According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia, a group of methamphetamine traffickers were sentenced Thursday, Terry Lee Mason, Jr., 37, of Martinsburg, 324 months for the possession with intent to distribute 50 or more grams of crystal meth. Robert Joseph Wilson, III, 38, of Hagerstown, Maryland, was sentenced to … Read more
Drought conditions continue to accelerate forest fire dangers, and while there is no statewide burning band in West Virginia yet, forestry crews and firefighters are urging people to avoid outdoor burning. It took five fire departments and the Division of Forestry to stop a brush fire inches away from a home Friday afternoon in Salt … Read more
U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito saw firsthand the impacts of ongoing drought conditions while traveling throughout the state during Congress’ August recess. Thursday, during her first weekly briefing after the break, Capito said that she has worked with Gov. Jim Justice to make resources available to the state’s farmers facing financial hardship. “The drought is … Read more
A student in Boone County has been charged after a threat was made within the school district, deputies said Friday. The move stems from school threats that were made in the county on Thursday, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies did not provide the student’s age or the school they attended.
A Mason County school custodian was arrested after bringing an unsecured gun to a school, prosecutors said. John H. Kauff, Jr., 39, of Hartford, was detained by police after an 11-year-old student at New Haven Elementary School threatened to shoot himself and another student with a weapon from Kauff’s vehicle on Thursday, according to the … Read more
Kanawha County officials confirmed Friday two students – one from Sissonville Middle School and another at Dupont Middle School – will be charged after being accused of making terroristic threats. False 911 calls were made, leading to an investigation, according to Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Debra Rusnak. The accused are minors, so their names will … Read more
A West Virginia State University student-athlete was fatally shot a day before the Yellow Jackets’ home opener, according to investigators. Jyilek Harrington, a 21-year-old senior linebacker from Charlotte, North Carolina, was killed Wednesday, police said. Charleston police said officers responded to a disturbance call at an apartment complex in the 700 block of Regency Drive … Read more
Gauley Season has officially begun. The Gauley River National Recreation Area sees more than 40,000 visitors each year during the peak white water rafting period at the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. It’s normally six-week period, but this year, it’s a seven-week period, according to Gov. Jim Justice. Each year, controlled releases from … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice was part of a recent groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of work on the southern leg of the Beckley Z-Way project near Beckley. The governor says on his website that the project is designed to alleviate congestion on US 19 through the communities of Beaver, Shady Spring, and into Beckley. Projects … Read more
A West Virginia State University student-athlete was fatally shot Wednesday evening. 21-year old Jyilek Harrington, a senior linebacker from Charlotte, North Carolina, was killed at an apartment complex in the 700 block of Regency Drive. The shooting remains under investigation as police said no suspect has been identified. Anyone with information may contact investigators by … Read more