News Staff Police are investigating a shooting that hospitalized a 19-year-old Charleston woman Thursday night. Officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Beuhring Avenue about 11:30 p.m. in response to a shooting incident, according to a news release from the Charleston Police Department. The news release said a woman was found in the doorway of her … Read more
A new high school and technical center is in the future for Johnson Central High School in Kentucky. Eyewitness News said it’s been a project several years in the making and badly needed according to school leaders. School leaders say the new school will alleviate overcrowding issues at the current school. A new school and … Read more
A federal enforcement effort has led to dozens of felony arrests in southern West Virginia. Operation Rolling Waters ran from Aug. 5-30, leading to 74 arrests along with the seizure of three points methamphetamine, 60 grams of fentanyl, 25 grams of crack cocaine, 13 guns and nearly $12,000 in cash, according to a news release … Read more
Major work has been completed on the Jefferson Road widening project in South Charleston alleviating congestion that has plagued the area for years. Last Friday, crews finished paving and striping the last section of the road. Alleviating traffic around popular stores has been a large focus of this project that began it’s initial construction phase … Read more
Two St. Albans men accused of stealing fishing gear from pontoon boats docked along the Kanawha River have been arrested. 40-year-old Joshua Lacy has been charged with three counts of entering a vessel and one county of conspiracy while 45-year-old Eric Nunley is facing four conspiracy charges. Eyewitness News said officers responded to Lou Wendell … Read more
A Charleston teenager accused in the fatal shooting of a tobacco shop employee appeared in court Wednesday. 15-year old Barack Williams was charged in the January murder of 19-year-old Caden Martin, who was working at the north Charleston store when Bre’juan Williams-Hampton shot him following a robbery. Williams is accused of serving as a lookout. … Read more
An arrest has been made in a Scioto County homicide investigation. 33-year old James Ruggles has been charged with murder, arson, assault, tampering with evidence, resisting arrest and obstruction, according to a news release from the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office. A homicide investigation was launched Monday after the body of 59-year-old Rocky Jordan was found … Read more
Tensions boiled over once again at the Milton City Council meeting Tuesday night as the battle over who should lead the city’s police department continues. Council members failed to agree on appointing Officer Cass McMillian as the next police chief. A motion to table the vote—pushed by members who said it’s too soon to replace … Read more
Codenames is a popular game that has sold about 14 million copies since 2015. Czech Games Edition and Marshall University has collaborated for a Marshall University edition. This is the first collab CGE has done with a university. They gave out 500 of the games on Tuesday at the Memorial Student Center. CGE was on … Read more
Over the summer, the Charleston YWCA announced they would cancel their annual Girls Night Out event, which had been running for thirty years and raised money for their Resolve Family Abuse Program. The replacement event – a new version of Girls Night Out – may not happen either. The YWCA had planned to have open-house … Read more