News Staff The City of Charleston’s Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation Program helps those who meet low income requirements with emergency or corrective repairs. The income limits are linked to the number of people living there. One person can qualify for assistance with an income at or below $43,250. For two people it’s $49,450. Applications are being accepted on a … Read more
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources announced the winners of this year’s Big Buck Photo Contest at the recent Hunting and Fishing Show at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. More than three hundred finalists were chosen from a random drawing, according to the DNR, and then a judging committee chose the winners based … Read more
A man is dead following a shooting early Sunday morning on Charleston’s East End. Charleston Police were called to the scene around 3:50 a.m. in the 400 block of Elizabeth Street. 44-year old Ethan Samuel Chic-Colbert of St. Albans was found shot to death inside a car. Charleston Fire Department first responders attempted life saving … Read more
An investigation is underway and a man is in jail as after it was discovered that nearly $15,000 worth of equipment was stolen from a Scott Depot company. The Putnam County Sheriff’s evidence room is full of stolen Stihl chainsaws, both real and toy, and other tools and parts. Eyewitness News said the equipment went … Read more
A massage parlor at the Charleston Town Center has been shut down. Charleston police confirmed a search warrant was executed Thursday night at Green Spa after receiving several complaints from customers of sexual contact being made during massages. Eyewitness News reached out to the mall’s owners, Hull Property Group, for comment who said two arrests … Read more
A Kanawha County Grand Jury handed down an indictment on Friday for 28-year old Ryan Jones on a felony of DUI causing death charge related to a single-vehicle crash in Sissonville in October 2023. Jones was arrested after deputies determined that alcohol and speed were contributing factors in the wreck where Jones drove his pickup … Read more
Some drivers were stuck in traffic for more than six hours on Friday following a semi trailer fire on US 35 in Mason County. Eyewitness News said that, despite the stress, some drivers got out of their cars and met other stranded drivers from across the country. The semi accident happened around 7 a.m. Friday … Read more
Health care professionals have confirmed whooping cough outbreaks in West Virginia and Ohio.Four cases have been reported at Hurricane High School and additional instances were discovered in Cabell County and Lawrence County, Ohio, according to the Marshall Health Network.Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a contagious respiratory tract infection that primarily affects unvaccinated individuals … Read more
Cabell County Schools received unclaimed money Thursday believed to be from vendors that did business with the school system over the last several years. State Treasurer Larry Pack presented the County school System with a check for more than $33,000. Superintendent Tim Hardesty said the money will go into the general fund. “There are a … Read more
On the same day thousands of students across Kanawha County wore yellow and gold to show their support for one of their own, a teenager who was bravely battling cancer passed away. Maddox Potter, 16, of Charleston attended George Washington High School. He was diagnosed with cancer in December 2023 and had recently made the … Read more