News Staff Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz are both accused in a 20-count indictment alleging charges of human trafficking, child abuse and forced child labor along with civil rights violations that stem from the October 2023 discovery of children locked in a shed in Sissonville. They lived in Washington before moving to Sissonville with their five adopted … Read more
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey becomes the state’s governor today. A swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the West Virginia Capitol to be followed by a parade, according to a news release from Morrisey’s inaugural committee. The procession will start at 1:30 p.m., traveling Kanawha Boulevard, Morris Street and California Avenue. Kanawha … Read more
An abandoned commercial building caught fire on Christmas Day in Huntington, and now the city is suing the owner. The lawsuit filed in Cabell County Circuit Court lists Everett Hannah Properties LLC and Everett Hannah indiidually as the defendants. A fire broke out at the old BASF building on 5th Avenue. The building housed Fling … Read more
A new report issued Friday suggests West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who will soon become the state’s U.S. Senator, has a net worth “less than zero.” The report from Forbes said the net worth claim is due to what it estimates as $1 billion in debts owed by Justice as well as a decline in … Read more
The West Virginia Department of Human Services announced Friday that it no longer has the ability to replace stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. The agency’s Bureau for Family Assistance said in a news release that a federal law – the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 – gave the bureau the ability to replace SNAP … Read more
Authorities are looking for a suspect in a shooting that left one injured in Dunbar Friday evening. Reports of a shooting at a residence along the 200 block of 18th Street came in just before 5 p.m.Upon arrival, police discovered a 25-year-old man with a gunshot wound in the stomach, according to Dunbar police. Police … Read more
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey recently announced three settlements totaling around 135 million, addressing issues ranging from antitrust concerns to consumer complaints. Morrisey’s office will distribute $3.5 million to the state’s 55 counties and 229 cities from a settlement involving Pfizer and Ranbaxy. The lawsuit alleged the companies delayed the introduction of a cheaper, … Read more
Recently elected West Virginia Senate President Randy Smith is looking forward to a new era of cooperation and collaboration between the Legislature and the governor’s office. Smith, who is a former coal miner and a Republican who has represented Tucker County since 2017, said the Senate, West Virginia House of Delegates and Gov.-elect Patrick Morrisey … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice announced Friday that Novak’s Inc is expanding its operations into West Virginia with a new firearm manufacturing facility in Parkersburg. The newly formed Novak’s Manufacturing Company, LLC will manufacture Novak Signature Series 1911 at the new facility. In addition, the pistol can be specially ordered with handmade West Virginia Black Walnut grips. … Read more
Police have identified the man who was struck and killed by a train Thursday in St. Albans. Major Forrest, 31, of St. Albans died during an incident near Spruce Street, according to a news release from the St. Albans Police Department. First responders said they searched a nearly one-mile stretch of railway before they found … Read more