News Staff Police in Beckley said they are stepping up enforcement and doubling rewards for tips after more than a dozen shots fired calls in the city in the past few weeks. Officers believe most of the shootings in March are linked to an ongoing conflict between two groups. At least eight of the incidents resulted in … Read more
The State Treasurer’s Office said more than 1,000 students have been awarded the Hope Scholarship education savings account for the upcoming 2022-2023 school year. The Hope Scholarship provides families with public money to help pay for college, with $4,600 going to eligible students. The program is facing a legal challenge with a group of parents … Read more
The Putnam County Health Department has named Dr. Samia Turner as its new medical director and health officer. Turner is a board-certified family medicine physician and will assume the leadership role effective April 1. Turner will provide oversight of the county’s health protection programs, clinical supervision of physicians and health professionals in the county, administration … Read more
Charleston police are asking for the public’s help in an investigation after two go-karts were stolen from Safety City. The site is located off of Seventh Avenue behind the North Charleston Recreation Center ballfields. It was created in 1985 by the Charleston Police Department to teach children about traffic safety. Police said anyone with information … Read more
The man accused of murdering a Charleston police officer will stand trial in Kanawha County, at least for now. Joshua Phillips is charged with first-degree murder in the December 2020 shooting death of Patrolman Cassie Johnson. She was responding to a parking complaint on Garrison Avenue when police said she was involved in an exchange … Read more
Slack Plaza in downtown Charleston was originally built in the 1980s and has been in the redesign phase for years. Now, the city of Charleston is putting the finishing touches on the new park that will connect the city’s convention center and mall to its historic shopping district on Capitol Street. Eyewitness News said the … Read more
The Wayne County School Board is trying to secure $1 million from the School Building Authority in order to make Wayne Middle School a safer campus. The school board is proposing building enclosures over all of their breezeways to make what is now four buildings one big middle school building. Superintendent Todd Alexander says right … Read more
West Virginia University said after investigations into a hazing allegation and recent fights it has suspended one fraternity and reprimanded three others. Delta Chi has been issued a three-year suspension that begins immediately related to a hazing incident that was reported in February. University officials said Delta Chi has lost its official university recognition and … Read more
The lack of volunteers has caused the Sharples Volunteer Fire Department in Logan County to start the dissolving process. The station said it can no longer provide adequate fire, rescue, and safety support to its communities or meet federal, state, and county codes because of a lack of volunteers to fill required positions. The Logan … Read more
Democrats this week called again on Republican Gov. Jim Justice to convene a special session of the Legislature to pause the gas tax while West Virginians struggle with fuel prices spiked by the Ukraine invasion. They say the move could save motorists almost 36 cents a gallon at each fill up. Neighboring Maryland paused its … Read more