News Staff A Clarksburg man is accused of stealing an ambulance and crashing it into United Hospital Center in Bridgeport. An EMT was in the back of the ambulance when she heard someone get in. She got out to see what was going on, and 55-year-old Anthony Grooms drove off and crashed the ambulance into the hospital. … Read more
A Huntington man is charged with murder and arson for killing his aunt and setting her house on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence. Thirty-year-old Joshua Hatten turned himself in and admitted to killing 75-year-old Theresa Wilson.
An inmate has been sentenced for walking away from the prison in Alderson. Fifty-five-year-old Linda Avila escaped last January and was immediately captured. She was sentenced to four-months for escape. She was already serving a 12-year sentence for conspiracy and mail fraud.
Police are investigating a robbery at Ashton Place shopping Center. The victim was walking to his car when a man pressed a gun into his back and demanded money. The suspect is described as a white man wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans.
Gov. Jim Justice, members of his administration and medical experts from across the state will have a roundtable meeting Wednesday to give updates on efforts to monitor and prepare for a potential spread of the coronavirus in the state. Kanawha County Commissioners are also coming up with a plan to make sure the area is … Read more
The City of St. Albans is now officially the first dementia-friendly city in West Virginia. The city hosted an Alzheimer’s discussion panel Saturday to discuss the disease and announced the city’s new designation. St. Albans has taken extra steps in recent years to better serve its residents with dementia. The city’s mayor, Scott James, said … Read more
More than 100 students from four counties will be competing today (Tuesday) for an opportunity to advance to the West Virginia Math Field Day competition. Boone, Clay, Kanawha and Putnam counties will be represented by 112 students at the University of Charleston in the Regional Math Field Day competition. Each county will send three students … Read more
West Virginia’s spring fire season is now in effect. The state’s Division of Forestry said burning is prohibited between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. until May 31. Burning is limited to evening and overnight hours when there are cooler temperatures and calmer winds, and fires must meet certain guidelines posted on the … Read more
Barboursville City Park will be transformed into a battlefield in May as the city’s Civil War Days returns. The annual event, scheduled for May 1-3, gives visitors a chance to interact with living history characters and observe what it was like to live during the Civil War era. The Civil War Days will feature reenactors, … Read more
Appalachian Power has filed a rate increase request that it said would boost the average residential customer’s monthly bill nearly 11 percent. The company said a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month would see a boost of $13.88 or 10.9 percent. The West Virginia Public Service Commission still has to approve the increase … Read more