Charleston police said Amanda Wallace is wanted on three animal cruelty charges. An arrest warrant was issued this week after a humane officer investigated complaints in January about abandoned animals at a home in the 1500 block of First Avenue in Charleston. The officer discovered that Wallace had lived at the home, but she moved … Read more
Drivers heading into Charleston Thursday morning were met with a surprise after several rocks fell from the hillside. Several vehicles were damaged around 5:30 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of I-64 between the Montrose and Oakwood Rd exits. No one was injured.
A former volunteer fire chief in Raleigh County has been charged with embezzlement and fraudulent schemes after prosecutors said he stole more than $130,000 from a fire department. Kenneth Churning is accused of stealing more than $133,000 from the Sophia Volunteer Fire Department. The state auditor’s office said the total includes about $118,000 in ATM … Read more
Baseball will be back at Appalachian Power Park this summer. The West Virginia Power is joining the Atlantic League of Professional Baseball. Teams will play a 120-game regular season that kicks off May 28th with the Power hosting the Southern Maryland Blue Crabs.
Officials with Charleston Area Medical Center say the long term financial implications from the pandemic will be “disastrous.” CAMC document more than thirty-million-dollars in losses directly related to caring for COVID-19 patients.
Governor Justice and West Virginia Congresswoman Carol Miller took part in a virtual signing of a trade and investment deal between West Virginia and Vietnam. The agreement includes exporting coal, natural gas, mining equipment and hardwoods to Vietnam.
Governor Justice held a second town hall to answer question and concerns about his proposal to eliminate the state income tax. The governor says the sales tax will not go up to ten-percent. There will be additional taxes on soda and tobacco, increased severance taxes, and taxes on professional services to fill the gap.
A Clarksburg man is under arrest for dragging a woman and running over her with his car. The victims suffered serious leg injuries and required hundreds of stitches. Twenty-five-year-old Joseph Bunnell is charged with an accident involving serious bodily injury, and failure to stop.
One person was hurt in a chemical explosion and small fire at the state Police Forensics Lab in South Charleston. The victim received chemical burns and the building filled with smoke. Officials are investigating.
A man is under arrest for pouring kerosene inside a Fayette County home and setting it on fire. Fifty-six-year-old Donald Naylor, Jr. is charged with arson. No one was hurt in the blaze.