Hurricane residents approve levy

Hurricane residents voted in favor of continuing a levy to fund paving projects and police programs. The levy was first introduced more than 70-years ago, and provides the city with more than 400-thousand-dollars annually.

RISE WV completes 3 more homes

RISE West Virginia has completed three more home projects, bringing the total to over one-hundred-eleven projects completed. There are nearly 370-cases still active under RISE after the June 2016 flood.

Bill introduced in memory of Alex Miller

A bill known as the Alex Miller Law has been introduced in the West Virginia Legislature. The bill would require an automated external defibrillator to be present at all high school and middle school athletic events. Miller died during a Roane County High School football game.

Teacher’s aide charged with battery

A former Wayne County teacher’s aid is charged with battery. Donna Davis is accused of slapping, pushing, and using clothespins to pinch a six-year-old special needs student at Kellogg Elementary.

Two people hurt in Huntington shooting

A Huntington woman is under arrest for a shooting in a domestic incident that sent two people to the hospital. Twenty-six-year-old Brandy Hairston is charged with malicious wounding and wanton endangerment.

Fleeing suspect hits police cruiser

A suspect fleeing the scene of a domestic dispute in Cross Lanes hit a police cruiser and led police on a chase that ended with another crash in Sissonville. One person was injured, and the suspect is in custody.

WVU Player to Help Launch XFL

A new football league is starting in February and former Marshall quarterback Chase Litton will play. Litton was traded Thursday from the XFL’s Seattle Dragons to the Tampa Bay Vipers after being nitially assigned to the Dragons as part of the second round of quarterback assignments for the league’s teams. Litton went undrafted in the … Read more

Levy Approved in Hurricane

Hurricane residents voted overwhelmingly in favor of a continuation levy Saturday. More than 200 people voted in support of funding for paving projects and police programs. The levy was first introduced more than 70 years ago and provides the city with more than $400,000 annually. Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards said the levy does not increase … Read more

New Law Introduced in Late Football Player’s Memory

A bill introduced in the West Virginia Legislature is designed to honor Alex Miller, the Roane County high school football player who died during a football game. The law would require an automated external defibrillator device be present at all high school or middle school athletic events, and that all school sports personnel be trained … Read more