Water meters in Logan are being replaced. The overhaul of the thirty-year-old system will free up several utility workers, and the new meters will detect water leaks in real time. The projects total price tag is a little over one-million-dollars, and is expected to be wrapped up by the end of the year.
More than two dozen people are under arrest in a large drug bust in Wheeling. The suspects are facing a fifty-count indictment for selling crack, meth, and fentanyl between February of 2019 and this month.
West Virginia State Police in Logan County are investigating a Facebook video that shows a 15-year-old girl physically assaulting a twelve-year-old girl. The victim and suspect have been identified. So far, no charges have been filed.
Three St. Albans police officers tested positive for COVID-19. One of the officers will return to duty next week, and the other two will be off for another week. The three who tested positive did have symptoms, but they weren’t hospitalized. Chief Joe Crawford says the department has protocols in place, and the public is … Read more
Police are looking for two suspects involved in a deadly shooting Thursday night on the West Side. Thirty-four-year-old Sergio Southall got into an argument with two men when he was gunned down in front of his home on Elm Street. The two men ran off after the shooting.
A Charleston man is accused of stealing thousands of dollars’ worth of tools from service trucks parked behind Xspec Power. Several of the stolen were found at 36-year-old Duane Walters’ home. Police are still looking for another person they believe was involved in the robbery.
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is for at least two suspects who broke into storage units at West Virginia Storage in Elkview. The suspects were driving a silver Pontiac sedan.
Kanawha Avenue will be closed this Sunday to allow residents to get out for some socially distant exercise. The street will be closed from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. from 37th Street to 57th Street in Kanawha City. Mayor Amy Goodwin says the effort has been extremely successful, and it allows people to get out … Read more
The West Virginia Power is celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Negro Leagues. The team will host a special exhibition today from noon to six under the third-base concourse canopy at Appalachian Power Park. It will feature artifacts, photos, uniforms, and other memorabilia. The Negro Leagues were founded in 1920.
WVU students are being warned to take COVID-19 precautions seriously as the start of the fall semester draws closer. Around eight-thousand students and employees have been tested, and over forty people tested positive. Health official say that, even if your test is negative, you can’t let your guard down.