News Staff Early voting in West Virginia ends on Saturday, Nov. 2. The West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office has an “Early Voting Map” to help you find local polling places. Just put in your address and it’ll give you a list of places and when they are open. Sample ballots are also posted on the Secretary … Read more
Two houses caught fire early Thursday morning in Charleston. The call came around 3:30 in the 1200 block of Washington Street West. Firefighters said it started in one house and then spread to the house beside it. Everyone inside the homes made it out safely. Eyewitness News said both homes are a total loss, but … Read more
A new data center will take over the former Appalachian Power building in Huntington. Alpha Technologies plans to invest about $10 million to set up headquarters at a 60,000 square-foot structure at 1226 Sixth Avenue, according to a news release from Huntington Mayor Steve Williams’ Office. The move will expand the company’s operations established in … Read more
The University of Charleston and Southern West Virginia Community & Technical College have reached an agreement to help students continue furthering their education. The two schools are collaborating to allow Southern students who earn an Associate of Arts or Associate of Science degree to transfer seamlessly to the University of Charleston so that they can … Read more
The still pending release of a probe by the Dunbar Police Civil Service Commission into officers’ conduct that has cost the city’s insurer millions of dollars is creating controversy. Eyewitness News reported, in an Oct. 28 letter from the head of the commission, Mark McMillian, to Mayor Scott Elliott and members of city council, McMillian … Read more
Video captured this week shows a car passing a school bus and narrowly missing a student. The West Virginia Department of Education said it happened Wednesday in Jackson County along Route 2 in Ravenswood Wednesday morning. Two students were getting on the school bus when the vehicle passed the bus and came close to one … Read more
Three Greek organizations are on probation at Marshall University amid investigation into hazing allegations. A spokesperson for the university told Eyewitness News the groups have received cease and desist letters. The investigations are focused on two separate incidents that involved the Alpha Sigma Phi and Alpha Tau Omega fraternities along with the Alpha Xi Delta … Read more
This week, Joshua Collins of Huntington waived his extradition hearing, which clears the way for him to be returned to Lawrence County, Ohio, where he faces a list of charges related to the stabbing of an elementary school principal. Collins is facing a felony assault charge in the stabbing of South Point Elementary School Principal … Read more
A federal grant totaling $8 million will be used to modernize West Virginia International Yeager Airport in Charleston. The funding will be provided by the Federal Aviation Administration through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and go toward expanding amenities, streamlining security and creating ADA-compliant facilities, according to a news release from the airport. Iinfrastructure upgrades will … Read more
Poll workers help make the election happen, and Mason County has been experiencing a shortage, according to the West Virginia Secretary of State’s Office. Mason County Clerk Diana Cromley told Eyewitness News that more workers have come forward and she should have enough for Tuesday, election day. Cromley said she’d still like to hear from … Read more