News Staff Police are investigating after a woman was found in her bedroom with a gunshot wound in the Wheelersburg area. Thirty-two-year-old Sarina Palacios was flown to St. Mary’s Medical Center in critical condition. A person of interest is in custody.
Bartenders or sales clerks at 10 Putnam County establishments were cited for making underage alcohol sales. The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office conducted compliance checks Saturday, Jan. 11. The sheriff’s office said out of 52 establishments, 10 of them sold to someone underage. Businesses visited during the compliance checks … Read more
State Natural Resources Police are warning hunters not to track deer from the sky. A hunter was cited in late November for attempting to use a drone to find deer in the Coopers Rock State Forest area of Monongalia County, according to a Facebook post from Natural Resources Police. Two Natural Resources Police officers were … Read more
Firefighters and Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin have a new agreement. On Monday, Mayor Goodwin announced a $1.7 million agreement between the city of Charleston and the Charleston Professional Firefighters Local 317 union. She said the city’s firefighters have not been paid correctly for holidays since 2012 after the city council approved a change. Mayor Goodwin … Read more
A West Virginia delegate had a good excuse for missing the recent start of the legislation session, he was recuperating from surgery after donating a kidney to his sister. Cabell County Democrat Sean Hornbuckle told The Herald-Dispatch that he planned to return to Charleston this week. Hornbuckle was told by doctors to stay in bed … Read more
The Huntington Cabell-Wayne Animal Shelter needs donations to cover the medical costs of a dog that was found next to a dumpster starving to death. The eight-year-old dog is showing signs of improvement, but will need to be hospitalized until she is stronger.
A West Virginia senator wants a Virginia county to switch states. Senator Charles Trump introduced a resolution requesting that Fredrick County, Virginia, become part of West Virginia.
Today is the first day of the election filing period. You have between now and January 25th to get your name on the ballot for the May 12th primary election. It will be a busy political year with the race for President, U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito is running for reelection, and all three U.S. … Read more
A teenager died a side-by-side crash in the Ashford area. Fourteen-year-old Alex Perdue was killed when a tree fell on his UTV. Two other people were hurt.
A woman was shot and wounded on the west side. She was shot in the hand and was taken to Thomas Memorial Hospital by car. She’s expected to be okay. No arrests have been made.