The West Virginia Board of Education has decided not to require seat belts on state school buses. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration guidelines allow states to choose whether buses need restraints. The department says buses are designed by safer than cars. The decision comes, just months after a report that found hundreds of state buses … Read more
Senator Joe Manchin held a roundtable discussion, with about forty other West Virginians, to discuss rising tensions in the Middle East and Iran. Manchin says he supports the decision to kill Iranian General Qassam Soleimani, calling him an imminent threat to the United States.
Thomas Health System, which runs Thomas Memorial Hospital in South Charleston and St. Francis Hospital in Charleston, is filing for Chapter-11 bankruptcy protection. Thomas Health says the move will help them pursue restructuring options and address long-term debt. The hospitals are not closing their doors, and there are no planned changes to employment or services. … Read more
Soon after the Big 12 levied a fine against West Virginia University men’s basketball coach Bob Huggins, fans came to his defense. A GoFundMe page has been setup to help the coach cover the fine. So far, the page has raised over a thousand dollars. The going rate for referring to referees as “three blind … Read more
Four fire departments in Wayne County battled a large house fire on Old Wayne High School Lane. The fire broke out in the attic and destroyed the home of former Wayne Mayor Junior Ramey. Everyone made it out safely. Ramey said there was a problem with an HVAC unit, and that’s believed to be the … Read more
The Northeast Kentucky Drug Task Force is looking for the leader of a motorcycle gang in Boyd County. Anthony “Gibby” Gibbs is wanted for trafficking in controlled substances. Officer searched Gibbs home and seized meth, several guns, counterfeit money, gang paraphernalia and cash. Gibbs wasn’t on the property, but at least one other person was … Read more
A Martinsburg mother admits to killing one of her children and trying to kill her other daughter. Forty-six-year-old Julie Ann Orellana pleaded guilty to murder and attempted murder. The charges are in connection to the fatal 2018 shooting of her eight-year-old daughter and wounding her 11-year-old daughter. Orellana says she intended to kill both children, … Read more
Police are investigating a domestic disturbance in Spencer. A woman ran out of a house on Route-33, and shots were fired. There are no reports of injuries.
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing mother and daughter who haven’t been seen in over a month. Twenty-seven-year-old Kimberly Cline picked up her six-year-old Daughter Abagail from school in late November, and they haven’t been in contact with family members since.
Jurors found Jessica and Daniel Groves guilty of murdering their two-month-old son Dylan, who was found dead in a well last June. Jessica Grove was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, and Daniel Groves was sentenced to 47-years to life.