A St. Albans woman is facing animal cruelty charges. Two malnourished dogs and a dead cat were found at her home on First Avenue in Charleston. The home was in deplorable condition and the animals didn’t have any food or water.
Fire destroyed a vacant home in the Jefferson area. It’s the second time firefighters have been called to the house recently. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
All Cabell County Schools will return to five-day in-person learning. The Board of Education voted in favor of pre-k through 12th grade returning to schools starting Monday, March 1st.
State lawmakers are considering a constitutional amendment that would give lawmakers final say in any rules created by the state Board of Education. The Supervision of Free Schools Modification Amendment passed the House this week and now goes to the Senate. If it’s passed in both chambers, the amendment will appear on the ballot in … Read more
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.