The Calhoun County Board of Education has been cited for multiple safety violations following a March 2024 school bus crash that injured 19 students. Federal investigators say the crash happened when the bus, driven by Jeffrey Brannon, rolled over on South Calhoun Highway. One student later had a leg amputated due to severe injuries. Brannon’s … Read more
The Kanawha County Commission has come up with a policy to ban disruptive people from the Shawnee Sports Complex. Commission President Ben Salango told Eyewitness News they want to make the complex safe for everyone, to keep chatter from the bleachers from turning into threats or violence. Salango said their lawyer has come up with … Read more
A Kanawha County jury has found a man accused of participating in a shootout near the Shawnee Sports Complex last year not guilty following a trial that lasted about three days. 25-year old Kaden Bowman of Dunbar was on trial for wanton endangerment with a firearm. He claimed self-defense in the shooting that took place … Read more
A woman was killed in a Boone County crash Tuesday afternoon. WCHS TV said the crash was reported along Route 3 in the Rock Creek area where troopers found a vehicle on its side in a creek. A news release from West Virginia State Police noted that the driver of the vehicle, 39-year-old Charity Holstein, … Read more
The city of Milton has a new council member. Ronnie Finley was approved by 4-2 vote by council members Tuesday night to fill a seat left vacant by Troy Nicely, who resigned in July. Finley was nominated by mayor Shane Evans following Nicely’s departure.
Kanawha County school leaders say student test scores are on the rise. During a special Board of Education meeting Monday, officials reported higher SAT scores across the county, following a dip in 2024 when the test moved to a digital format. New strategies like SAT Bootcamps, calculator training, and expanded prep tools helped boost performance … Read more
A Charleston woman is facing charges after allegedly stealing nearly $10,000 from an elderly woman in her care. Police say 35-year-old Ivora Pena Hensley is charged with financial exploitation of an elderly person, a felony that carries up to 20 years in prison. The 72-year-old victim allowed Hensley and her husband to live rent-free in … Read more
Four former correction officers have been indicted on new charges related to the 2022 death of an inmate at Southern Regional Jail. Andrew Fleshman, Mark Holdren, Steven Wimmer and Cory Snyder were all indicted by a Raleigh County grand jury on charges of second-degree murder and felony conspiracy in the March 2022 death of 37-year-old … Read more
WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital has been named the best in West Virginia by U.S. News & World Report for the fifth year in a row. The hospital also jumped two spots to rank 15th in the Mid-Atlantic region in the 2025–2026 Best Children’s Hospitals report. Its Pediatric Urology Program ranked 28th nationally, and its Behavioral … Read more
A Mingo County man is accused of beating a woman unresponsive with a baseball bat. 76-year-old BL Farley faces multiple charges, including malicious assault and child neglect, after police say a child called 911 during the attack in Williamson on October 2nd. Officers found Farley with a bat and the woman seriously injured inside the … Read more