News Staff A Logan County man is under arrest for threatening Walgreens employee and demanding 400-thousand-dollars he claimed to have won from the lottery. Thirty-six-year-old Clifford Caldwell Jr. later admitted to being under the influence, and police determined he was unarmed.
Police are looking for a person of interest in a robbery and carjacking in Dunbar. Forty-year-old Timothy Walding Jr. is wanted for robbing the Hot Spot on Washington Street and then stealing a car a few hours later. Walding was last seen when he crashed the car and ran off in Sissonville.
Police are looking for the suspect who shot and wounded a woman on 7th Avenue. She was shot in the neck and the leg, and was taken to a local hospital. There is no word on her condition.
Police in St. Albans are investigating after a body was found in the Kanawha River. The body was spotted by boaters about 6:15 p.m. at Roadside Park near the boat ramp. St. Albans and water rescue crews worked to recover the body.
The Huntington Comic & Toy Convention is rescheduling. Organizers said it’s a monumental task to reschedule, but it was necessary, and the event is set for June 5-6, 2021, at Mountain Health Arena in Huntington. Tickets for the 2020 comic-con can be applied to the 2021 event and refunds are also available on a case-by-case … Read more
As state education officials plan for students to potentially return to in-person classes this fall, traditional band camps have been ruled out. The West Virginia Department of Education said Friday marching bands can begin practicing under current West Virginia Secondary Schools Activities Commission guidelines, but daylong camps will not be allowed. Bands can rehearse in … Read more
After nearly two decades, an expansion project on Route 35 in Mason and Putnam counties is nearly complete. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito joined other state leaders Friday to get an update on what’s left of the four-lane expansion project. It was previously a two-lane road with a lot of freight traffic. The expansion is … Read more
Small businesses in West Virginia can start applying for a grant to help with financial stress from COVID-19. The West Virginia CARES Act Small Business Grant Program is now live. Businesses with one to thirty-five employees are eligible for grants up to five-thousand-dollars.
The West Virginia Department of Education says marching bands can begin practicing, but daylong camps will not be allowed. Bands are allowed to rehearse in three-hour increments, in groups of no more than ten students.
Governor Justice is giving the green light to fall sports. High school athletes can begin practicing in August. The football season will be shortened by a week. The first games won’t start until September 3rd.