The discovery of a deer with chronic wasting disease in Grant County has prompted officials with the West Virginia Division of Natural Resources to expand a containment area. CWD is deadly condition that can spread among hooved animals. This finding marks the first new county with a confirmed case of CWD in a wild deer … Read more
The town of Belle’s police chief has been placed on administrative leave. Robert Glenn has been the chief of the small department since January 2017, after the former chief was under federal investigation and demoted. Mayor David Fletcher would not comment on the personnel issue. Eyewitness News reported he has been speaking with an attorney. … Read more
A new pet microchip scanning station will be opening in St. Albans on Thursday. The St. Albans Police Station at 613 MacCorkle Avenue will be providing the service around the clock, according to a news release. The station will be opened March 13 when the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association will provide a chip installation clinic. Police … Read more
Two additional West Virginia counties have received a major disaster declaration following severe winter weather. Logan and Wayne will join McDowell, Mercer, Mingo and Wyoming counties as being eligible for individual assistance from the federal government, according to a news release from Governor Patrick Morrisey’s Office. The updates comes after severe storms brought high winds, … Read more
Gov. Patrick Morrisey announced this week that grant funding will go to a handful of West Virginia agencies to fight the opioid epidemic. Parkersburg’s Mid-Ohio Valley Fellowship Home, a residential recovery facility, has been awarded $80,000 to provide peer recovery support for Wood County. The Berkley County Commission will use $60,000 to provide comprehensive, evidence-based … Read more
Charleston is hosting the West Virginia Girls Basketball Tournament at the Charleston Coliseum this week. The action started Tuesday with an all-local showdown in Class AA between Charleston Catholic and Logan. The Class AAA field features defending state champion Nitro, Wayne and Sissonville. In Class AAAA, Spring Valley is the top seed and is joined … Read more
Police officers are investigating a break-in that happened Monday at a car dealership in Beckley. Mountaineer Ford along North Eisenhower Drive was hit by burglars, according to a social media post from the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office. Security camera photos show two people wearing black hoodies and black gloves rummaging through a desk in an … Read more
A man was seriously injured after piloting a paraglider that crashed into power lines in Putnam County Sunday morning. According to Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards, it happened just after 10 a.m. near Route 34 South near Clymer’s Creek. The Hurricane Fire Department responded to the scene and upon arrival, discovered the pilot of the paraglider … Read more
The Big 12 Men’s Basketball Championship begins today at the T-Mobile Center in Kansas City. The West Virginia Mountaineers will wait until tomorrow for their first game after they earned a bye and automatically advanced to the second round. The Mountaineers will play the winner of the TCU-Colorado game which will be played today at … Read more
A FEMA disaster recovery center opened in Williamson on Monday to help those who have suffered losses during the flood. Eyewitness News said officers are also canvasing the Matewan area to figure out who needs assistance in the community. They’re encouraging folks who live there and have had damage to register with FEMA in order … Read more