Charleston police are investigating a non-profit group that is conducting a needle exchange as part of what it calls a “street outreach” program. The group is called SOAR, which stands for “Solutions Oriented Addiction Response.” The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department shut down its needle exchange program two years ago, and a city ordinance gives Charleston Police … Read more
An 85-year-old Elkview woman shot and killed her 89-year-old husband. The woman said they were involved in a domestic dispute and she was protecting herself. So far, no charges have been filed.
A Point Pleasant man is under arrest for breaking in to a Mason County Sheriff’s deputy’s home. The man came in through a back gate and entered the basement. He got into a struggle with the officer, and was bit by a retired K-9. James Will III is facing burglary charges.
A Roane County man died in an officer involved shooting. The man started a fight with his neighbor and tried to get inside his home. The suspect was on the porch when officers arrived and refused to comply with orders. When he moved toward a weapon, he was shot by the deputy. The West Virginia … Read more
Two Ohio men led Wood County deputies on a chase down I-77. They were believed to be involved in a shooting in Kanawha County. They took off on foot when their car lost a tire, and were captured a few minutes later.
A man is in stable condition after he was shot in the leg in an argument over a flashlight on 1st Avenue. The suspect pulled out a gun and fired one shot at twenty-nine-year-old Juriah Roncal. No arrests have been made.
Wyoming County remained in the red for the fourth straight day on the West Virginia county alert map Thursday, while eight counties were in orange. Putnam County remained in green, and Kanawha and Cabell counties in yellow in the latest DHHR map. Wayne, Mingo, and Boone counties were among those in orange. Jackson, Roane, and … Read more
The City of Huntington will start a big road project next summer that’s been years in the making. Hal Greer Boulevard will see upgrades with the goal of making it safer. City leaders also say it will encourage development along the way, and across the way in Northcott Court. The scope of the project is … Read more
A mother and her 4-year-old child were transported to the hospital after a minivan flipped several times on Interstate 79 in Elkview. Sgt. Brian Humphreys said the injuries happened in a crash Thursday morning on the interstate between the Elkview/Frame Road and U.S. 119/Clendenin exits. The cause of the accident is under investigation.
You may have noticed US Navy training this week along the Kanawha River in Dunbar. The group focused on water rescues and hoisting practices which would have come in handy during flood response like we saw back in 2016. West Virginia’s Swift Water Rescue Team and the U.S. Navy teamed up for a day of … Read more