News Staff Deputies are investigating after a teenage girl was shot in Kanawha County early Monday morning. The shooting was reported about 4:30 a.m. at an Alabaster Drive address in Jefferson, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. A warrant has been issued for 19-year-old Larry Joe Chapman III, also known as “Coconut,” of Charleston for malicious … Read more
Job seekers can attend a hiring event today in South Charleston. The Kanawha County American Job Center is hosting the event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. today (Tuesday, July 15) inside the South Charleston Recreation Center at 601 Jefferson Road. More than 30 employers will attend the hiring event, conducting 10-minute interviews with candidates. … Read more
A man was sentenced to probation Monday following the 2021 shooting death of a Capital High School freshman. Chishaun Coller was 16 when he pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter along with two counts of wanton endangerment following the shooting of 14-year-old Da’nija Miller. Records said in August 2021, Miller was shot at a home in … Read more
A man accused of firing gunshots from his vehicle and leading law enforcement on a pursuit in 2024 appeared in court Monday. Eyewitness News said Jesse Dale Cobb, of Sissonville pleaded guilty to wanton endangerment for firing a gun from his pickup while traveling through Charleston and South Charleston. The high-speed chase ended with spike … Read more
Protests against the GOP’s Big, Beautiful Bill were held across the country Monday. In downtown Charleston, protestors gathered outside Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s office, marking strong opposition to the recently-passed reconciliation bill. The protests are a part of “Moral Monday” as activists call on lawmakers to protect vulnerable communities. Eyewitness News said demonstrators carried caskets … Read more
A new law now in effect requires all utilities to have a plan in place to notify customers of planned or unplanned outages. The bill was born out of the November 2023 gas outage in Charleston’s West Side. Customers complained they had no notifications from Mountaineer Gas about the outage itself or any restoration efforts. … Read more
Senate leadership announced a $24.8 million grant will go towards the expansion of truck parking in West Virginia. The Senate Appropriations Committee allocated money for the West Virginia Department of Transportation by way of the Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development grant program. The grant money will help build additional parking for truckers at Division … Read more
The Mid-Ohio Valley Medical Group looked into a potential measles case at their Vienna offices in Wood County last Wednesday. Eyewitness News said test results are pending. The possible case came as the CDC reported 1,288 measles cases across the country, – the highest in 33 years. Three people have died. Measles is particularly harmful … Read more
A former veteran Logan County firefighter and dispatcher has been charged in a child sexual abuse investigation. 27-year old James Bryant of Chapmanville has been charged after being accused of having a relationship with an underage girl. At the time of the alleged relationship, Bryant was serving as a lieutenant with the Chapmanville Fire Department … Read more
The Huntington Children’s Museum celebrated its one-year anniversary over the weekend. The facility opened on July 13 of last year and has since brought in more than 27,000 visitors. The Huntington Children’s Museum is open Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.