News Staff A Clay County man is under arrest for firing shots into a home on Kanawha Avenue. Thirty-two-year-old George Barnes got into a fight when he tried to force his way inside. After the scuffle he walked outside and fire three shots into the house. No one was hurt. Barnes is charged with wanton endangerment.
A Navy engineer and his wife are under arrest in Jefferson County. They’re accused of selling military secrets to an undercover FBI agent posing as a foreign operative. Jonathan Toebbe and his Wife Diana sold restricted information regarding nuclear powered warships to a person they believed was a representative of a foreign power.
Testimony continues in the trial of a former deputy jailer at the Boyd county Detention Center. Brad Roberts is the first of four former guards to be tried in connection to the death of an inmate, forty-year-old Michael Moore. Several witnesses took the stand Friday, including two nurses, who testified that Moore was too intoxicated … Read more
West Side residents are calling for better street lighting after two young women were gunned down Friday morning. Advocates against gun violence say it will help decrease crime in the city. City officials say they have been working on a plan for the lights for about six months and have already replaced some lights on … Read more
A Florida man is charged with murder after a road rage incident in Mingo County. Sixty-six-year-old James Armstrong was driving an 18-wheeler on Route 119 when a red car pulled in front of him at an intersection and stopped. The driver got out of the car and approached the truck. When he opened the driver’s … Read more
Kanawha County health officials are celebrating a milestone with 100-thousand resident fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Active cases are declining with less than nine-hundred active cases in the county. Testing and vaccinations will continue Monday through Friday at the health department on Lee Street.
Governor Justice is calling the full Legislature into special session to work on redistricting starting Monday. The Senate Redistricting Committee met and Friday and will make its recommendations to the full body. Lawmakers will alter state Senate districts, settle on 100 single-member House of Delegates districts and divide West Virginia into two congressional districts. A … Read more
The City of Charleston has eleven new firefighters. The recruits took the firefighter’s oath at a graduation ceremony Friday at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. They will start their first shifts on Sunday.
The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating after a 44-year-old woman died in a fire at her Jefferson home. A man who lived in the home was able to escape. Investigators are trying to find out how the fire started.
A half-dozen fire departments responded to a fire at a body shop in Cross Lanes. The owner walked into the garage and saw flames coming from the engine compartment of a car inside. The building sustained extensive damage. Firefighters were able to save part of the building. No one was hurt.