News Staff South Charleston humane officers and the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association seized about 90 cats from a home Wednesday morning, and that nearly doubled the cat population at the county shelter. The caretaker of the cats is cooperating with humane officers and the association about relinquishing ownership. Each one of the 90 cats coming into the shelter … Read more
A federal magistrate this week ordered a man accused of dropping pipe bombs and hoax devices onto several barges in the Ohio River be detained without bond. Nathaniel Becker had a preliminary and detention hearing in front of Magistrate Dwane Tinsley in U.S. federal court. Investigators said they believe the laid off ironworker dropped three … Read more
Longtime law enforcement officer Joe Crawford will take the reins as chief deputy of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. Crawford currently serves as police chief at the St. Albans Police Department, and will take over the number two position in the office under Sheriff Mike Rutherford on Dec. 1. His last day in St. Albans … Read more
A man who worked as an aide at Horace Mann Middle School has pleaded not guilty to two battery charges in connection with alleged abuse of special needs students. Walter Pannell pleaded not guilty to the charges Tuesday in Kanawha County Circuit Court. His trial was set for Feb. 14. Pannell was among several Horace … Read more
A coal miner died in an accident Monday at Mingo Logan Coal Co.’s Mountaineer II Mine in Sharples. A statement from the governor confirmed that Brian Wallen passed away in the incident. Wallen was an assistant chief electrician with 25 years of mining experience. It’s the sixth coal mining-related fatality in West Virginia this year. … Read more
Huntington has its new police chief. Karl Colder has 32 years of career leadership and professional investigative experience with the U.S. Department of Justice’s Drug Enforcement Administration, according to Mayor Steve Williams. Since retiring, Colder has served as the president of Colder Allied Consulting LLC and teaches in Loudon County, Virginia, where he prepares students … Read more
An elementary school teacher in Charleston has resigned from her position amid a criminal investigation that centers around alleged abuse of students inside of her special needs classroom. Nancy J. Boggs resigned Monday according to Kanahwa County Schools spokesperson Briana Warner. The reason for Boggs’ resignation was listed as “retirement.” Boggs was a teacher at … Read more
A man in Roane County faces charges in the death of a man he is accused of striking in the head with a leaf blower during an argument over a pig. Andrew Bush of Looneyville is charged with second-degree murder and malicious assault following an incident that took place Oct. 22 on Canoe Run Road … Read more
The deadline for required vaccinations at Cabell County’s two largest hospitals has been extended from the previously announced Oct. 30 deadline. Mountain Health Network, which includes Cabell Huntington Hospital and St. Mary’s Medical Center, said it is postponing enforcement of its vaccine requirement while awaiting further guidance from the state and federal levels. The move … Read more
One person is in custody after a police chase that started on Interstate 77 ended with a crash in Charleston. Sgt Brian Humphreys with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said Matthew Richardson of Alum Creek was arrested after a deputy made a traffic stop on a white Infiniti at the 112 mile marker of I-77 … Read more