Food options have changed slightly for 240,000 West Virginia students. Red Jell-O fruit cups have disappeared, along with yogurt topped with colored sprinkles and Cool Ranch Doritos, because they were made with synthetic dyes. Foods that contain colors made from natural sources will be in their place after a law signed by the governor banned … Read more
More details on another high-profile nonconference matchup for West Virginia’s men’s basketball program were announced Monday. The Mountaineers will face off against Ohio State on Dec. 13 at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, according to a news release. The game is part of the Cleveland Hoops Showdown, a doubleheader that will also feature a matchup between … Read more
Huntington police are warning area residents of phone scams circulating the area. There have been several reports that callers are falsely identifying themselves as law enforcement officers, claiming jury duty was missed. An alert from the Huntington Police Department noted officers will not call by phone to discuss jury duty and provided steps to take … Read more
Law enforcement officers were on Lick Branch Road in Kanawha County for most of Friday after they said a man fatally shot an armed intruder on his property. Eyewitness News said it happened just after 12:30 p.m. when the homeowner arrived to his property where he was met with an armed person inside of his … Read more
School starts later this week in Kanawha County, and police are reminding drivers to obey laws around school zones. Never pass a school bus with the stop sign out. It’s a major problem in West Virginia and nationwide. The National Association of State Directors of Pupil Transportation Services posted results of a survey where 37 … Read more
Four people, including the owner of a recycling center, have been charged in an investigation into the theft of several thousand pounds of copper in Raleigh County. Charles Stanley faces 10 counts of felony transferring stolen property and four misdemeanor counts of the same charge while Douglas McMillion and Jason Pauley face two felony counts … Read more
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is leading a bipartisan coalition urging the U.S. Supreme Court to hear the case of a wounded Army veteran injured in a 2016 bombing in Afghanistan. Specialist Winston Hencely was hurt when a former Taliban member — hired by U.S. contractor Fluor Corporation — carried out a suicide attack … Read more
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Josh Lester knows tragic events can happen anywhere, that why deputies underwent some hands-on training recently. “Fortunately, we’ve never had to do this, but we see it happen so much,” Lester said. “It’s one of those things, you feel like it’s a matter of time before it hits our area … Read more
A Kanawha County bridge has been closed after a routine inspection revealed structural issues, transportation officials said. A short span at the .38 miler marker along Rutledge Road in Charleston has been shut down until crews can gather materials for replacement, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation.The news release … Read more
An investigation into a stolen vehicle led to multiple felony changes being filed against two Mason County residents, police said. Jessica Riffle, 39, and Larry Riffle, 45, have both been charged with grand larceny, receiving and transferring stolen goods, forgery and uttering, and conspiracy to commit a felony, according to a social media post from … Read more