News Staff Charleston police are accepting applications for the department’s Junior Police and Leadership Academy. The academy is for kids ages 11 to 14 and will be held July 18-22, according to a post on the Charleston Police Department’s Facebook page. Police said the deadline to apply is May 10, and space is limited. Classroom topics and … Read more
Kanawha County deputies are investigating after a child was wounded in a shooting. A 7-year-old boy, who has autism, sustained a wound to his pinky finger, according to Sgt. Ana Pile, spokesperson for the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. The child was taken to the hospital after the incident Monday afternoon on Strawberry Road on the … Read more
Three fires are under investigation in Nitro. Investigators say the fires started under similar circumstances, but involved different structures. A storage facility, an apartment complex, and a home all caught fire in the past week and all three places are abandoned. So far the fires are believed to be accidental, and could be related to … Read more
Police in South Charleston are asking for the public’s help identifying a vehicle and person suspected in a breaking and entering of another vehicle in the Southridge area. The incident was reported about 9:30 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 25, according to the South Charleston Police Department. Police said the suspect vehicle appears to be a … Read more
A man pleaded guilty in a Charleston murder investigation that police said started with an argument over methamphetamine. Beau Hodge pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for the death of Charles “CJ” Thaxton. The shooting happened in April 2021 on Stuart Street. Thaxton was found lying in the alley between Stuart Street and Frame Street with … Read more
A federal grand jury handed down new charges dating back to 2019 in a child pornography investigation against a former counselor at Pinch Elementary School in Kanawha County. The third superseding indictment alleges Todd Roatsey of Elkview knowingly distributed or attempted to distribute child pornography in October 2019, possessed images or videos in October 2021 … Read more
The West Virginia Schools for the Deaf and the Blind moved to remote learning this week as work continues to restore services to the campus following a fire that destroyed an administration building. The fire broke out early Saturday in Romney and no one was hurt. Students were not on campus at the time. The … Read more
McDowell County deputies said federal officials are investigating a fatality at a mine. Gov. Jim Justice’s Office said Steven H. Hively of Philippi was fatally injured Monday morning when he was pinned by an air drill at Ramaco Resources’ Berwind Mine, located in McDowell County near the Virginia County line. Hively had 20 years of … Read more
A warehouse at the Hobet Mine site in Boone County caught fire late Saturday night. Firefighters were dispatched to a structure fire on Mud River Road in Danville at about 10:30 p.m. and reported successfully containing the blaze to a single building. Firefighters from Madison, Morrisvale, and Mud River assisted in fighting the fire. No … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control released updated guidance for mask wearing as covid cases trend down across the country. The CDC lists Kanawha County, and the entire mountain state, as high risk for community spread, recommending people in West Virginia continue to wear masks indoors in public settings. CAMC pediatric specialist, Dr. Neil Copeland,told WCHS … Read more