News Staff A felony drug charge against a former Marshall University football player has been dropped. The magistrate in the case dropped the charge Dec. 1 against Knowledge McDaniel, who was a running back for the Thundering Herd. Court records cited a need for further investigation as the reason for the dismissal. McDaniel originally faced a controlled … Read more
College bowl selections have been made and West Virginia will play Minnesota in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl December 28 in Phoenix. This will be the first matchup between the teams. It’s the fourth appearance in the Guaranteed Rate Bowl for Minnesota and the first for West Virginia. It will be the 39th bowl appearance in … Read more
West Virginia University officials issued a community notice in Morgantown after receiving an anonymous letter that made references to suicides in public areas on campus. The letter said the suicides reportedly were to take place at noon Monday, Dec. 6, outdoors at an indoor location, the Mountainlair, according to a news release Sunday from WVU. … Read more
Students and staff at Southern West Virginia Community College are mourning the loss of a professor.Chuck Puckett passed following a car accident in Logan Saturday night. The school issued a statement saying he was a brilliant man and was devoted to Southern. They sent their condolences to the family.
The trial for the man accused of the murder of a Capital High School student has been pushed back. Dekotis Thomas of Charleston will first stand trial for the murder of Kelvin “KJ” Taylor. The trial was originally set for Monday but has now been moved to April 11. Both sides agreed to the delay, … Read more
Project officials have announced the blasting schedule for road work on Interstate 64 near the St. Albans exit, as well as planned lane closures for the week. Right lanes both eastbound and westbound between mile markers 41 and 44 closed last night, according to Nitro city officials. The left lanes in both directions will close … Read more
The Neil D. Baisi Athletic Center in Montgomery has been several different things over the years, first as West Virginia Tech’s athletic facility before the university moved to Beckley. Then, it became the Upper Kanawha Valley YMCA before it closed at the beginning of the pandemic. Now the city wants to turn it into a … Read more
A hunter in Boone County has been charged after officials said he shot a man after mistaking him for a bear. 70-year old Jimmy Castle has been charged after a man’s body was found in the Preston Branch area of Twilight. West Virginia Division of Natural Resources Sgt. Larry Harvey said Castle was hunting when … Read more
John Hutchison will become the West Virginia Supreme Court’s chief justice on Jan 1. As chief justice, Hutchison will become the administrative leader of the state’s judiciary system, including circuit, family and magistrate courts. A new intermediate court system will open on July 1. In 2020, Hutchison won a special election for a four-year term … Read more
For the second straight year, West Virginia’s Joyful Night celebration at the state Capitol will be held virtually. The holiday event with Gov. Jim Justice and first lady Cathy Justice in Charleston is scheduled to be broadcast at 7 p.m. Dec. 9 on the West Virginia Channel and on social media platforms. It will include … Read more