 block of Collis Avenue. Huntington police said Peddie turned himself in … Read more