According to a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, Deputies are asking area residents to help locate a missing teenager from Kanawha County. Mariya Sperbeck, 17, was last seen leaving her Lucas Hollow Road home in the Rutledge area on June 11 and has intentionally not returned home. The release noted Sperbeck is … Read more
The regional power grid operator that covers West Virginia, Ohio and parts of Kentucky has extended its heat warning through Monday with Saturday shaping up to be the hottest day of the year. Appalachian Power continues to postpone routine maintenance activities that require planned shutdowns during the heatwave to keep customers’ air conditioners on during … Read more
According to Eyewitness News, Firefighters fought a blaze that spread to three homes in Charleston Thursday night. According to dispatchers, reports of the fire came in at about 9 p.m. of a residential fire along Washington Street W that had spread to neighboring homes. Out of the three houses, one was occupied by two people … Read more
The family of Jerry West have announced the foundation of several scholarships for West Virginia University. In a social media post by the Los Angeles Clippers, the West family thanked the outpouring of support that they have received since West died on June 12. “The West Family extends our gratefulness for all the love, kindness … Read more
According to a news release from West Virginia State Police, two Lincoln County parents have been charged after a 2-year-old girl drowned in a pond Wednesday night. Jack Parsons Jr. 30, and Tara Adkins, 24, are charged with child neglect resulting in death and child neglect creating risk of injury. Parsons stated he was doing … Read more
Cabell County education officials met this week to discuss the future of the school system’s leadership, unanimously voting to accept the resignation of Superintendent Dr. Ryan Saxe. The board also settled on Mason County School Superintendent Tim Hardesty to take over as the leader of Cabell County Schools. Hardesty has served as a deputy superintendent … Read more
West Virginia State University officials were there this week as Gov. Jim Justice signed a bill that will bring a new agriculture lab to campus. WVSU President Ericke Cage said a $50 million-dollar allocation will create lab space for the West Virginia Department of Agriculture and lab and classroom space for West Virginia State students … Read more
A man who claims responsibility for peeling out and leaving tire marks on the Huntington Pride crosswalk insists he has no regrets. A video went viral just days after Huntington’s Pride Committee and members of the community created an art installation in downtown Huntington. 21-year old Patrick Salmons told Eyewitness News that his foot was … Read more
A Logan County doctor is accused of distributing drugs beyond the normal scope of his medical practice. Brian McDevitt practiced in Chapmanville and was indicted by a Charleston grand jury on three counts of intentionally distributing Clonazapam, also known as Klonopin, outside the scope of his medical practice and “not for a legitimate medical purpose,” … Read more
Two Lincoln County parents have been charged after a 2-year-old girl drowned in a pond Wednesday night. Jack Parsons Jr. and Tara Adkins are charged with child neglect resulting in death and child neglect creating risk of injury, according to a news release from West Virginia State Police. Troopers were called to Scary Creek Road … Read more