The first lawsuit has been filed in the suspicious deaths at the Clarksburg VA Medical Center. The estate of Vietnam Vet Sergeant Felix McDermott filed the suit against the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs. McDermott died from an insulin overdose, and his death has been ruled a homicide. A person of interest was identified in … Read more
The Milan Puskar Foundation is donation more than one-million-dollars to the new WVU Medicine Children’s Hospital expansion. The nine-story hospital is under construction and will be finished in 2021.
Two kids were hurt when a van crashed into their school bus in the Beards Fork area of Fayette County. Fourteen children were on the bus, and two suffered minor injuries. The van driver took off, and was found a few miles away near Wriston. The 24-year-old driver is facing charges.
Annual statewide tornado drills will be held this month across the tri-state area. Counties in Kentucky will test their system this morning. West Virginia will hold its statewide drill on March 17th and Ohio on March 25th. The drills are part of “Severe Weather Awareness Week” in each state.
Two men are under arrest for stealing copper wiring from a cell site in Cedar Grove. The suspects damaged equipment in two building and disrupted A-T-and-T and T-Mobile service.
The FBI is investigating after human remains were found on Defoe Road, outside of Huntington. Investigators have sent the remains to a lab for testing.
It’s about time to spruce up a bit if you live in Kanawha County. The county’s annual spring cleanup is planned on several upcoming dates with collection sites in Elkview/Clendenin, Cabin Creek and South Charleston. The free cleanup will be available 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in several places, including the old Herbert Hoover parking … Read more
West Virginia is opting not to use a widely criticized voting app in the state’s coming primary elections after a blistering report found potential security flaws in the platform. An MIT analysis of the Voatz app made officials reconsider and opt instead to use a different system for the May elections. Voatz has mostly been … Read more
West Virginia State Police say a landowner found human remains on his property Sunday in Wayne County. The remains were located on Defoe Road off German Ridge near Huntington. The FBI has taken over the investigation, and State Police are assisting.
Appalachian Power is asking for a rate increase. The average residential customers monthly bill would go up nearly eleven-percent, or almost 14-dollars-per-month. The Public Service Commission still has to sign off on the request.