Crime is down in Charleston. The Charleston Police Department released their “Year End Report” for 2019. Malicious wounding, burglary, larceny, and vehicle theft were all down. Chief Tyke Hunt says there is still progress to be made. Robbery was up slightly, and overdoses increased.
A Pomeroy landmark was damaged in a fire. The blaze broke out early Sunday morning at the Wild Horse Café. The fire was contained to the attic, but the interior sustained minor water damage.
A man is under arrest after Capitol Police found him staying in a building on the state Capitol Complex. Fifty-seven-year-old Ross Berry is charged with breaking and entering and grand larceny. He stayed overnight in the Building six breakroom.
Police captured an escaped inmate at the Greyhound Bus Terminal. Fifty-four-year-old Roger Yeager escaped while on work release. He’s serving five-to-ten-years form breaking and entering and shoplifting. Additional charges are pending.
A man is under arrest for shooting and wounding a woman in South Hills. Forty-eight-year-old Christopher Dowling shot the woman several times during a domestic dispute. She’s expected to be okay.
Police are searching for a Poca man who was involved in police chase. Thirty-nine-year-old Joseph Fowler III was driving a stolen pickup, with a license plate stolen from a different vehicle. Police found the truck in Putnam County, but Fowler is still on the run.
A man was arrested Friday after Capitol Police said he was found staying in the room of a building on the West Virginia State Capitol Complex . 57-year old Ross Berry is charged with breaking and entering and grand larceny, according to court documents. Police said Berry was found in a break room of Building … Read more
The city of Charleston announced the closure of multiple streets in Kanawha City beginning next week and lasting through March. Mountaineer Gas Co. is planning to replace gas lines Tuesday. Feb. 18, and streets that will close are near Washington Avenue SE and Venable Avenue. Roads will be closed one at a time, beginning with … Read more
A nonstop flight from Yeager Airport to Orlando launched on Valentine’s Day. Spirit Airlines said it is now the only airline directly connecting Charleston to Florida with three nonstop flights per week to Orlando. Flights will be on Monday, Wednesday and Friday every week and starting April 22, flights will switch to Tuesday, Thursday and … Read more
West Virginia is on the final list of potential development sites for the Virgin Hyperloop One. The state is among the finalists for the transportation system that would move passengers and cargo, at airline speeds, through a low-pressure tube along a magnetic track. The company says the technology is now in the early stages of … Read more