News Staff Our news partners at WCHS TV are hosting a Christmas toy drive to benefit Union Mission in Charleston. You can drop off new/unwrapped toys for children of all ages starting Dec. 6 and running through Dec. 17 at Eyewitness News Studios, 1301 Piedmont Road in in Charleston; Union Mission, 900 South Park Road in Charleston; … Read more
A teen in Braxton County is being hailed by firefighters as a hero after he jumped into action at the scene of a house fire and carried a man with walking difficulties to safety. 17-year old Tyler Baldwin rescued a neighbor from a house fire on Monday morning on Bens Run Road in Newville. The … Read more
The West Virginia Office of Medical Cannabis is holding registration events in several cities in the coming days. The public events for medical cannabis patients will be held Wednesday in Morgantown at Fairfield Inn and Suites, Thursday in Weston at Hampton Inn and Dec. 7 in Princeton at Country Inn & Suites. Each registration will … Read more
A Barboursville man was stopped at Huntington Tri-State Airport when a loaded handgun with two gun magazines and a total of 35 bullets was found among his carry-on items. The Transportation Security Administration said in a news release Tuesday that the gun was spotted Monday in a checkpoint X-ray machine. Local police were alerted, and … Read more
After a man was charged on Thursday with making a false 911 call, the responding dispatcher with Kanawha County Metro 911 is giving credit to new technology and a good instinct in being able to quickly realize the call was fake. WCHS TV said Justin Withrow was the senior dispatcher who responded. Deputies were able … Read more
Health officials are tracking the new Omicron variant of the COVID-19 virus. And while there aren’t any confirmed cases in the US yet, officials expect it to make an impact once it gets here. Dr. Peter Stoilov is a biochemistry professor with West Virginia University’s school of medicine and WCHS TV said he’s been tracking … Read more
Kanawha County deputies said they are investigating after a man with a sawed-off shotgun early Sunday morning robbed a business in Marmet. A suspect wearing a white surgical mask, camouflage toboggan, dark blue coat, neon yellow T-shirt, dark pants and brown boots entered Max’s Place between 2:30 a.m. and 2:45 a.m. and stole an unknown … Read more
Negotiations are set to resume today for striking maintenance and service workers at Cabell Huntington Hospital. Hospital administrators and more than 900 members of the the Service Employees International Union District 1999 over health insurance and salary increases. Union members went on strike in early November after their contract with the hospital expired. Hospital human … Read more
The West Virginia wildlife calendar for 2022 is on sale with the state Division of Natural Resources. It includes original paintings of the state’s wildlife and landscapes along with educational information. The DNR said calendar purchases help fund the state agency’s wildlife diversity program, which protects threatened and endangered species and their habitats.
A Kanawha County man accused of striking his girlfriend and throwing her baby is facing several charges, including child abuse. 21-year old Alijah Hitchcock is accused of striking his girlfriend in the face during an argument early Sunday morning, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. He is also accused of … Read more