A Raleigh County woman has been charged in the deaths of two young children after investigators said several drugs were found in their systems. Olivia Moore is charged with two counts of child neglect causing death stemming from an incident in February where 2-year-old twins were found dead, according to a criminal complaint filed in … Read more
Emotions were burning hot at a board meeting this week with Tyler Mountain Volunteer Fire Department. It comes after at least seven firefighters walked away. The firefighters apologized to the community in their letter and said they had no other choice. Members of the community are calling on the entire board to resign for allegedly … Read more
The Federal Emergency Management Agency relocated a disaster recovery center for West Virginians affected by April’s severe weather. A center at Winfield’s 911 Center closed Wednesday and the opened at the Christ Temple Church at 2400 Johnstown Road in Huntington the next day.The center will remain open through June 19.
A Dunbar police officer was arrested earlier this week after he was accused of grabbing his significant other by the hair during a domestic incident. Chris Kendall of Dunbar was charged after West Virginia State Police responded to Kendall’s home. An alleged verbal argument escalated, according to the complaing filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. … Read more
An initiative aimed at filling staff vacancies at state-run health facilities in West Virginia has decreased job openings by 8%. More than 80 new employees have been hired to work at state-run facilities as part of a recruitment and retention initiative launched in January, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of … Read more
The bond increased this week for Donald Lantz and Jeanne Whitefeather. The two were arrested in October 2023 and indicted in May on charges of human trafficking of a minor child and several other charges. The two were arrested after two of their children were found locked in a barn in Sissonville and a third … Read more
Retired Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Herman Canady Jr. has died. A news release from the Kanawha County Commission remembered Candady Jr. as a trailblazer, becoming the first Black student at Charleston High School, the second Black graduate of West Virginia University College of Law and the first Black judge to serve on the Kanawha … Read more
An outpouring of condolences and love flooded social media Wednesday following the passing of basketball legend Jerry West. West was a West Virginia native and hall of fame player known for his time on the court at West Virginia University and later with the LA Lakers in the NBA. He was also a well-respected executive … Read more
West Virginia is set to receive nearly $6 million as part of a $700 million nationwide settlement with Johnson & Johnson. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey joined dozens of other attorney generals in a filing that accused Johnson & Johnson of deceiving consumers of the safety and purity of talc powder products in a advertisements, according … Read more
A Michigan man will spend the next seven years behind bars for the distribution of methamphetamine in West Virginia. Larry Williams of Pontiac, MI was sentenced this week in federal court in Huntington. Prosecutors said Williams sold a gram of meth to a confidential informant in February 2023 in Huntington, and heroin on two other … Read more