Senator Jim Justice is introducing his first bill in Washington DC, and it’s named after a decorated West Virginia war veteran. The “Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams National Medal of Honor Monument Location Act” would authorize the National Medal of Honor Museum Foundation to establish a commemorative work on the National Mall honoring those who earned the … Read more
Huntington’s mayor has an offer for federal workers who have lost their jobs. Mayor Patrick Farrell wrote a letter to the General Services Administration calling for the relocation of federal workers to Huntington to create a federal hub. It would allow the City of Huntington to repurpose current space and said using the existing federally-owned … Read more
Upgrades are coming to Charleston’s airport. West Virginia International Yeager Airport is udergoing a phased renovation project that will upgrade the terminal built in the 1940s. The Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority hopes to modernized the terminal and demolish two outdated concourses, replacing them with new ones. They’ll also realign sections of Taxiways A … Read more
A Kanawha County man who sold pounds of illegal drugs to a confidential informant was sentenced to prison Tuesday. Jonathan Fitzpatrick of Pratt was sentenced to 16 years and two months in prison to be followed by five years of supervised release time for the distribution of methamphetamine, according to a news release from the … Read more
An ongoing drug trafficking investigation in Huntington led to an arrest along with the seizure of methamphetamine, firearms and cash. Investigators said 24-year old Tayron J. Griffin of Huntington has been charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver, receiving/transferring stolen property and three counts of being a prohibited person in possession … Read more
Parents of a 3-year-old child who was injured in a shooting in Lewis County last month have been charged. Caleb Heckert and Corinda Heater were charged with child neglect resulting in serious bodily injury, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police. Troopers were called to the 1400 block of Buckhannon Run Road … Read more
A Georgia woman pleaded guilty to posing as an employee of a Gilmer County business in order to obtain more than $1 million in wire transfers. 28-year old Chisom Okonkwo of Lawrenceville, Georgia, pleaded guilty to wire fraud after she and Prince Boateng Adjei allegedly created an email address that spoofed that of an employee … Read more
A southern West Virginia ambulance business owner was sentenced to prison this week in a federal tax crimes case. Christopher J. Smyth of Pineville was sentenced to three years in prison and three years of supervised release for not paying taxes withheld from employees’ wages at an ambulance service he operated and obstructing the Internal … Read more
Mountwest Community & Technical College held a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new Learning Commons area this week. The space will help students learn by encouraging collaboration with computers, conference rooms and spaces for group projects. Eyewitness News said The Learning Commons opened in the space that was Mountwest’s former library.
A grand jury handed down indictments this week, including one for Amber Seiler, a former daycare worker at a Cross Lanes child care facility who is accused of assaulting children with special needs. Seiler was indicted on charges of felony battery and assault of a disabled child and misdemeanor battery. She’s accused of hitting children … Read more