A man has been indicted on charges related to a crash that killed a Cabell County teenager earlier this month. According to prosecutors, Joshua Wilson, 23, of Middleport, Ohio, was indicted on charges of driving under the influence causing death and one count of driving under the influence causing serious bodily injury. Police said Wilson … Read more
One person is expected to be charged after a crash Tuesday in Charleston. The crash was reported about 1:30 p.m. on MacCorkle Avenue in Kanawha City, according to Metro 911. Police said the driver of a vehicle that flipped in the incident fled the area, but later returned. He was taken to a local hospital, … Read more
A Silver Alert has been issued for a missing woman in southern West Virginia who investigators said has dementia. Dorothy Louise Wilkerson, 85, was reported missing about 8 a.m. Friday from Redknot Street in Princeton, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police. Wilkerson is described as being 5 feet, 6 inches tall … Read more
A woman was killed in a fire early Friday morning in Kenova, officials said.The fire was reported about 3 a.m. at a home in the 1700 block of Poplar Street in Kenova, according to a news release from the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office. The woman’s body has since been transported to the West … Read more
Deputies are looking for a potential suspect after shots were fired at a church in St. Albans. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, reports came in of shots being fired through the door of the Brown Community Worship Center came in about noon and deputies were dispatched to the church at 1600 block of … Read more
In an effort to support West Virginia’s farming community, Gov. Jim Justice has declared a State of Emergency for all 55 counties due to a prolonged shortage of rainfall that has caused dangerous drought conditions. The Drought Monitor indicates extreme, severe and moderate drought conditions have impacted the entire state. “This drought has plagued West … Read more
A coal miner has died after an incident in a Raleigh County mine last week. 33-year-old Ashley Cogar of Erbacon passed away Wednesday morning due to injuries she sustained at the Wyco Surface Mine last week. Cogar is the second West Virginia miner who has died in a mining-related incident in 2024. The first happened … Read more
State regulators have weighed in on a gas outage that affected more than 1,000 customers in Charleston’s West Side late last year. While findings from an investigation conducted by the West Virginia Public Service Commission found utility response efforts to be adequate, regulators have outlined recommendations to improve customer service. Investigators found the impacted water … Read more
Federal officials have identified portions of Huntington near the world’s largest nickel alloy production facility as an area of concern for toxic air pollutants. Residential areas in the city’s eastern end may have been exposed to nickel emissions from Special Metals’ Huntington division, according to a news release from the Environmental Protection Agency. The agency … Read more
The West Virginia University Board of Governors is seeking feedback from the public through an online survey as it searches for a new president. The questionnaire includes four questions regarding the skill sets necessary in a new president. It’s also a chance to weigh in on challenges that the University faces, and what makes you … Read more