News Staff Governor Justice is calling for state Delegate Joe Jeffries to resign. The governor says videos Jeffries posted to TikTok are disgustingly vulgar and especially insulting to women. Justice expected an apology from Jeffries over the weekend, but so far, there’s been no comment.
An Oak Hill man is facing animal cruelty charges, after police found almost twenty dogs on his property covered in fleas and in very poor health. The New River Humane Society is taking care of the animals. It’s the third animal cruelty and hoarding case the shelter has seen in just over a month.
Police are investigating a stabbing on Clay Avenue. The victim suffered minor injuries. No arrests have been made.
A Pittsburgh man is facing drug charges after Fayette County deputies found over one-thousand ecstasy bars, marijuana and heroin during a traffic stop.
A landslide closed parts of Washington Street West. The slide happened within feet of three homes. Two of the homes are vacant, but a third is occupied. Crews have shut off the gas while they assess the damage.
A 17-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to four counts of accessory after the fact to first-degree murder in connection with the murder of a family in Elkview. Rebecca Lynn Walker entered the plea agreement last week in Kanawha County court, and First Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Don Morris said her case was moved to adult status, … Read more
A West Virginia plant has started production of stone wool insulation products. Rockwool North America is making the products at its new manufacturing plant in Jefferson County for residential, commercial and industrial use, according to the company. The plant has more than 110 employees. Up to 40 more workers will be hired as production ramps … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice called for state delegate Joe Jeffries of Putnman County to resign on Saturday following a vulgar social media post. Justice called videos posted to Jeffries’ TikTok account “disgustingly vulgar” and “especially insulting to women.” West Virginia House Speaker Roger Hanshaw called Jeffries an “embarrassment” and stripped the delegate of his committee vice … Read more
t’s been a year and a day since active COVID-19 cases have been as low as they were Friday, but a new threat has popped up with the Delta variant. The growing threat from the variant comes just as the state’s numbers have started to look good. Active cases dropped below 1,000 on Friday. So … Read more
Governor Justice is ordering state police to step-up speed limit enforcement on major highways after two fatal work zone accidents in Berkeley County. Justice wants more officers stationed in work zones, and he’s directing the DOT to go above and beyond the national safety standards for signage and traffic control.