A Point Pleasant family is displaced after a fire destroyed their home on Cornstalk Road. Everyone made it out safely. The family has three young children, and neighbors are pitching in to help with clothes, and school supplies. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A 21-year-old Delbarton woman is under arrest for a deadly DUI crash. Seanna Starr crashed into a car on route 52 near Williamson, killing the driver. Starr’s blood alcohol level was more than three times over the legal limit.
Spencer Elementary School in Roane County was closed Tuesday after two confirmed positive COVID-19 cases. The Roane County school system said the cases involved one student and one staff member from the same family. The school was cleaned using specialized sanitizing equipment, and the school was closed Tuesday to all students and staff. The confirmed … Read more
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating a crash that happened Monday night on I-79. A tractor-trailer hauling food struck a barrier near a bridge and overturned, then landed in a wooded area and caught fire as first responders arrived. Sheriff Mike Rutherford said a Deputy Sheriff was able to locate one man near … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice is making an impassioned plea for as many people as possible — healthy or otherwise — to get tested for the coronavirus in an attempt to slow its spread. In announcing plans for “massively, aggressively” testing people in Kanawha County, Justice said at a news conference that multiple testing sites will be … Read more
WVU will allow a limited number of fans to attend the October 17th game against the Kansas Jayhawks. Milan Puskar Stadium will allow 25-percent capacity, and fans are required to wear facemasks. Around 15-thousand fans will be allowed in the stadium for the rest of the season.
Governor Justice is defending the changes made to the state’s color-coded COVID-19 risk map. He says the numbers are not being manipulated. Justice says the previous system discouraged testing, because only positive cases were counted, and the latest change encourages more testing.
Executive Director and Health Officer of the Kanawha Charleston Health Department, Dr. Sherri Young, says that if COVID-19 numbers continue to trend downward kids could be in the classroom as early as next week.
Police are looking for a man who’s been missing for more than a week. Thirty-two-year-old Ryan Young was supposed to be going to New Martinsville, but he never arrived. His cell phone was found in Huntington. Contact the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office if you have any information.
Mason County firefighters battled a blaze at the former Marietta Manufacturing Plant in Point Pleasant for seventeen hours. Investigators say the fire was intentionally set. No one was hurt. There is a five-thousand-dollar reward for information leading to the arrest of the arsonist.