News Staff Hurricane police are asking for the public’s help identifying two suspects possibly involved in an identity theft ring. Two women are seen on video trying to cash stolen checks at an ATM in South Charleston. The checks were from a vehicle break-in along Route 60 where a purse was stolen along with a checkbook. Detectives … Read more
A joint robotics team made up of three area high schools is preparing for a robotics competition in Pennsylvania later this month. Students from Logan, Chapmanville and Man high schools will compete in the FIRST Robotics Competition that challenges students to design and build a robot in six weeks. This year’s game is Star Wars-themed, … Read more
The next Mountaineer mascot is a Lewisburg native is named after a university building. Colson Glover was named after Colson Hall on the downtown campus, and he was chosen Saturday as the 67th Mountaineer. Glover takes over the mascot duties from Putnam County native Timmy Eads in a “passing of the rifle” ceremony 3 p.m. … Read more
WVU ended the regular season with 76-to-64 win over number-four Baylor Saturday night. The Mountaineers go into the conference tournament at number-six and will play number-three Oklahoma in the quarterfinals Wednesday night in Kansas City.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources says the state’s lab can now test for coronavirus. There are no confirmed cases of the virus in West Virginia. Five people in the state have been tested. Two patients were negative, and results are pending for three more people.
A medical marijuana bill was pulled from the House agenda on the final day of the session. The update to the state’s Medical Cannabis Act would have included edibles. The law was originally passed in 2017, but has gotten off to a slow start.
The West Virginia Legislature ended the 2020 legislative session around midnight Saturday, and approved an over four-and-a-half-billion-dollar budget for next year. The budget includes nearly 17-million-dollars for foster families, and the Senate passed a bill that will put a one-hundred-dollar cap on a monthly supply of insulin for diabetes patients.
Work will begin today to replace a bridge in Putnam County. The bridge on Bills Creek Road between County Route 42 and WV 817 will be shut down for about two months. Detours will be set up on Rocky Step Road and Blue Lick Road.
One person is under arrest after Ashland police were called to break a large fight, involving more than a dozen people. Forty-one-year-old Shane Brown is accused of stabbing a man in the leg. The victim is expected to recover. Another man suffered a severe head injury and is in critical condition at a Huntington hospital.
The FBI is back in Wayne County. They are searching area where human remains were found last week. The remains were found off of Defoe Road. Investigators are waiting on an ID.