A person is in custody for leading police on a high speed chase that started in Hurricane and ended in Nitro. The driver reached speeds of over one-hundred-miles-per-hour before hitting a guard rail, and trying to run away.
Charleston Police Chief Tyke Hunt is submitting an action plan to Mayor Amy Goodwin, after officers shot a man with a knife last month. The plan calls for no lethal shotgun ammunition, a revised Taser policy, more body cameras, and officers have been recertified in the use of Tasers.
A group of demonstrators gathered outside the Kanawha Board of Education building to call for the release of classroom video that shows special needs students being abused at Horace Mann Middle School. Kanawha County Schools says state law prohibits releasing the video.
Boone County moved into the red on the West Virginia county alert map – the daily snapshot of the number of COVID cases in the state. Boone County is the state’s only county in red. Thirteen counties were in yellow, including Kanawha County.
West Virginia will now allow public charter schools. The bill signed by Gov. Jim Justice went into effect June 1 and allows for creation of 10 charter schools over the next three years. The bill would also add a professional charter school board as an authorizer. The bill also begins the process of creating virtual … Read more
A bowhunt for deer in one West Virginia city that began several years ago has become a lifeline for local food pantries and community kitchens. When hunters first proposed an urban deer hunt in Morgantown about a decade ago, the idea was to control the population. Some residents were wary of letting archers hunt in … Read more
Drivers flocked to the roadways over the Memorial Day weekend with a huge spike in numbers over the previous year. Officials reported there was a 45% jump on the West Virginia Turnpike over 2020.
Gov. Jim Justice announced more details about a weekly lottery style drawing of prizes for state residents who have received at least one COVID-19 vaccine that will kick off Father’s Day and run through Aug. 4. The Father’s Day giveaways will include a $1 million prize; two full, four-year scholarships to any higher education in … Read more
The 153rd Ironton-Lawrence County Memorial Day Parade made it’s way through downtown Ironton Monday morning. It’s the longest continually running Memorial Day parade in the nation.
Ripley police are investigating a series of vehicle break-ins over the weekend. Several suspects are in custody waiting to be questioned.