News Staff A Boomer woman is facing charges after an accident that occurred April 1 in Fayette County. 31-year old Cecily Overton has been charged with child neglect and DUI following a wreck in Gauley Bridge where a vehicle crested an embankment and rolled into a creek, according to a post on the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department … Read more
Court appearances in the eastern panhandle continue as cases churn through the justice system following the January arrests of eight suspects facing more than 200 poaching-related charges. It’s all connected to the alleged illegal poaching of 27 antlered deer in Mineral, Grant and Hampshire counties. WCHS TV reported two Mineral County sheriff’s deputies are among … Read more
Concord University is conducting a simulation event to give people a glimpse of what it’s like to be released from a correctional facility. Criminology Instructor Lori Pace says she and her students are taking donations too, to fill 21 waterproof duffel bags with toiletries and other items to be donated to Southern Regional Jail and … Read more
Another Cabell County school employee is under investigation this week after being accused of inappropriate behavior by students. Some students staged a protest Friday at Huntington Middle school to ask that the administration fire their gym teacher Jason Eaches. Several students told Eyewitness News he talks to them and looks at them inappropriately. This comes … Read more
Marshall’s Green-White football game will be April 23rd. The scrimmage will be held inside the Chris Cline Indoor Athletic Facility, because the artificial turf is being replaced at Joan C. Edwards Stadium.
The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern district of West Virginia is warning of an uptick in counterfeit pills containing fentanyl, disguised as prescription pills. The pills are stamped as oxycodone, adderall or xanax, and the fakes are hard to tell from the real ones, and they are being marketed on social media.
State Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is filing a complaint against an unlicensed West Virginia contractor. Bradley Glaspell and his wife operated Over The Top Roofing. They’re accused of performing illegal home improvement services, taking more than 400-thousand-dollars in payment up front, and never showing up to complete or even begin the work.
A new report from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs includes recommendations that would limit services for veterans in West Virginia. Three West Virginia VA hospitals could see a drop off in services. In-patient and emergency room visits would be discontinued under the new guidelines.
Expect traffic jams on one of the busiest and bumpiest roads in Charleston. Construction on MacCorkle Avenue begins Monday. The plan is to remove multiple layers of patched asphalt and the base layer of concrete. The first area to be worked on will be between 33rd and 40th Street. Eventually the construction will continue to … Read more
Day five on the state’s trial against several opioid manufacturers focused on marketing materials. An expert witness testified that the messaging targeting doctors effectively lowered the bar for what constituted an appropriate opioid prescription. The trial is expected to last at least two months.