News Staff Eyewitness News picked up another prestigious award this week, winning a 2025 Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for Breaking News Coverage. The award comes as a result of the station’s coverage of the April 2, 2024, tornadoes that hit the region. The Radio Television Digital News Association Edward R. Murrow Awards are considered to be … Read more
The first Foodtown store in West Virginia is set to open on Charleston’s East End in the coming months, bridging the gap for residents that have long had very few options for grocery shopping in the immediate area. East End resident James Lawson said for years due to the lack of a grocery store in … Read more
Charleston firefighters said five people and several animals were inside a home in the 800 block of Hanna Drive when it caught fire early Friday morning. Firefighters said the family got out safely, but one dog and one cat died in the fire. The blaze is believed to have started in the back bedroom, but … Read more
More than hundred students and 120 workers at the Charleston Job Corps Center face an uncertain future after the U.S. Department of Labor’s new decision to pause operations at the nation’s Job Corps Training Centers. “We are definitely hanging by a thread. Our staff is hanging by a thread. Our students are very concerned,” , … Read more
Gov. Andy Beshear canceled a visit planned for Friday to Pulaski and Laurel counties, which were hit by a tornado earlier this month. That storm left 19 dead in the state. Officials were responding to reports of a possible tornado in Washington County, he said in a social media post. “This level of severe weather … Read more
The National Weather Service issued tornado warnings for parts of Kentucky, Tennessee, West Virginia and Virginia on Friday, hours after a harsh storm hit a remote area of central Kentucky, killing one person and injuring seven others.In Kentucky, Washington County Judge-executive Timothy Graves said two or three houses were destroyed and downed trees temporarily blocked … Read more
Schools in Clay County were closed Friday after a mudslide caused power outages for residents and local schools. The slide happened about 8 p.m. Thursday between the town of Clay and Clay County High School. Crews have been working since then to clear the road. No information was available on when power would be restored … Read more
A crash involving a tractor-trailer closed the westbound Interstate 64 Nitro entrance and exit ramps Friday. A tractor-trailer jackknifed on the westbound entrance ramp about 11 a.m., causing the road to be closed. No information was available on how long the exit would be closed. No interstate lanes were closed. No injuries were reported in … Read more
Charges have been upgraded against a man arrested in the shooting death of a woman at a Kanawha City gas station on Tuesday. Jacob Fields, 18, of Charleston was initially charged with wanton endangerment and involuntary manslaughter for the shooting death of Tiffany Adkins. On Wednesday, police upgraded the charge to murder.The shooting took place … Read more
Autism Services Center held the grand opening of a new Applied Behavior Analysis clinic in St. Albans this week. Autism Services CEO Jimmie Beirne told Eyewitness News there was a great need for this facility in the area, and they are already providing services to almost a dozen children, with 90 on the waiting list. … Read more