The Boone County Quick Response Team received $23,000 from the Milan Puskar Foundation to continue its work across the county of providing addiction treatment services, recovery services and hot meals. “Especially with the government issues, the amount of people that’s coming together trying to make ends meet with food items and not just food items … Read more
Two former Fort Gay officials were sentenced to prison Thursday after an investigation revealed more than $370,000 in public funding was diverted for personal use over the span of eight years. Former mayor Joetta Hatfield and former treasurer and recorder Sheila Brown will serve 1-to-10 years in prison after pleading guilty to felony embezzlement in … Read more
The West Virginia Department of Health is warning doctors, hospitals and county health departments that whooping cough is on the rise. Kanawha County Health Department officer Dr. Steven Eshenaur said. “This year, so far, we’re tracking approximately 126 known contacts. That’s the most we have seen since 2010.” State officials noted a shift from infant … Read more
Sorrow is being shared across the Mountain State after search and rescue efforts for a missing miner in Nicholas County came to a tragic end. The body of Steven Lipscomb, a 42-year-old section foreman, was found at the Rolling Thunder Mine following days of searching, officials confirmed Thursday. Lipscomb went missing Saturday afternoon after crews … Read more
The search for a missing Nicholas County miner has ended. The body of 42-year-old Steve Lipscomb of Elkview was found early Thursday morning—more than five days after flooding trapped him inside the Rolling Thunder Mine. Lipscomb was an advanced EMT and longtime employee of Alpha Metallurgical Resources, and was last seen helping his crew escape … Read more
The University of Charleston named Jamie Cope as its new Executive Director of Innovation. Cope joins UC from West Virginia University Industrial Extension, where he served as Business Development Manager, and previously was Deputy Director at the Robert C. Byrd Institute. In his new role, Cope will oversee UC’s innovation ecosystem, including the Russell and … Read more
The head of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency visited West Virginia amid the government shutdown to discuss the state’s energy issues. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin met with Governor Patrick Morrisey, Senator Shelley Moore Capito, and local energy and manufacturing leaders Wednesday in Charleston. He toured a power plant and emphasized support for coal while cutting … Read more
A fire early Wednesday morning destroyed much of a historic West Virginia mansion in Brooke County. The 100-room Vancroft Mansion, also known as Aspen Manor and the Knights of St. George mansion, caught fire just after midnight. The 54,000-square-foot estate is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Fire crews from several counties in … Read more
The International Film Festival returns to Charleston this year with its first full-length event in six years, featuring international and West Virginia films at Park Place Cinemas and the Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema. The festival opens with Ireland West Camino: A Pilgrimage Reborn, a documentary shot by University of Charleston Digital Media Storyteller Thomas Breiter. … Read more
A Kanawha County man is behind bars after a high-speed chase early Thursday morning. Deputies say 39-year-old James Howard Stump II led them on a pursuit along Elk River Road around 4:30 a.m., reaching speeds up to 115 miles per hour. Spike strips stopped the car near a Hardee’s, but Stump kept driving until his … Read more