News Staff

The election filing deadline is fast approaching. This is the last week to file paperwork with the Secretary of State’s office to run for public office. Candidates have until midnight on Saturday the 25th.

An Ironton woman and her family are leaving donated clothing around Harris Riverfront Park; everything from Jackets, sweatshirts, blankets, and more were laid out on park benches and tables. Katy Myers says she hopes the clothes will be found by those that need them.

Firefighters from across the state gathered Saturday to pay their final respects to fallen Roane County firefighter, Mark Horwich. He died January 11th when a fire truck he was driving crashed.

The West Virginia Senate approved a bill that would allow pepper spray at the state Capitol building. The bill would exclude pepper spray from the state’s list of deadly weapons, and allow small canisters to be carried on Capitol grounds.

A Charleston man is under arrest for shooting his niece’s husband in the leg during an argument. Sixty-three-year-old Paul Parsons is charged with malicious wounding. The victim is hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.

Escaped prisoner, Brittany Thompson, was captured in Pike County. She broke free from her shackles and escaped from the Jackson County Correctional Center Saturday afternoon.

Emergency workers from across the state gathered Saturday to pay their final respects to a fallen Roane County firefighter. A visitation and funeral service was held for Mark Horwich, who died Jan. 11 when a fire truck he was driving crashed while responding to a fire. Horwich was a member of both the Clover and … Read more

Deputies were cleared of any wrongdoing in a shootout in West Virginia that killed a man. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office released surveillance video Thursday showing the New Year’s Eve shooting involving Michael Davis in Cross Lanes. Davis fired at deputies in a residential neighborhood, and Kanawha County Sheriff Mike Rutherford said deputies returned fire. … Read more

Health officials are hoping a new initiative will help Jackson County residents quickly inform first responders about their medical conditions. WCHS-TV reports the Jackson County Health Department is offering free seat belt covers that will display personal and medical information that first responders can use during a car crash or other emergency situations. Known as … Read more

A town in Wayne County became the first municipality in West Virginia to declare itself a sanctuary for the Second Amendment. Fort Gay Mayor Joetta Hatfield said on Friday that the town council was motivated by the recent events in Virginia, where lawmakers have passed various gun control bills. The Fort Gay town council adopted … Read more