A Charleston man was arrested Friday in relation to a shooting that took place in mid-April. Stephen Belcher has been charged with endangerment involving a firearm after he was seen on April 18 on a porch along Washington Street West, firing into a home through a glass door. Belcher faces an additional felony charges for … Read more
With a month still remaining in the current fiscal year, the West Virginia’s budget surplus is now over $700 million, said Gov. Jim Justice on Monday. This Includes a $63.7 million surplus for May, making the year-to-date surplus is $701.1 million, according to reports for the month from the West Virginia State Budget Office. While … Read more
This week the West Virginia Supreme Court delivered a triumph to the state’s 18 public transit agencies that cover 32 counties, employ more than 600 state residents and deliver more than 5 million passenger trips a year. Justice John Hutchison delivered the unanimous opinion that further establishes the law for the duty owed to patrons … Read more
A woman is facing child abuse charges after deputies arrested her and a man who had an outstanding warrant in Cabell County on Wednesday according to court documents. Lanette Marie Sanchez, 36, of Columbus, Ohio, was detained according to a complaint filed with Cabell County Magistrate Court. A witness outside of the apartment saying that … Read more
According to court records, a man has been charged with attempted murder after allegedly striking another man with a blunt force object several times in Kanawha County. William Holt Cobb, 72, of Winfield is charged with attempted murder and malicious wounding in an incident Wednesday night, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County … Read more
Governor Jim Justice announced Monday that a Japanese company is locating a new manufacturing facility in West Virginia. SOMAR will manufacture an epoxy resin product used in the automotive sector. The new facility will be located in Wood County within the Polymer Alliance Zone Industrial Park, employing an existing building for operations. Said Justice. “We … Read more
A suspect is in custody after deputies said he shot at a neighbor and then at responding officers in Kanawha County on Friday at a home along Coonskin Drive just before noon. Kanawha County deputies said about three shots were allegedly fired at a neighbor, prompting the initial response. When deputies approached the home the … Read more
Schcool’s out for the summer, and there are three Kanawha County schools where students won’t return. Last year, the Kanawha County School Board voted unanimously to close George C. Weimer Elementary in St. Albans, Grandview Elementary in Charleston, and Marmet Elementary in Marmet, and they’ve now ceased operating. It was a drop in enrollment that … Read more
A press conference Thursday revealed details surrounding the death of Kyneddi Miller. Troopers who visited the Boone County in 2023 and said Kyneddi appeared to be OK, but informed workers of an exchange that the trooper found “odd” where the 14-year-old expressed concerns over being around people due to a fear of COVID-19. Eyewitness News … Read more
The city of Pikeville has become Kentucky’s 29th Trail Town. Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear and state tourism leaders announced the certification this week, and said the state’s trail town communities play a pivotal role in driving tourism. The program is designed to provide a strategic plan for communities to capitalize on recreation opportunities. Pikeville has … Read more