A Detroit man is wanted in connection to a New Year’s Day shooting that injured seven people. Thirty-year-old Kymonie Davis is charged with of wanton endangerment and malicious wounding in a shooting at Kulture Hookah Bar. Two of the victims are in critical condition.
Thursday marked 14 years since a blast trapped 13 miners deep in the Sago Mine in Upshur County. Two days after the explosion, a miscommunication announced the miners were found alive, but when the rescuers made it to the men, they found 12 had died. A report by the State Office of Miners Health Safety … Read more
Ripley police need your help finding the driver of a car suspected in a hit-and-run. Police say the vehicle allegedly struck another car along Court Street about 5 a.m. Wednesday and the driver then fled. Police say the vehicle appears to be a Chrysler 200 in a light metallic color and will have front end … Read more
After the recent success of the Shawnee Recreation Complex and other projects, Kanawha County officials say they have big plans for the new year. Kent Carper, Kanawha County Commission president, said one of the commission’s big achievements in 2019 was Yeager Airport and its restored runway runoff safety area. A new priority for 2020 will … Read more
Police are looking for a Logan County man who shot and wounded a man when they got into an argument on Campfire Road in Whitman. Fifty-five-year-old Ronnie Cooper is wanted for attempted murder. The victim is recovering at Cabell-Huntington Hospital.
The West Virginia legislature is getting ready to battle over the business inventory and equipment tax. The tax raised over 200-million-dollars in revenue last year, but opponents say it discourages companies from moving to the state.
Officials say they are taking steps to prevent situations like the “Nazi salute” photo from happening again. An investigation found that the photo was case of ignorance rather than prejudice or anti-Semitism. The Anti-Defamation League will draft training materials that develop a better understanding of history and diversity.
An investigation continues into a fire that destroyed the old Exhibition Hall on Wheeling Island. The building was destroyed. It was being used for storage. No one was hurt.
A deadly fire in Milton…Don Hiles died when the blaze broke out at his Sansom Court home. His wife was rescued from the fire and is recovering from smoke inhalation. Officials think the fire started in the chimney.
A suspect is recovering after he was shot by Kanawha County deputies. The officers were investigating a suspicious person call in the West Gate subdivision in Cross Lanes when 49-year-old Michael Davis fired at them. Officers returned fire and shot him. When he is released from the hospital Davis will be charged with attempted murder.