News Staff St. Francis Hospital in Charleston has reopened its emergency room after it sat idle for six years. The new ER has between 6-10 employees per shift, with the staff consisting of some already working at the hospital and some new hires. They are hoping to help surrounding hospitals carry a heavy workload. Over the last … Read more
West Virginia Health Right has plans to double the size of its East End clinic, and staff there are working to get the funding they need to get the project going. They moved into their building on the East End in 1999 and they’ve since outgrown the space, according to CEO Dr. Angie Settle. She … Read more
West Virginia State Police said a high school custodian in Wayne County faces a child porn charge. Vernon Parsons of Huntington is charged with distribution and exhibiting of material depicting minors. State Police said a trooper confirmed the man worked at Spring Valley High School. Wayne County Superintendent Todd Alexander released a statement saying the … Read more
Crews were continuing to clean up Monday after couple of train cars derailed into a creek in Winifrede in Kanawha County. The state Department of Environmental Protection and the Donahue Brothers have been at the scene. Kanawha County emergency officials said no hazardous materials were in the cars. The coal cars were coming out of … Read more
A Charleston man faces charges after police said he choked another man and struck him multiple times with a garden stake. Joshua King was arrested after police responded to a home on Harless Avenue to investigate a malicious wounding report, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. Police interviewed the alleged … Read more
Two girls from Huntington High are running their own resale boutique. Giovanna Brunetti is a sophomore at Huntington and WCHS TV reported it all started as a way to help people getting out of jail or rehab and they turned into a program. Brunetti and Brianna Henderson got involved with the Ray of Hope Foundation … Read more
Two of the four defendants in the Horace Mann Middle School abuse investigation appeared in court Monday morning. Walter Pannell of Charleston and James Lynch were both scheduled to go to trial before different judges but had their cases continued. Pannell had his trial set for May 2. Lynch’s trial was reset for April 25. … Read more
An apartment complex in Dunbar caught fire early Saturday morning and hospitalized several residents. Dispatchers reported the front entrance of the 800 building in the Grandview Pointe apartment complex caught fire at about 4:30 a.m. Emergency service workers said residents were able to escape the blaze, but multiple individuals were hospitalized due to smoke inhalation. … Read more
People who want to help clean up West Virginia can submit an application for the Make It Shine Spring Statewide Cleanup. The state Department of Environmental Protection’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan sponsors the annual event. The program provides cleanup materials, waste hauling and landfill fees to community groups that volunteer to clean up litter in … Read more
West Virginia has hired Tony Washington as its wide receivers coach. Washington served as wide receivers coach at Coastal Carolina the past two seasons, when the Chanticleers posted a 22-3 record. Washington replaces Gerad Parker, who was hired as tight ends coach at Notre Dame. Coach Neal Brown also announced that Sean Reagan will become … Read more