Gov makes new appointments to the West VA Veterans Council

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced new appointments to the West Virginia Veterans Council and Board of Pharmacy this week. Three appointments were made to the Veterans Council: Putnam County Sheriff Bobby Eggleton served four years of active duty and two on reserve duty for the Marine Corps. Before being elected sheriff, Eggleton worked with Charleston, Winfield … Read more

Gov makes new appointments to West VA Veterans Counciland Board of Pharmacy

Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced new appointments to the West Virginia Veterans Council and Board of Pharmacy this week. Three appointments were made to the Veterans Council: Putnam County Sheriff Bobby Eggleton served four years of active duty and two on reserve duty for the Marine Corps. Before being elected sheriff, Eggleton worked with Charleston, Winfield … Read more

Pastor in Hurricane killed working on a truck

Officials confirmed a pastor died New Year’s Day after a vehicle he was working on fell, pinning him underneath. Sam Pierson Jr., 44, of Hurricane was found trapped under pickup truck Thursday evening, according to Mayor Scott Edwards. Edwards said Hurricane police, fire and EMS were dispatched to a Virginia Avenue home about 5 p.m. … Read more

Police request the public’s help locating a missing woman

Law enforcement is asking for help to locate a missing Putnam County woman.Alyssa Spencer, 20, was last seen about 3 a.m. in Winfield on Dec. 31, according to a social media post from the Winfield Police Department. The post describes Spencer as being 5-foot-6 and weighing 120 pounds with green eyes and brown hair.Police said … Read more

Local referee gets to ref a Bowl of a lifetime in Texas

A West Virginia official enjoyed a great career moment during college football’s bowl season. South Charleston’s Steven Robinson served as the referee for the First Responder’s Bowl at Gerald Ford Stadium in Dallas between Florida International University and the University of Texas at San Antonio. UTSA ended up steamrolling FIU by a score of 57-20. … Read more

Woman dies in Boyd County crash

Authorities say a woman was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 64 in Boyd County, Ky. Near mile marker 185 on Thursday, according to a release from the Boyd County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies said that someone witnessed the vehicle lose control, go off the road and into a ravine between the eastbound and westbound … Read more

Kanawha County woman found dead in a hotel in KY

A Kanawha County woman reported missing early Thursday morning was found dead on Thursday afternoon, deputies said. Cynthia Sue Holley, 63, of Elkview, was previously reported missing Thursday morning after she was last seen leaving her Elkview home just before 6 p.m. Wednesday. She was found dead in a hotel room in Catlettsburg, Ky., according … Read more

Driver crashes in window of business then fled the scene

According to the South Charleston Police Department., a vehicle crashed into a local South Charleston business, with the driver fleeing the scene The incident occurred around 2 a.m. on Thursday at Kang’s Taekwondo Academy. Police said the driver of the vehicle ran through the window of the business and then ran. There were no other … Read more

Dr. Margaret Staggers passes away at age 80

Dr. Margaret Staggers, a former emergency physician who served in the West Virginia House of Delegates, died Thursday at the age of 80. Dr. Staggers was the daughter of Congresssman Harley Orrin Staggers Sr., who authored the Staggers Rail Act of 1980. Dr. Staggers served as a delegate to the 1976 Democratic National Convention at … Read more