News Staff A Fayette County woman is under arrest after deputies found heroin, methamphetamine and a large sum of cash in a home where two young kids live. Officers said the home was uninhabitable for children. Twenty-eight-year-old Tamariah Hager admitted to using drugs before officers arrived. She’s facing drug and child neglect charges. CPS workers took custody … Read more
A former Holz Elementary School teacher is out on bond, one day after she was named in an over twenty-count indictment accusing her of abusing students in a special needs classroom. Sixty-six-year-old Nancy Boggs has been under investigation since September when a student reported an incident to school administration. She resigned from her position earlier … Read more
A man is in custody in a Dunbar shooting. Twenty-four-year-old Joshua Keith shot a woman in the mouth during an argument. She is in a local hospital, but there is no word on the extent of her injuries.
Police are investigating after a man was shot near Emmanuel Baptist Church on the city’s west side. The victim was shot in the leg and is expected to be okay. No arrests have been made.
No one was hurt when a fire broke out at a car wash on Charles Street in Logan. Apartments above the car wash were also involved. The fire marshal is shutting down the building because it is in violation of state fire code. Storage units were turned into makeshift apartments. Several people are displaced.
West Virginia state fire marshals are asking the public’s help for information about a fire in Cross Lanes. The blaze occurred Nov. 5 at an unoccupied home in the 100 block of Maplewood Drive, according to a news release from the state Fire Marshal’s Office. Investigators believe juveniles may be involved in the fire that … Read more
Two West Virginia cities received perfect scores in 2021 for creating inclusive communities for those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender. Huntington received the perfect rating in the Human Rights Campaign’s Municipal Equality Index for the third year in a row and was joined this year by Morgantown, according to a news release from … Read more
The chief operating officer of St. Mary’s Medical Center announced his resignation this week. Todd Campbell’s resignation is effective Jan. 21, 2022, according to a news release from the hospital. He has served in the role since early 2021, and worked in various roles at St. Mary’s dating back to 2001. Angela Swearingen, St. Mary’s … Read more
West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped three-tenths of a percentage point to 4.3% in October, the lowest rate for the state on record. Total employment grew by 1,200 over the month and the number of unemployed state residents dropped by 2,400 to 34,300. WorkForce West Virginia said employment gains included 1,400 in trade, transportation … Read more
The city of Dunbar has scheduled its Christmas parade for Friday, Dec. 3. The parade is scheduled to start at 7 p.m., according to a news release from Dunbar Mayor Scott Elliott. Parade lineup will begin at 6 p.m. and the parade route will begin north on 10th Street by the Dunbar Toll Bridge, then … Read more