St. Albans city officials offer fire safety tips

Eyewitness News spoke with St. Albans city officials and first responders who shared valuable fire safety tips. The National Fire Protection Association reports more than 150,000 house fires occur each year, with peak months being December and January. One of the most important safety features is a functioning carbon monoxide detector and smoke alarm. Those … Read more

Winter weather makes for a tough commute today

A weather alert day is is effect with this winter storm bringing a mixture of heavy snow, freezing rain, and icy conditions regionwide. With a wintry mix of rain, snow, sleet, and freezing rain early today in Charleston, a transition back to all snow will occur during the afternoon. Expect an additional 2-3 inches with … Read more

Kentucky fire department installs a new Safe Haven Baby Box

A new Safe Haven Baby Box has opened in Boyd County Kentucky, offering a designated space for parents in crisis to leave an infant. The box, which is located at the Ashland Fire Department along Carter Avenue, was opened Thursday. Kentucky’s Safe Infant Act allows newborns to be anonymously surrendered to a police station, fire … Read more

A West Virginia man faces a charge for hitting a child

A Lincoln County man is accused of punching a child in the chest last week. 31-year old Joshua Wilson of Hamlin was charged with child abuse resulting in injury after an incident Wednesday at a home in Hamlin, according to a criminal complaint filed in Lincoln County Magistrate Court. A woman said her daughter was … Read more

511 cameras provide a glimpse at wintery roads

The West Virginia Division of Highways Transpiration Management Center is fully staffed today. The center houses the operations for West Virginia 511 which relays real-time traffic updates and videos for the public. The 169 traffic cameras spread out on major highways and interstates across the state can give the DOH a system to communicate and … Read more

Traffic congestion at Pilot Gas in Nitro

There is a constant state of traffic congestion in the lot at the Pilot Travel Center in Nitro making it almost impossible for drivers unable to turn around. This not only affects truck drivers and travelers, but locals making their daily commutes. Putnam County Sheriff Bobby Eggleton said he’s talked with locals who want to … Read more

Man arrested for robbery of Speedway gas on Dec 27

A man has been arrested in connection to an armed robbery that took place at a gas station in Kanawha County. Michael Allen Stone, 38, of Malden was taken into custody after being identified as the suspect in the armed robbery of a Speedway gas station that occurred about 5 a.m. on Dec. 27 in … Read more