A West Virginia Department of Highway bridge inspection crew found something unexpected while doing a routine inspection on the Hi Carpenter Memorial Bridge. The found a dog walking on the lower truss of the bridge. They lifted him to safety, and was reunited with his owner.
A man was killed in a tank explosion in Jefferson. He was an employee at a wielding and fabrication plant. He was welding a tank on a vehicle and some leftover fuel caused the explosion.
A woman accused of conspiring with her husband to fake her death at the New River Gorge is pleading guilty to conspiracy to obstruct justice. After two days of searching, police four 44-year-old Julie Wheeler hiding in a closet in her house. She faces up to five-years in prison.
A George Washington High School student is under arrest in connection to a threat posted on social media. The student is in juvenile detention and charged with making a terroristic threat.
Kanawha County Schools is preparing for a five-day week of in-person learning beginning October 12th for students who are signed up for it. Superintendent Tom Williams said the decision to skip an extra planned week of blended learning came after several teachers requested to do so and the board approved by a narrow margin. 13,000 … Read more
A K-9 that retired from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office several years ago has passed away. In a Facebook post Tuesday, the sheriff’s office shared the news about the loss dog, Boss, a black Labrador retriever that actively served the community for nine years from 2008 to 2017. Boss spent his years after retirement living … Read more
The owners of high-end rifles that were stolen from a farm in Fayette County are offering a reward. Members of the Auxier family are offering a $3,000 reward for the return of the custom firearms and arrest and conviction of those responsible, according to a post Tuesday on the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. … Read more
Police said a George Washington High School student has been arrested in connection with an alleged threat that was posted on social media. The student is a juvenile so the name was not released. The student has been charged with threats of terrorist acts and was taken to James H. Tiger Morton Juvenile Facility.
A nurse at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown died due to complications of COVID-19. The West Virginia Nurses Association said it marks the first West Virginia nurse death associated with the virus. 48-year old Jeannette Williams Parker was a clinical nurse preceptor and nurse supervisor of MRI, and had been in that role since 1997.
Fall fire season is underway in West Virginia, with limits set on outdoor burning through the end of the year. Burning vegetative materials is limited to the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 a.m. The Division of Forestry said fires have to be extinguished by 7 a.m. and have to be attended at all times. … Read more