Cabell County Schools Superintendent Ryan Saxe has been hired as the new superintendent for Berkeley County Schools. The Berkeley County Board of Education voted unanimously to hire Saxe as the superintendent for the next three years. The Cabell County Board of Education will meet today to consider releasing Saxe from his contract and to appoint … Read more
A Roane County fire station is mourning the loss of one of its own. Stephen Cale, Jr. was the Assistant Chief at the Clover-Roane Volunteer Fire Department and passed away suddenly last weekend. Cale had been part of the Clover-Roane VFD for 24 years.
The city of Huntington is looking to revamp two key areas, including a renovation of its riverfront park area. A 76-page master plan for Huntington Riverfront Park includes an amphitheater, RV park and reconstruction of the floodwall to make it removable. The concern is how much it will cost. A study looked at revenue from … Read more
A special task force assigned to create state rules for testing, inspection and marking of fire hydrants developed a set of guidelines that will be refined by Public Service Commission staffers and presented to the PSC by the end of the month. Eyewitness News said the guidelines include a requirement that fire hydrants be tested … Read more
A Kanawha County man accused of firing gunshots from his vehicle and leading law enforcement on a high-speed vehicle pursuit has been charged. Jesse Cobb of Sissonville, has been charged with two counts of wanton endangerment, according to criminal complaints filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. The complaints said Cobb is accused of firing a … Read more
Chase Nelson of Charleston is accused of shooting at his neighbor and then at deputies on June 7 at a home on McCubbin Drive, near Coonskin Drive. Sheriff’s deputies took cover behind a building and heard Nelson say a phrase at which point he shot twice toward the deputies, according to the criminal complaint. There … Read more
Project leaders cut the ribbon on a new outpatient medical pavillion in Huntington. The new space will add over 80-thousand square feet to care for patients at Cabell Huntington Hospital. The $55 million project has been in the works since 2021 and is expected to open this fall. It’s a collaboration between Cabell Huntington Hospital … Read more
Kristen Sayre is the first woman to earn her private pilot license, instrument rating, and commercial pilot license from the Bill Noe Flight School. Sayre graduated from St. Albans High School and joined Marshall University’s flgiht school as it launced in the fall of 2021. The program at West Virginia International Airport in Charleston currently … Read more
The Stinger Produce Market is officially open for business. The USDA and the Huntington National Bank have partnered with West Virginia State University to create the market across from Wallace Hall. Eyewitness News said the goal of the market is to fight food insecurity and provide fresh produce for not only those on WVSU’s campus … Read more
A member of the police force in Elkins has passed away. A statement from Elkins police on Facebook said Patrolman First Class Ramon Goux (Go) was found with an apparent gunshot wound off of U.S. 33 east of Elkins, and the investigation revealed he took his own life. A witness told officers who arrived at … Read more