The West Virginia Senate approved a bill that would allow pepper spray in the state Capitol building. The bill would exclude pepper spray from the state’s list of deadly weapons, allowing a small canister to be carried in the building.
On the same day Governor Jim Justice filed his paperwork for reelection, so did two others, as well. Boone County’s state Senator Ron Stollings and Kanawha County Commissioner Ben Salango are seeking the bid from the Democrats. Another Democrat, Stephen Smith, is expected to file his paperwork today.
A federal jury found a Georgia man guilty of distributing drugs that resulted in the death of a Fairmont woman. Courtney Dubois was found dismember in a Georgia landfill in 2018. Thirty-five-year-old Terrick Robinson was found guilty of eight charges. Two other co-conspirators have pleaded guilty in the case.
A Jefferson High School senior and a 30-year-old woman were killed in a head-on crash near Charlestown. Seventeen-year-old Hunter Muse and Alisha Shamburg died at the scene on Route 51. Another teenager was injured, and is in stable condition.
The Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has launched an internal investigation after a video surfaced of what appears to be two deputies entering a home while the owner was at work, and without a search warrant. An attorney for the homeowner plans to file a civil rights complaint.
The Huntington Fire Department responded to a fire at the Cabell-Wayne Association of the Blind building. No one was inside when the blaze broke out. The fire broke out in a crawl space and damaged the kitchen and bathroom area.
Sentencing for former Miss Kentucky, Ramsey Bearse, has been delayed for a psychiatric evaluation. Bearse is a former Kanawha County middle school teacher who admitted to sending nude photos to a 15-year-old boy. Here sentencing was delayed until March.
Kanawha County School District parents are questioning the districts drug testing policy after a bus driver was arrested for DUI. Six kids suffered minor injuries when the bus crashed on Thursday morning. Police believe Susan Lipscomb was under the influence of an anti-depressant. Kanawha County Schools says employees are drug tested before being hired, and … Read more
Two lanes were closed on Interstate 77 southbound near the Greenbrier Street exit in Charleston Thursday morning after a school bus crash. Three people, including two students, were transported to the hospital. There were six students on board the bus at the time, and two students had injuries that were described as minor. The investigation … Read more
The Charleston Fire Department is accepting applications for firefighters through Feb. 14. Testing will be March 9, according to the job posting on the department’s Facebook page. The applications can be found at the Charleston Fire Department’s Administration Office at 808 Virginia St. West. or at the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall at 501 … Read more