News Staff West Virginia saw some of the sharpest drops in enrollment in the entire country from 2020-24 in a state where school financial support is largely based on the number of students. The drop translates into consolidation along with school closings. West Virginia Department of Education director of school facilities Micah Witlow told Eyewitness News. 21 … Read more
A couple accused in a child pornography investigation involving a daycare center were arraigned separately in Kanawha County Magistrate Court Wednesday afternoon. Vanessa Beauvais of South Charleston and Christopher Rush of Elkview both pleaded not guilty to charges. Records said Rush has been accused of sending photos of himself sexually abusing a toddler to another … Read more
A man who was fatally shot by a homeowner in Kanawha County last week after he was found in a home led law enforcement on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle a few days before. Joshua Duff of Mount Zion was killed on Aug. 8 after a homeowner on Lick Branch Road in the … Read more
Troopers said a man was killed in a shooting in Hamlin in late July. Eyewitness News said the shooting happened July 27 on Rockhouse Branch Road after a report of a suspicious vehicle. West Virginia State Police said one of the people on the property went to check on the suspicious vehicle when an altercation … Read more
Marshall University hosted a economic development summit this week with the goal to advance its six pillars of excellence, which include aviation, advanced manufacturing, healthcare, advanced energy, entrepreneurship and cybersecurity. WCHS TV said leaders from government, academic researchers and those from the private sector were there to spark new ideas and to collaborate and drive … Read more
A town in Putnam County is celebrating a milestone anniversary this weekend. Eleanor’s 90th anniversary will be recognized today and Saturday. The town’s namesake comes from first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who visited the area many times in the 1930s as the federal government established subsistence homesteads during the Great Depression. There’s a pool party tonight … Read more
Big news for Harrison County. A multimillion-dollar aircraft hangar is on the way near Bridgeport’s North Central Regional Airport. KCI Aviation announced a $16 million development project that’ll bring a brand-new aircraft and engine maintenance facility to the area, and with it, 25 to 30 new mechanic jobs. The project will roll out in two … Read more
A public meeting was held in Marmet Tuesday night to discuss Prestera opening a primary care facility in part of the former Marmet Elementary school. The building has been costly for the town to keep up, and Mayor Frances Armentrout said the town would like to rent it. Eyewitness News reported a portion of it … Read more
A Cross Lanes woman who pleaded guilty to a COVID-19 relief fraud scheme has been sentenced. 32-year old Krista Menchaca was sentenced to three years of federal probation, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Eyewitness News said she has also been ordered to pay … Read more
A Cabell County school postponed its first day of classes Wednesday due to the presence of mold. Explorer Academy delayed school activities after a mold remediation team confirmed lab samples of two types of common outdoor mold spores. The company that completed the mold remediation did not recommend closing the school, as it said the … Read more