News Staff The investigation at the Clarksburg VA Hospital is not over, according to Senator Shelley Moore Capito. Earlier this week, 46-year-old Reta Mays pleaded guilty to seven counts of second-degree murder. She admitted she didn’t have a medical license, degree, or certification, and she has not explained why she injected veterans with fatal doses of insulin. … Read more
The West Virginia State fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a deadly fire in Williamstown. Fifty-six-year-old Wayne Cunningham died in a fire at his home on Williams Highway. Two other people escaped with minor injuries.
A Raleigh County woman will spend up to 25-years in prison for the death of her five-month-old daughter. Ariel Bennett was convicted of child neglect. She claimed to have rolled over her daughter and suffocated her. The prosecutor said Bennett was in a “drunken stupor” when it happened.
Three Mount Olive Correctional Center inmates are being charged in connection to a cold case murder that happened in 1989 at the former Harrison County Correctional Center. John Perry was in Cell-E when he was beaten and strangled to death by three other inmates. Those inmates are still incarcerated and are now facing additional charges … Read more
Four mine employees were burned when a propane tank exploded during a cook out at a Logan County mine. It happened at the Greenbrier Mineral Sanders Prep Plant in the Buffalo Creek area. One of the victims was airlifted to Cabell Huntington Hospital. The other three were taken to a local hospital, and all four … Read more
The Kanawha County Board of Education voted to change the name of Stonewall Jackson Middle School to West Side Middle School. The board voted three-to-two in favor of the name change. The new name was among the five most popular suggested in an online survey.
The National Scout Jamboree won’t happen next July at the Summit Bechtel Family National Scout Reserve located in Fayette County. The Boy Scouts of America is postponing the event due to the “uncertain nature of future conditions” of the COVID-19 pandemic. The original dates were July 21-31, 2021. No new dates were announced.
Marshall University’s starting quarterback, Isaiah Green, is entering the transfer portal. Green has been the starting quarterback for the past two years. The Thundering Herd has four more quarterbacks on the roster. Their 2020 season is set to begin August 29th at East Carolina.
DHHR’s Bureau for Children and Families is delaying the application period for the School Clothing Allowance program. It will move to an electronic format to allow recipients to make online purchases to reduce the COVID-19 risk. More than 42-thousand West Virginia families receive a school clothing allowance.
Two more Kanawha County employees have tested positive for COVID-19. An employee at the county prosecutor’s office and a worker in the circuit clerk’s office both tested positive. The facilities are being cleaned and disinfected.