A third lawsuit was filed Monday involving the deaths of patients over wrongful insulin injections at a West Virginia veterans hospital. Charleston attorney Tony O’Dell filed the federal lawsuit in the death of John William Hallman. The 87-year-old Navy veteran died at the Louis A. Johnson VA Medical Center in Clarksburg in June 2018. O’Dell … Read more
A Winfield police officer has been asked to resign from his position, according to Winfield’s Chief of Police Ron Arthur. Noah Garcelon resigned after admitting to making several derogatory comments about protesters across the country. Arthur said he was alerted about the posts and investigated them as soon as he found out. Arthur said the … Read more
A man faces charges in Fayette County after he was accused of burglarizing the homes of two elderly residents. Felony warrants for two counts of burglary were obtained for Robert Masesie of Oak Hill after an investigation of two separate burglary incidents in May. The Fayette County Sheriff’s Office said the victims were 84 and … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice announced that a company will be taking over a facility in Clarksburg, saving 140 jobs. Amsted Industries has recently become the majority owner of Advanced Graphite Materials and will expand the production of synthetic graphite at the existing site. The material will be used in products like electric vehicle batteries and missile … Read more
Two student athletes and an employee and Marshall University have tested positive for COVID-19. The University has established a COVID-19 testing protocol for athletes return to campus for voluntary workouts. All three are in quarantine.
A Preston County man has died from COVID-19, bringing the state’s death toll to 76. The total number of positive coronavirus cases is up by 11, for a total of over two-thousand positive cases. The positive test rate is just over two-percent.
Governor Justice says state revenue numbers are better than projected. West Virginia has an over 236-million-dollar budget shortfall, but revenue collection was over 30-percent higher than expected in May.
Governor Justice is praising West Virginians for peaceful protests in response to the death of George Floyd in police custody. Justice spoke up on a call with President Trump, saying that he agrees with the president’s guidance to get tough on protests that turn violent. The Governor says he would not hesitate to call out … Read more
The City of Charleston is hosting its first drive-in movie night Friday, June 12th, at the Big Lots Parking lot on Patrick Street. There has been a change in the schedule, and “Captain Marvel” will kick off the series.
A new law goes into effect later this week that makes it illegal to enter a condemned building. The Charleston City Attorney’s Office says there are eighty condemned houses in the city, and if you go inside, you could go to jail.