News Staff Kanawha County school leaders say student test scores are on the rise. During a special Board of Education meeting Monday, officials reported higher SAT scores across the county, following a dip in 2024 when the test moved to a digital format. New strategies like SAT Bootcamps, calculator training, and expanded prep tools helped boost performance … Read more
A Charleston woman is facing charges after allegedly stealing nearly $10,000 from an elderly woman in her care. Police say 35-year-old Ivora Pena Hensley is charged with financial exploitation of an elderly person, a felony that carries up to 20 years in prison. The 72-year-old victim allowed Hensley and her husband to live rent-free in … Read more
Four former correction officers have been indicted on new charges related to the 2022 death of an inmate at Southern Regional Jail. Andrew Fleshman, Mark Holdren, Steven Wimmer and Cory Snyder were all indicted by a Raleigh County grand jury on charges of second-degree murder and felony conspiracy in the March 2022 death of 37-year-old … Read more
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital has been named the best in West Virginia by U.S. News & World Report for the fifth year in a row. The hospital also jumped two spots to rank 15th in the Mid-Atlantic region in the 2025–2026 Best Children’s Hospitals report. Its Pediatric Urology Program ranked 28th nationally, and its Behavioral … Read more
A Mingo County man is accused of beating a woman unresponsive with a baseball bat. 76-year-old BL Farley faces multiple charges, including malicious assault and child neglect, after police say a child called 911 during the attack in Williamson on October 2nd. Officers found Farley with a bat and the woman seriously injured inside the … Read more
Deputies in Berkeley County said they were forced to shoot and kill a man who was reported missing after he attacked a deputy with a hatchet. Deputies said a caller told them Sunday morning that David Browne was last seen Saturday night at his house in Martinsburg. Deputies said the caller also told them that … Read more
A Huntington man was killed in a crash on Interstate 79 in Braxton County on Sunday. 50-year old Chad Carpenter died after his motorcycle went off the roadway and crashed into a guardrail near the 72-mile marker, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police. Carpenter was taken to a local hospital where … Read more
A former Ravenswood City Council member already facing embezzlement charges is now facing three new misdemeanors. 48-year-old Denise Toler was charged with battery, public intoxication, and obstruction after an incident at a Ravenswood High School football game on September 26th. Police say Toler accused a group of juveniles of stealing her daughter’s football, then allegedly … Read more
A Nicholas County man is facing charges after a weekend shooting in Craigsville. Deputies say 62-year-old Kenneth Butler got into a fight at his home early Saturday morning, during which he allegedly pulled a gun that was taken from him. Butler then reportedly grabbed a second gun and fired, hitting a man in the leg. … Read more
A proposed $40 million mixed-use redevelopment project in the City of Huntington is up for a vote this month. The Huntington City Planning & Zoning Commission said it is reviewing plans for a 13-acre project on 24th Street, between 3rd and 5th Avenues. WCHS TV said Kroger has expressed interest in building a new 99,000 … Read more