News Staff Logan County deputies said two people were charged in a drug investigation and a significant amount of suspected fentanyl and Xanax were seized along with several thousand dollars in cash. Zachary Cook of Mallory and Tiffany Bartram of Man face charges as a result of the investigation. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office and U.S. 119 … Read more
An elderly woman was seriously injured in a St. Albans house fire Saturday morning. The fire was reported at a home in the 2700 block of Knox Avenue about 11:15 a.m., according to the St. Albans Fire Department. Firefighters said the woman was found just inside the home by two bystanders who were able to … Read more
The Mountain East Conference is making its presence felt in the men’s and women’s soccer NCAA Division II Tournament. In the women’s bracket, Concord advances to the Elite Eight against Saint Rose this afternoon at one at the YMCA Paul Cline Complex in Beckley. In the men’s elite eight, Charleston will take on Millersville at … Read more
Conde Nast Traveler is publishing its list of the best places to go, and West Virginia is the only state on the list. The designation of the New River Gorge as a national park and preserve is listed as one of West Virginia’s leading attributes, in addition to state parks and the state’s ten-million annual … Read more
A Florida man will spend more than seven-years in prison for defrauding West Virginia churches, pastors, and others out of nearly five-million dollars. Thirty-eight-year-old Philip Conley portrayed himself as an investment advisor, even after his broker’s license was suspended in 2015.
A Dunbar man is pleading guilty to defrauding a nonprofit group. Walter Greenhowe admitted to using the nonprofit’s credit card from 2014 to 2018 to pocket more than 130-thousand-dollars from ATMs at various roadside gaming parlors. He faces up to sixty-years in prison.
Kanawha County Commissioners are approving a four-percent salary increase for all county employees in addition to a bonus from the American Rescue Plan. Deputies will receive a $3,000 bonus. Emergency services personnel and those working in the COVID field will receive $2,000, full-time county employees will receive $1,000, and part-time workers will receive $500. The … Read more
Governor Justice says he’s open to pay raises for state employees and teachers. He’s also expressing caution that state officials will need to examine the longer-term financial outlook. The state revenue report is 88-million-dollars above estimates for the month, putting the state almost 270-million dollars head of estimates nearly halfway through the fiscal year.
COVID-19 is spiking again in West Virginia, forty-eight of the state’s fifty-five counties are in red or orange on the state’s alert map. There are over 12-hundred new cases of the virus for a total of almost 77-hundred active cases and seventeen more people have died. Almost 600 people are hospitalized.
A man is under arrest after police tried to pull him over on I-64, and it quickly turned into a pursuit through Milton. The chase continued on US-60 where he hit another vehicle before plowing into the side of Barnyard BBQ. The restaurant was closed, and no one was hurt. The restaurant owner is working … Read more