The former CEO of Williamson Memorial Hospital has been sentenced and ordered to pay restitution. Charles Hatfield o Williamson was order to five years of federal probation, fined $20,000, and ordered to pay more than $34,000 in restitution in a theft and bribery investigation involing federal funds. Court records show Hatfield admitted that while serving … Read more
One person died and a juvenile is in critical condition following an ATV crash that happened in Charleston Saturday evening. Eyewitness News said the crash was reported just before 6:15 p.m. by a neighbor who heard a crash along the 1800 block of Palm Drive. Charleston Police said the two were traveling down the road … Read more
The Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority will raise rates for their services as it faces a $4 million deficit. Its governing board, which is elected by the Kanawha County Commission, approved the rate increase. Ambulance fees will go up by 200 percent to help stabilize the KCEAA financially. Consumers generally don’t feel the pinch, but … Read more
In testimony that lasted nearly three hours on Friday, a teenage girl described how she said she and her siblings were treated for years at the hands of their adoptive parents. Jeanne Kay Hughes Whitefeather and Donald Ray Lantz, are both accused in a 20-count indictment also alleging charges of child abuse and other civil … Read more
Newly inaugurated Gov. Patrick Morrisey started off his second day with a list of executive orders, among those, he signed a letter to the congressional delegation to declare fentanyl as a weapon of mass destruction. A weapon of mass destruction is defined by U.S. law as a destructive device, a weapon that is made to … Read more
A former Kentucky sheriff accused of gunning down a judge last year appeared remotely from jail on Friday for a court hearing as defense attorneys and prosecutors discussed preliminary matters that will lead up to his murder trial. Former Letcher County Sheriff Shawn “Mickey” Stines has been jailed since the killing last September, but his … Read more
Marshall University was fined by the Sun Belt Conference on Friday for opting out of its bowl game. The conference announced in a news release that it has issued a $100,000 institutional fine to Marshall for opting out of its Independence Bowl matchup against Army on Dec. 28. The Thundering Herd pulled out of the … Read more
A South Charleston business is offering a cash reward after two individuals are suspected of stealing chainsaws from the store Friday evening. Will Jewelry & Loan South Charleston posted surveillance video taken just after 7:30 p.m. of the two people and said that they will be offering an “instant cash reward” for information on the … Read more
Some of the best bull riders from around the world took center stage in Charleston Friday evening as part of a two-night stop of the Professional Bull Riders Velocity Tour. The action continues tonight at 7 p.m. for Round 2, where the remaining 36 riders from Friday night will compete with the Top 10 riders … Read more
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey said the state is expected to start with an “inherited” $400 million deficit in its budget at beginning of the coming fiscal year. Morrisey made the announcement during a news conference Thursday. The governor said the findings are part of his team’s review as of Monday and reflect Fiscal Year … Read more