A grocery store in Charleston’s West Side is set to open this week following months of renovations. Miss Ruby’s Corner Market, located at 739 Central Avenue, has set a grand opening for Thursday, Nov. 21 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., according to a social media post from the Keep Your Faith Corporation. The KYFC … Read more
A demoted Dunbar police officer who has been named in numerous lawsuits regarding excessive use of force is suing the City of Dunbar, the city’s mayor and the Dunbar Police Civil Service Commission. According to the lawsuit filed in September, Zachary Winters said the civil service commission “illegally, unlawfully and without jurisdiction rescinded, set aside … Read more
The West Virginia Department of Transportation shut down the Second Creek Road Bridge over I-77 after a routine inspection found cracks in a concrete support pier. Because of the bridge closure, surrounding fire stations have been called upon to assist the Sissonville Volunteer Fire Department with its emergency response. Malden and Route 34 fire departments … Read more
A Randolph County student was arrested after a loaded gun was found in a backpack Thursday afternoon. West Virginia State Police and deputies responded to a call regarding a firearm at Tygart’s Valley Middle-High School where a search revealed a .45 caliber firearm, according to a news release from the Randolph County Sheriff’s Office. A … Read more
Transportation officials announced Friday RHL Boulevard has reopened in time for the holiday shopping season. The connector between Jefferson Road and the Trace Fork shopping center in South Charleston is part of ongoing efforts to reduce traffic congestion in the area, according to a news release from the Department of Transportation. A traffic light has … Read more
The final three lawsuits were filed Friday against a Cross Lanes daycare alleging more abuse and neglect and accusing the owner of failing to address or correct the alleged issues. Ten other lawsuits have been filed in the case against Cross Lanes Child Care and Learning Center, the owner and a teacher, Amber Seiler, who … Read more
The West Virginia Supreme Court granted expedited relief Friday afternoon to the West Virginia Secondary School Activities Commission, moving the case of the state high school playoffs one step closer to resolution. The order calls for a response by counsel in the Mason and Wood County cases by noon today (Monday, Nov. 18). Once that … Read more
A woman was arrested following a hit-and-run that killed one and injured another in Kanawha County Friday evening. The crash occurred just before 6 p.m. along the 2000 block of Witcher Creek Road when a red SUV struck the two pedestrians and fled the scene, according to a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s … Read more
A Boone County judge denied a motion to move the trial of a mother accused of starving her teenage child to death and not providing her medical care before her death out of the county. Eyewitness News said Julie Miller’s attorney, Ronald Walters, Jr., argued that Miller could not receive a fair trial in the … Read more
The WVU Cancer Institute has spent about $2 million of the $50 million allocated by the West Virginia Legislature last year to fund becoming the 73rd National Cancer Institute-designated center in the nation. Albert Wright, president and CEO of the WVU Health System said “We’re going slow – we’ve spent about $2 million of the … Read more