Fayette County prosecutors said a judge sentenced a man who stole two vehicles and fled from officers twice before eventually being captured after he went into the Gauley River. Anthony S. Lively of Lizemores was sentenced to one to three years in prison. Prosecutors said Lively stole property in July 2019 from an outbuilding at … Read more
There are voter registration drives at high schools across the state today to mark the 50th anniversary of West Virginia’s ratification of the 26th Amendment. The amendment was ratified in 1971 and lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.
The CDC says it’s okay to go outside without a mask, if you are fully vaccinated. Masks are still recommended if you are in a crowded space. There are less than two-hundred new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, and the number of active cases dropped below seven-thousand for the first time in over three … Read more
About ninety members of the West Virginia National Guard are in Washington, ahead of President Biden’s speech tonight. Biden will give the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
A West Virginia sandwich shop owner is pleading not guilty to assaulting three U.S. Capitol police officers during a riot on January 6th. Lawyers for George Tanios say he was at the Capitol to show support for former President Trump, and did not intend to hurt anyone. They say he should be released from jail … Read more
Governor Justice just turned seventy. He celebrated his birthday on Tuesday. The First Lady tweeted a special birthday message to the governor from their English Bulldog named Baby Dog.
The Cabell County Courthouse is getting the all clear after a bomb threat. The building was evacuated at a precaution. Bomb dogs were sent in, but they didn’t find anything. The courthouse will resume regular business hours today.
The trial is underway for a man accused of murdering a 77-year-old Charleston woman and attacking a police officer with an antique iron. Twenty-eight-year-old Joshua Drennen’s attorney says his client suffers from “religious delusions” and attributed the crimes to mental illness and methamphetamine use.
A woman is under arrest after stabbing her boyfriend in the Chelyan area. The victim was stabbed in the side, and is in unknown condition.
Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, has been found in the water at Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital in Huntington. It was detected in two sinks in the administration building, but no buildings where patients are located. About thirty employees will be moved to another building or work from home.