News Staff The 36th annual Festival of Lights in St. Albans will be opening in late November, according to a news release from the St. Albans Parks and Recreation Department. You can take a walking tour of City Park from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 26. The following day, Wednesday, Nov. 27, free hayrides … Read more
A train-hopping teenager faces two counts of second-degree arson after fires were set in McDowell County on Monday. West Virginia State Poilce said 19-year old Anthony Scott is accused of setting fire to a child care facility in the Elkhorn area and then later returning to set fire to a second building. Troopers said it … Read more
On Veterans Day Monday, a new veterans cemetery was dedicated in Floyd County. The area is called the “Willard Kinzer Veterans Cemetery”, located in the Allen area. Organizers believe it’s the first veterans cemetery in Eastern Kentucky. It will start out with 3 acres and more than 600 available plots. Eyewitness News said it was … Read more
A more than $600,000 water line project is underway in South Charleston. The West Virginia American Water project will replace 1,800 feet of aging water main along Indiana Street. The cost of the project is projected to be $615,000. Construction will take place along Indiana Street from East Avenue to Maple Street and along the … Read more
Lawmakers gathered in Monday’s interim health meeting to talk about how they could improve the foster care system in West Virginia. Some of the key issues were lack of funding, inadequate staffing and an overall lack of resources. West Virginia currently leads the nation with 6,000 children in its child welfare system; four times as … Read more
The high school football playoffs for all four classes in West Virginia have been postponed due to ongoing litigation. The move comes as injunction requests have been filed over the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission’s rating formula used to rank and seed teams for the playoffs. Several teams claimed they received less points in … Read more
A water infrastructure upgrade project totaling $200,000 is in the works for Cross Lanes. They’ll replace 1,000 feet of water lines along Lincoln Drive from the end of the roadway to Big Tyler Road. A news release from West Virginia American Water said traffic will be impacted Monday through Friday between 7 a.m. and 5 … Read more
A Charleston police officer who is currently on paid administrative leave due to a domestic violence case was arrested for driving under the influence Friday night. Christopher Johnson of South Charleston was taken into custody after police pulled him over on the 4000 block of MacCorkle Avenue SW on suspicion of DUI. The car was … Read more
State officials are taking notice after three tractor trailers caught fire in three separate crashes along the Interstate 64 construction in Cabell County within 24 hours of one another. Authorities say each situation was caused by driver error. Barboursville Volunteer Fire Department Chief Andrew Frazier told Eyewitness News that city, county and state first responders … Read more
A former West Virginia University defensive coordinator was booked Saturday morning on a misdemeanor domestic battery charge. Jordan Lesley was booked in North Central Regional Jail on the charges but further details were not provided, according to reporting from MetroNews. He was let go by the university’s football program on Oct. 29. Lesley was hired … Read more