News Staff A man has been arrested and charged with murder after a fatal hit and run in Kentucky last weekend. The Rowan County Coroner pronounced 91-year old Lonnie Leach of Morehead dead after the accident on Oak Grove Road last Saturday afternoon. On Sunday afternoon 44-year old Andy Baldridge was arrested and charged with murder, leaving … Read more
State lawmakers will get a chance to learn how to operate a drone during West Virginia University Day at the Legislature today. Members of the WVU Extension 4-H Tech Changemakers will talk about their experiences teaching digital skills and show the lawmakers and other guests how drones are operated. The event takes place in the … Read more
An argument between family members over cigarettes led to a stabbing Sunday in Fayette County. Deputies said 25-year old Nathan I. Steele of Victor is accused of stabbing his stepfather during an argument over cigarettes. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said the father was taken to a hospital with “significant damage” from the stabbing. Steele … Read more
The Frontier Group of Companies has started demolition of a former American Electric Power plant in Mason County ahead of developments by the Nucor Corporation. A boiler at the retired Philip Sporn Power Plant was safely dropped Saturday morning and the remainder of the demolition project should be finished by the end of this year, … Read more
Overnight road work near the St. Albans Interstate 64 interchange will continue this week. Nightly lane closures for both eastbound and westbound lanes are scheduled for 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. through Friday. The lane closures will be in place from mile marker 43 to mile marker 44.5 due to overpass bridge demolition work.
A West Virginia agency is taking nominations for its Teacher of the Year awards, given for environmental leadership. The deadline to submit an application is Feb. 14 for the Make It Shine Environmental Teacher of the Year awards. The awards are given by the state Department of Environmental Protection’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan. Elementary, middle … Read more
Local union members from across the Tri-State joined the 450 workers on strike at Special Metals on Saturday to rally and show support. That included the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employes Division of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, which a local union representing railroad workers. WCHS TV talked to one of those members who … Read more
Several West Virginia schools gathered at the Oglebay Resort in Wheeling to help families with school options. It is National School Choice Week in the Mountain State and educators from all across West Virginia are showcasing what they have to offer. The Cardinal Institute of West Virginia invited public schools, private schools, religious schools, Dynamic … Read more
Dozens of Natural Resources Police officers are being trained to work behind bars and prison walls in an effort to help man West Virginia jails and prisons. At Mount Olive, West Virginia’s toughest prison, more than one in four corrections staff jobs vacant. The conservation officers will take over some of those positions starting Feb. … Read more
The city of Hurricane has scheduled two trail runs for 2022, including a 100K race on the Meeks Mountain trail system. WCHS TV said trail building at Hurricane City Park began late in 2018 to improve the health and well-being of the community and to provide opportunities for economic growth, according to a news release … Read more