News Staff The numbers are starting to roll in for this year, and two area schools are seeing continued student enrollment growth. The University of Charleston and Marshall University have both reported growth during times that have been especially challenging for higher education. The University of Charleston has set an enrollment record of 3,032 students this year. … Read more
A South Carolina truck driver has pleaded guilty in a 2022 crash on the West Virginia Turnpike that resulted in pollutants spilling into Paint Creek. Dennis Eugene West of Moncks Corner, S.C., pleaded guilty on Thursday to negligent discharge of pollutants in the August 2022 crash that spilled thousands of gallons of a corrosive cleaning … Read more
This week a Sissonville man was sentenced to 60-185 years for child rape; judge calling him a ‘monster’. In August, Nicholas Quade, 25, pleaded guilty to five charges, including first-degree sexual assault, sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, or person in a position of trust and first-degree sexual abuse. In February 2024, deputies the Kanawha … Read more
Six sites in West Virginia have been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The new designations emphasize the Mountain State’s rich history and unique heritage, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Tourism. On the list of new sites, the Carter G. Woodson School inKanawha County, which operated as … Read more
A Kanawha County judge had harsh words for a Sissonville man sentenced to up to 185 years in prison for sexually assaulting a child. 25-year-old Nicholas Quade pleaded guilty in August to multiple charges, including first-degree sexual assault and abuse by a person in a position of trust. The victim, just 9 years old, reported … Read more
The Calhoun County Board of Education has been cited for multiple safety violations following a March 2024 school bus crash that injured 19 students. Federal investigators say the crash happened when the bus, driven by Jeffrey Brannon, rolled over on South Calhoun Highway. One student later had a leg amputated due to severe injuries. Brannon’s … Read more
The Kanawha County Commission has come up with a policy to ban disruptive people from the Shawnee Sports Complex. Commission President Ben Salango told Eyewitness News they want to make the complex safe for everyone, to keep chatter from the bleachers from turning into threats or violence. Salango said their lawyer has come up with … Read more
A Kanawha County jury has found a man accused of participating in a shootout near the Shawnee Sports Complex last year not guilty following a trial that lasted about three days. 25-year old Kaden Bowman of Dunbar was on trial for wanton endangerment with a firearm. He claimed self-defense in the shooting that took place … Read more
A woman was killed in a Boone County crash Tuesday afternoon. WCHS TV said the crash was reported along Route 3 in the Rock Creek area where troopers found a vehicle on its side in a creek. A news release from West Virginia State Police noted that the driver of the vehicle, 39-year-old Charity Holstein, … Read more
The city of Milton has a new council member. Ronnie Finley was approved by 4-2 vote by council members Tuesday night to fill a seat left vacant by Troy Nicely, who resigned in July. Finley was nominated by mayor Shane Evans following Nicely’s departure.