St. Albans police are investigating a rash of vehicle break-ins, and one vehicle was stolen. Three juveniles are facing charges. The three boys are accused of stealing a handgun, a camera, a wallet, and other miscellaneous items. Officers recovered the stolen vehicle, gun, and most of the other property.
A man was found dead in a yard on Pennsylvania Avenue. Police are investigating; it appears the man was homeless and died from natural causes.
Police are investigating after a man was stabbed in the back three times at a store on Washington Street East. The victim is hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries. No arrests have been made.
A pedestrian is in critical condition after being hit by a vehicle at the intersection of Thompson Street and Washington Street East. The driver stayed on the scene. So far, no charges have been filed.
Several staffers at Concord University are being laid off. Thirty positions are being eliminated, and about half of the reduction will be through attrition.Several staffers at Concord University are being laid off. Thirty positions are being eliminated, and about half of the reduction will be through attrition.
The West Virginia Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety is now called the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security, and the most significant change affects the National Guard, which will now report directly to the governor.
Nearly seven-hundred National Guard troops in West Virginia will benefit from President Trump’s announcement that the Federal Government will keep paying National Guard members to help with the pandemic through mid-August.
Six more inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 at Huttonsville Correctional Center. More than one-hundred inmates and employees have tested positive for the virus. Governor Justice has ordered testing for the entire state corrections system.
Governor Justice has given the okay for public swimming pools to reopen, but many municipal pools have decided not to reopen. Dunbar is the latest to decide to not open the city’s pool this summer. City Council says there are not enough workers to safely run the pool.
A Ravenswood man will spend more than a year in prison for stealing guns. Nineteen-year-old James Evans pleaded guilty to breaking into the Old and New Sports Store and stealing more than twenty firearms.