State Senate Finance Chairman Craig Blair will miss the start of the legislative session this week. He broke his nose and dislocated his hip in a traffic accident over the weekend. He’ll undergo surgery this morning.
The trial is scheduled to begin today for a coupled charged in the death of their infant son who found in a well. Jessica and Daniel Groves pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder and other charges.
Athens police arrested two suspects in connection to an Ohio shooting. Twenty-six-year-old Dylan Secoy is charged with murder, and 18-year-old Rachael Povosky is charged with complicity to murder in the death of Floyd Hart.
Charleston police have arrested a person of interest in the shooting death of a teenager. Twenty-three-year-old Qynell Bradshaw was taken into custody during a traffic stop. Bradshaw is the ex-boyfriend of 18-year-old Laurina Blake who was found dead on November 30th.
Friends and family gathered at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base in Charleston Saturday to welcome home more than 140 West Virginia National Guard members. The 821st Horizontal Construction Company returned home after a nine-month deployment to the Middle East. During their deployment, the soldiers carried out various missions and tasks in Kuwait, Afghanistan and Saudi … Read more
New efforts are underway to crack a cold case murder in Dunbar that marked its 13th anniversary Saturday. 62-year old Dianna Withrow was beaten to death on Jan. 4, 2007, at her home along 18th Street in Dunbar. Her daughter, Maria Bayer, is asking anyone with information to come forward. Dunbar police and county detectives … Read more
A man has been arrested in connection with a fatal shooting after the victim was found with gunshot wounds along a road in Boone County. West Virginia State Police said 32-year old Cody Wayne Miller died Friday evening, and 26-year old Shane Justice has been charged with murder, wanton endangerment and being a prohibited person … Read more
Seven soldiers with the West Virginia Army National Guard left Charleston over the weekend for the Middle East. The soldiers left from Yeager Airport Saturday morning to join soldiers from North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, and West Viginia on deployment in the Middle East.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is collecting old Christmas trees at two locations Saturday. The collection points are at the Capitol Market in Charleston and at the Recreational Complex in Bridgeport from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The trees will be used for fish habitat.
Charleston police added four new members to the ranks. The new recruits took an oath from Mayor Goodwin and Police Chief Opie Smith. The four recruits bring the total number of Charleston police officers to over one-hundred-sixty.