A Buckhannon man is under arrest after deputies executed a search warrant on his Tallmansville Road home. Officers found an explosive device, fifty guns, a large amount of ammunition, body armor, and one pound of meth, in addition to nine-thousand-dollars in cash. Forty-three-year-old Benjamin Reger is charged with possession with intent.
The House Finance Committee is considering a re-do of Governor Justice’s tax plan. House Finance Chairman Eric Householder is proposing a substitute bill in committee. He will have a meeting with Governor Justice next week to propose the idea. Justice is calling for a sixty-percent cut in the state personal income tax, and eliminating the … Read more
A Fayette County jury found thirty-two-year-old Brian Willis guilty in a double murder and arson case that happened more than four-years ago. The bodies of a man and his girlfriend were found after house fire in Victor. Investigators ruled the fire as arson, and the medical examiner determined both victims were dead before the house … Read more
Firefighters responded to a call near Malden and found five vehicles on fire. The cars were fully engulfed when they arrived. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Rand Fire Department was called in with a pumper truck because there was no water in the area.
Two people are under arrest on drug and child neglect charges. Police responded to an overdose on Lopes Lane in Monaville and found 32-year-old Cleveland Hammonds unconscious and 29-year-old Beth Ann Fitch trying to give her purse to her eight-year-old daughter. Police found meth and heroin in the bag. Fitch claimed the drugs belong to … Read more
Martinsburg police are investigating the death of an off-duty West Virginia National Guard member. Twenty-year-old Private First Class Marc Siegler died earlier this week. Authorities have not released any details on the cause of death. Siegler Joined the National Guard in 2019 and served as a military police officer.
The National Weather Service is breaking ground on a new facility in South Charleston. The new building at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park will support more than twenty employees and support technical enhancements. The NWS expects to move-in in the spring of 2022.
The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill that would mandate fifty-fifty shared child custody in a divorce proceeding. The bill known as the “Best Interests of ht the Child Protection Act,” would keep both parents involved in a child’s life.
A fire at a reclaimed strip mine burned five-hundred acres about twenty miles south of Charleston. Dry weather, low humidity, and strong winds fueled the flames. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation. The Division of Forestry says fires are prohibited between 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. during restricted burning … Read more
The new federal stimulus plan will include 14-hundred dollar checks for most individuals, and millions of dollars for West Virginia Counties and cities. Fifty-five counties will receive almost 350-million dollars, smaller cities over 150-million-dollars, and metropolitan area will get almost 180-million-dollars. The state will separately receive one-point-twenty-five billion dollars.