News Staff The remains of an Eastern Kentucky Marine are back home. Corporal Jacob Moore died in a training exercise in Norway, along with three other Marines. Funeral services are scheduled for Monday at Boyd County High School.
A man wanted in a Martin County, Kentucky stabbing is under arrest. James Crabtree is accused of assault and burglary. The victim was stabbed several times, but is in stable condition.
A Huntington man is under arrest for beating up his girlfriend’s parents in the Harveytown neighborhood. The man is out of the hospital, but his wife’s injuries are more severe, and she remains hospitalized. Their daughter is also under arrest.
A Grant County Sheriff’s Deputy is in stable condition, and a suspect is dead, after the two exchanged gunfire near the Hardy-Hampshire county line. West Virginia State Police are investigating.
The Wood County Board of Education has chosen its new superintendent of schools. Christie Willis was selected from among four finalists being considered for the position and a pool of eight applicants, according to a news release from the school district. Willis is currently the Wood County Schools Assistant Superintendent of Learning and Assessment. She … Read more
State Treasurer Riley Moore said this week that local governments in West Virginia can now use online payment services to serve customers throught the new platform called WV Go-Pay. The legislature last year passed a bill proposed by Moore requiring all local governments to offer online payment options. The system features credit and debit card … Read more
The full schedule for the Sternwheel Regatta was announced Thursday. The festival returns to the capital city this summer after a 12-year absence and it’s scheduled to run June 30 through July 4. Mayor Amy Goodwin said residents have been asking the city to bring the event back since it ended in 2009. Martina McBride, … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice vetoed a bill this week that would have split the massive Department of Health and Human Resources into separate agencies, saying he first wants a review of its “issues, bottlenecks, and inefficiencies.” He said in a statement that he’s committed to making the DHHR better, but wants to be certain before acting. … Read more
Law enforcement agencies issued a cash reward this week for information leading to the arrest of two women wanted in connection with the shooting death of a teenage girl in Bluefield. A total of $10,000 was offered for information on the location of Nichole Brooks and Isis Wallace, who were accused of shooting at a … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice has asked an advisory panel to reopen the application period for an intermediate court judge position after one of the previous nominees recently withdrew from consideration. Donald Nickerson, who was set to be sworn into a six-and-a-half year term in May, withdrew from the nomination process last week. He was appointed to … Read more