Deputies have identified the teenage driver who was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Kanawha County on Wednesday. Wylie Wilkinson, 17, died after his vehicle left the roadway and went into a ravine along Rocky Fork Road where it struck a tree, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. He was a student at Sissonville … Read more
An ordinance was passed in Huntington last week which aims to improve pedestrian safety. The ordinance adds “aggressive conduct” to the city’s disorderly conduct code and specifies that pedestrians can not sit or stand on medians less than 36 inches wide in areas where the speed limit exceeds 20 mph. It also requires a three-foot … Read more
Construction continues in South Charleston at the Park Place Shopping Center, bringing in several new businesses like Kroger Marketplace and Mission BBQ.The excitement about the progress goes beyond Park Place. Andrew Shamblin ,Owner of Andrew’s Boots and Workwear, said the growth in South Charleston motivated him to move a store into the area. With the … Read more
An ordinance was passed in Huntington last week which aims to improve pedestrian safety. The ordinance adds “aggressive conduct” to the city’s disorderly conduct code and specifies that pedestrians can not sit or stand on medians less than 36 inches wide in areas where the speed limit exceeds 20 mph. It also requires a three-foot … Read more
Construction continues in South Charleston at the Park Place Shopping Center, bringing in several new businesses like Kroger Marketplace and Mission BBQ.The excitement about the progress goes beyond Park Place. Andrew Shamblin ,Owner of Andrew’s Boots and Workwear, said the growth in South Charleston motivated him to move a store into the area. With the … Read more
A teenage driver died in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon in Kanawha County. According to deputies, the wreck occurred in the 7100 block of Rocky Fork Road in the Sissonville area about 4 p.m. The news release from the Kanawha County sheriff said a 17-year-old male was pronounced dead at the scene. The initial investigation … Read more
A major renovation project in Charleston is focused on making city fire stations more livable for the firefighters who work 24 hours on duty and 48 hours off. The work at Station No. 2 on the West Side started in mid-October and will take about six months. The focus is individual sleeping rooms and bathrooms … Read more
A concerning federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system showed that nearly all of the 100 child abuse and neglect cases studied in the audit did not follow proper protocol during the investigation. According to the audit done by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, 91 of … Read more
Putnam County deputies have stepped up patrols after multiple speeding complaints. Since the beginning of November, more than 100 traffic stops have been made on rural and residential roads. From November 1st to the 15th, deputies issued nearly 100 warnings on Cow Creek, Thompson, Mount Vernon, and Dairy Roads. During that period, more than a … Read more
Deputies in Berkeley County have charged a Martinsburg man in the shooting death of a two-year-old child in the Eastern Panhandle. Investigators say 29-year-old Zachary Allen O’Sullivan is charged with child neglect resulting in death. Deputies were called Friday to Needmore Road, where they found the toddler with a gunshot wound. First responders tried to … Read more