The parents of more than 30 Ohio State University students have filed a lawsuit against the university, alleging poor living conditions at a dorm building on its campus. The lawsuit describes the Lawrence Tower, as a ‘toxic time bomb,’ claiming that students living there were becoming sick and experiencing brain fog and respiratory symptoms. According … Read more
A new school opened up this week. The new Milton Elementary opened to students after 17 months of construction at a cost of almost 24 million dollars. The two-story school on Newmans Branch Road is more than 54,000 square feet. Eyewitness News said some of the new things include a man trap safety feature, new … Read more
A Cabell County man is facing up to two decades in prison after admitting to downloading child pornography from the internet. 33-year old Mark Radford of Huntington pleaded guilty Tuesday to possession of child pornography, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Prosecutors said sentencing … Read more
Operations were suspended after a fire at a coal mine in Barbour County earlier this week. The mine was evacuated early Monday morning after the fire at the Leer South mine just outside Philippi. The West Virginia Office of Miners’ Health Safety and Training was called in to investigate and determined it was minor with … Read more
The first day of class at the new Milton Elementary School finally came on Monday. Students were off for the winter break and then out of school last week because of weather, so the brand new building had to wait until this week to make its debut. Construction on the new school began in May … Read more
Patrick Morrisey was sworn in Monday as West Virginia 37th governor during a day of ceremonies at the state capitol. The new governor said he understands the dignity that comes from hard work. Morrisey touched on some of his plans during his inaugural address, vowing to make advanced manufacturing, technology and the state’s energy resources … Read more
The West Virginia DEP has suspended the mining permit for Bluestone Coal Corporation’s Poca surfface mine. A news release said the Wyoming County mine had it’s license suspended over thirteen violation orders and sixteen cessation orders issued by the DEP in the past year, including failures in reclamation, sediment and runoff control, and unlawfully dumping … Read more
West Virginia native, actress Jennifer Garner, has been lending a helping hand to those impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles. Garner’s home was spared, but a friend from her church was one of at least twenty-four killed by the fires. People reported she has been actively volunteering to provide food for evacuees. The largest … Read more
Charleston native Harper Gardner was recently appointed to fill Council Member Samuel Minardi’s Ward 15 City Council seat. Gardner was nominated and approved to serve immediately. Gardner was born and raised in Charleston, attended Charleston Catholic High School and later received a B.S. in Physics from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. Gardner, who worked for the … Read more
St. Albans Police will have new ballistic helmets soon. The agency is getting the money for twelve shellback tactical ballistic helmets that have hands-free communication devices built in. The helmets will help when teams execute search warrants and conducts drug investigations. The money for the equipment is coming from the city’s economic development fund.