A water reserve tank has been set up in Mingo County to provide for residents who have been impacted by the recent water outages. The tank will be located at the J&S Quickmart at 100 Victory Lane in Williamson. According to Mingo County Emergency Management, the outage has impacted residents in Chattaroy, Dan’s Branch, Falls … Read more
Transportation officials announced efforts to stripe and repair several roads. The West Virginia Department of Transportation listed two dozen contracts awarded, including road striping in Cabell, Lincoln, Logan and Mingo counties following a $2.5 million bid from Highway Safety Inc. They’ll also complete road striping in Boone, Clay, Kanawha and Mason counties after bidding $2.1 … Read more
A New York man has been sentenced to nearly two decades in prison for conspiracy to distribute 50 grams methamphetamine in West Virginia. 44-year old Brian Jones of Freeport was sentenced to 18 years after he sent 11 packages containing methamphetamines from March to June 2023 to Jason Painter of Clendenin. Jones admitted that the … Read more
Gov. Patrick Morrisey and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a four-pronged plan Friday to try to make the Mountain State healthier, including some possible changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. The first pillar in the governor’s program is one that has already been done: the passage of recent … Read more
No graves seem to have been disturbed after the corpse of an infant and a casket were discovered at a Cabell County cemetery. Baylous Cemetery officials said in a statement they hope that the Cabell County Sheriff’s Office will be able to solve this case quickly and prosecute those responsible. The body was discovered at … Read more
West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey and U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced a four part plan Friday to make the Mountain State healthier, including some possible changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. Morrisey announced four pillars that he and Kennedy believe can improve health in the Mountain State, including … Read more
West Virginia University has hired a new leader for its men’s basketball program. North Texas coach Ross Hodge will make the move to Morgantown, replacing Darian DeVries, according to a news release from WVU Athletics.The news release said Hodge has agreed to a five-year deal with WVU following eight seasons at North Texas. Hodge took … Read more
A man accused in a deadly Charleston stabbing was in court Thursday. Anthony Grose, 39, of Charleston pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Brandon Bandy in September 2024. A trial date in the case was set for July 7, 2025. Charleston police said they found Bandy in a Smith Street … Read more
Crews responded to a vehicle fire along Interstate 77 in Kanawha County Thursday evening, firefighters said. The incident was reported at about 7 p.m. near the Haynes Branch Exit. According to the Sissonville Fire Department, the bus was carrying three coaches and 18 players for a girl’s lacrosse team out of Medina, Ohio. No injuries … Read more
Clendenin has welcomed a new boat ramp on the banks of the Elk River. Local residents and business owners said they’re excited about the new addition and what it could bring to Clendenin. The new boat ramp cost $800,000 to construct, Mayor of Clendenin Kay Summers said the West Virginia DNR covered the cost for … Read more