The City of Charleston is accepting artwork from Kanawha County students for the Youth Arts 2026 City of Charleston Juried Exhibition, with submissions due later this week. Students in grades K through 12 can submit original two-dimensional artwork through 5 p.m. on March 19. Pieces must be no larger than 18 by 24 inches and … Read more
West Virginia University will host first- and second-round games of the 2026 NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament. Hope Coliseum is one of 16 host sites. WVU secured its own tournament berth by winning the Big 12 Conference Tournament on March 8, its first conference tournament title since 2017. The Mountaineers are 27-6 this season. First-round games … Read more
In a perfect world, the Charleston Police Department would have 173 officers, but the force has been operating with about 20 fewer for several years, leading to frequent overtime. The department even advertises built-in overtime as part of its recruitment efforts. City Council member Shannon Snodgrass says the bigger concern is that hiring isn’t keeping … Read more
Police have identified a suspect taken into custody early Friday in connection with a murder investigation in Calhoun County. Twenty-six-year-old Mickey Case Carter of Grantsville has been charged with first-degree murder, according to West Virginia State Police. Troopers say they responded just after 2:30 Friday morning to a home along the 25000 block of South … Read more
On Saturday, West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey presented the West Virginia Distinguished Service Medal to the family of Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, honoring her service in the West Virginia National Guard. The medal recognizes National Guard members who provide distinguished service in the line of duty. Beckstrom and fellow Guard member Andrew Wolfe were shot … Read more
The suspect who was taken into custody early Friday in a murder investigation has been identified, court records said. Mickey Case Carter, 26, of Grantsville was charged with first-degree murder, according to a release from West Virginia State Police. According to a criminal complaint filed to Calhoun County Magistrate Court, troopers responded to a residence … Read more
A bill to end immediate athletic eligibility for high school transfers and revert rules back to as they were prior to 2023 has passed the West Virginia Legislature. House Bill 4425, addresses a 2023 law passed by the legislature that allows high school athletes to transfer schools and be immediately eligible to play. HB 4425 … Read more
Three men accused of illegally transporting live deer across state lines have been charged, federal prosecutors said.Brian Poling, 51, of Albirght, W.Va., Levi Weaver, 74, of Fredericksburg, Ohio, and Leroy Miller, 30, of Millersburg, Ohio, allegedly violated the Lacey Act, according to a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of … Read more
A Charleston man who beat a woman to death with a vase and tried to kill his grandmother by pushing her down a flight of stairs will spend the maximum time in prison for the charges. Izak Surface, 23, pleaded guilty in December to second-degree murder in the death of Lora Farley, 36. Her body … Read more
In a perfect world, the city of Charleston would have 173 police officers, but they’ve been operating with around 20 less than that for several years. That means overtime overflows. 85The city’s online police ad touts that built-in overtime for each new hire. “Our recruitment is not even catching up with attrition, which is a … Read more