Structural engineers recommended East Bank Middle School to not use their football field until serious repairs are made. Eyewitness News said they were told the students can use this field for practices, but because the bleachers and press box have been condemned by the county, they are unable to host games there. The school knew … Read more
West Virginia 211 is a helpline that connects people with resources for a wide variety of needs ranging from rent assistance to mental health. It operates around the clock answering the calls of those in the Mountain State. Recently, the helpline answered its 150,000th call. The helpline has been a collaborative project of the United … Read more
Scammers continue to threaten the financial security of the elderly citizens of West Virginia. Scams targeting seniors are the most popular and most lucrative scams in practice today, said Jason Webber, deputy chief of the Clarksburg Police Department. Elder fraud complaints increased by 14% last year, according to a report from the FBI released this … Read more
Some exciting news for the Mountain State as the first woman from West Virginia expected to head to the stars. Emily Calandrelli is a Morgantown native known as ‘The Space Gal’ for her TV show, books and is a huge advocate for girls and women in STEM. She recently learned she’s going to space”It’s not … Read more
The Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority (KCEAA) is facing a significant budget overrun, fighting to keep up with an increasing number of emergency calls with their current resources. A surge in overtime pay for paramedics and escalating costs for medical equipment have driven up the expenses of operating ambulances around the clock for all types … Read more
Dispatchers say a two-car crash that caused a vehicle to roll over into a utility pole in the west side of Charleston left hundreds of people without power. Reports of the wreck came in about 8:30 p.m. on Friday along the 300 block of Pennsylvania Avenue South with a vehicle rolling over, splitting to utility … Read more
A Wyoming County man has been arrested and charged with after a shooting Thursday night, according to troopers. Timothy Bennett, 62, of Maben, was arrested in connection with the murder of Brenda Tilly, 72, with whom he had a relationship, West Virginia State.Troopers found Tilly dead of gunshot wounds after responding to shoots fired just … Read more
About three months after Jackson County commissioners approved the use of opioid settlement money to partially fund an emergency responder training center that includes a gun range, there are questions about how best county and state officials can use the money to battle addiction issues. Jackson County Commission approved the purchase of the Walter Smittle … Read more
West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Thursday that his planned special legislative session to discuss a further personal income tax cut will start in mid- to late August, but he gave no firm date. Justice said he wanted to call legislators back to Charleston after state revenue collections for Fiscal Year ’24 triggered an additional … Read more
According to dispatchers, a structure fire broke out at an abandoned house in Charleston Friday night, Reports of the fire came in at about 9 p.m., along Indiana Avenue at a house that was reportedly vacant. First responders on the scene said no injuries were reported An investigation is ongoing.