News Staff Overall, COVID-19 numbers continue to fall, but the number of COVID related deaths remains high. More than one-hundred people have died in the past week. Active COVID cases are down to just over eleven-thousand. Nearly nine-hundred people are in the hospital. Twenty-two counties are in red on the county alert map. Twenty-three counties, including Kanawha … Read more
Three men who were convicted of killing a Cabell County woman nearly twenty-years ago are being cleared of any charges in the case after new DNA evidence was presented. Murder charges against brothers Phillip and Nathaniel Barnett, as well as Justin Black, were dismissed. A fourth man, Brian Dement, gave police conflicting statements implicating himself … Read more
The trial of a former Boyd County deputy is underway for the death of an inmate. Four former guards are accused in the 2018 death on inmate Michael Moore. Brad Roberts is the first guard to stand trial. Surveillance video shows Moore was strapped to a restraint chair for hours before his death. Roberts faces … Read more
Legislators are anticipating a special session next week to consider redistricting maps. The Senate redistricting committee met on Wednesday to discuss two dozen possibilities for congressional districts, and several options for state Senate maps. The committee will meet again this afternoon. A House redistricting committee will also have input on the mapping process that occurs … Read more
West Virginia native, and the last living Medal of Honor recipient from World War II, Hershel “Woody” Williams turned ninety-eight last Saturday. Friends and family had a birthday party for him on Wednesday at Bare Arms in Huntington. Williams says his secret to a long life is being active and having vinegar and honey every … Read more
Two people are facing charges in a drug bust at a home in the Westmoreland area. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office seized over six-hundred-fifty grams of fentanyl, ten grams of heroin, digital scales, and over seven-thousand-dollars in cash. Shandelle Martin is charged with possession with intent to deliver, and Robert Roberts was already in jail … Read more
A Wayne County man is being charged with murder after deputies found his wife’s body locked in the trunk of a car in Prichard. Marcella Herald was reported missing on Tuesday by a family member who said she hadn’t been seen since September 11th. Officers got a search warrant for her home and found a … Read more
A bridge inspector is back on ground after being suspended by her harness under a bridge on Route 119. The inspector was climbing down a ladder to enter a bridge painting project when she slipped and fell. Fall protection deployed and saved her from falling off the bridge. She wasn’t hurt, but was taken to … Read more
Charleston Area Medical Center says it’s in disaster mode when it comes to record keeping. CAMC confirms it is relaxing some electronic record-keeping standards because of staffing shortages and patient overload brought on by COVID. Nurses now focus mainly on patient care and deal with electronic record keeping when they can. The hospital says the … Read more
Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin is asking Governor Justice and leaders in the House and Senate to call a special session to tackle substance abuse, homelessness and mental health. Goodwin says the problems existed long before COVID, but have gotten exponentially worse over the last eighteen months. She’s asking lawmakers to consider seven different action items.