A Lincoln County church is rebuilding after a car missed a curve on Route 10 and crashed into its building. Walking by Faith Baptist Church in Harts was also robbed around the same time. Eyewitness News talked with Pastor Jason Adkins, who said the church has 80 members and they’ve struggled to find a place … Read more
Two additions have been made to a list of West Virginia counties eligible for federal aid following winter floods. Boone and Raleigh County may apply for individual and public assistance after severe weather impacted portions of West Virginia in February. FEMA offers individual assistance to those who experienced significant damage to property or homes while … Read more
A Michigan man faces at least a decade in prison after prosecutors said the search of a Charleston, West Virginia, home revealed more than 14 pounds of methamphetamine. Jardan Donaldson of Mount Clemens pleaded guilty to possession with the intent to distribute in West Virginia and possession with the intent to distribute 50 or more … Read more
Four different West Virginia visitors centers teamed up to launch a digital passport that allows residents and visitors to try the state’s best or most popular pepperoni roll locations and even win a prize. A Marion County Visitors Bureau news release announced the launch of the passport on Wednesday, laying out a brief history behind … Read more
Nearly 200 workers at a federal Occupational Safety and Health location in West Virginia are being laid off. An expected 185 of the roughly 500 workers at The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health in Morgantown are expected to be laid off effective June 30, according to a WV MetroNews report. Employees were told … Read more
A man accused of fatally shooting a woman following a verbal altercation at a Nicholas County trailer park has been criminally charged. James Dodrill of Mt. Lookout has been charged with second-degree murder for the death of Porschia Selman, according to a criminal complaint filed in Nicholas County Magistrate Court. West Virginia State Police responded … Read more
The West Virginia Education Association and the American Federation of Teachers in West Virginia are coming together to form a larger group called Education West Virginia. Eyewitness News said that despite being two separate unions, they have worked together in the past; most notably during the teacher’s strike in 2018 where teachers fought for better … Read more
A woman accused of using her in-home daycare to provide access to victims in an ongoing child pornography investigation will be staying in jail on a $500,000 cash-only bond, despite a prosecutor’s attempt to double the bond amount. During a preliminary hearing Monday in Kanawha County Magistrate Court, Magistrate Lisa Good heard testimony from a … Read more
Dozens of people turned out at the Putnam County Commission’s Transportation Committee meeting to share opinions on the proposed Teays Valley Road widening project. The stretch of Teays Valley Road that is set to be widened spans from Apple Lane at the Anna’s Alterations building to the Kroger intersection, where Teays Valley Road and Great … Read more
Two Boone County students were honored by state officials this week for their effort to register their classmates to vote. Maycey Davis and Jillian Toney, both seniors at Sherman High School, were designated as Honorary Secretaries of State for their voter registration efforts among their peers, according to a news release from West Virginia Secretary … Read more