A Huntington woman was cited after a loaded handgun was found in luggage at West Virginia International Yeager Airport. A 9mm handgun loaded with 19 bullets and one in the chamber was found among the woman’s carry-on items at the airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The gun was confiscated until police arrived. There … Read more
Dozens of people turned out for a day at the fishing pond at Coonskin Park last weekend. The Mountain of Hope outreach program held its fishing rodeo. The free event helped collect donations for the organization’s donor-advised fund at The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation. The mission of the group is to provide safe spaces for … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice visited Wayne County Friday morning, bringing with him $20 million from the State School Building Authority for a new Buffalo Elementary School. The money will be used to add classrooms to Buffalo Middle School to make it a K through eighth grade facility. Buffalo Elementary was built in the 1960s. Officials say … Read more
Heavy rainfall damaged a cemetery in Ohio County last week. Mt. Zion Cemetery in Wheeling is feeling the effects of a major mudslide that could take months, if not years to recover from. More than one hundred tombstones were moved by the mudslide and they’re scattered now. Several agencies on the county and state level … Read more
Charges have been dropped against Lincoln County Clerk Kristy Scraggs over an incident where after a child wandered off from daycare that she co-owned in October 2023. Scraggs, Haroldene Keener and two employees faced child neglect charges after a child left the Miles of Smiles Kidz Daycare grounds and went toward a gas station. One … Read more
The Thundering Herd women’s basketball team has a new head coach. Transylvania University head coach Juli Fulks will take over for Kim Caldwell who was recently hired to take over the head job at Tennessee. Fulks will be Marshall’s ninth head coach.
A memorial is in the works to honor K-9 Officer Chase. Artwork, clothing, and pins were recently sold in South Charleston by members of the group “Justice for K-9 Officer Chase” to raise money to buy protective equipment for other k-9’s across the region. A memorial statue is also in the works in memory of … Read more
Clean up continues in Boone County after Thursday’s heavy rainfall. A slip in the Lens Creek area has limited Route 94 to a single lane and forced drivers to exercise caution along a steep embankment. Eyewitness News talked with Boone County Commissioner Jeff Petry, who has an engineering background and said the problem has become … Read more
A multi-vehicle crash has shut down a portion of US 35 in Putnam County. Putnam County Sheriff Bobby Eggleton says although they know there are injuries they have no word on how many people were hurt. Putnam County 911 dispatchers say the crash happened around 3:30 p.m.Friday near Hurricane Creek Road. At least three vehicles … Read more
Kanawha County Commission, the Boone County Emergency Management and The West Virginia Emergency Management Division are undergoing storm damage assessments Friday after several inches of rain Thursday brought flooding to the area.A Weather Damage Survey has been created for anyone experiencing property damage due to flooding in the county. Photos are encouraged of any property … Read more