A bill requiring adult websites to use age verification is likely headed to a vote on the West Virginia House floor. The House Judiciary Committee advanced House Bill 4412 on Friday, aiming to prevent minors from accessing explicit online content. Lawmakers raised concerns about privacy, data security, and enforcement, including the use of third-party companies … Read more
A Jackson County man has been sentenced to prison in the death of a three-month-old child. Twenty-six-year-old John Tames was sentenced Friday to 40 years for second-degree murder and 15 years to life for child abuse resulting in death. The sentences will run consecutively. Investigators say Tames was babysitting his then-girlfriend’s infant daughter when she … Read more
After three weeks without safe water, there’s finally relief for the Town of Wayne—but the fallout is far from over. Mayor Danny Grace has lifted all restrictions on the town’s water supply, allowing residents to resume normal use. Now, the crisis has moved into the courtroom. Eyewitness News said a class action lawsuit was filed … Read more
Danny Boyd, a prominent West Virginia filmmaker, writer and longtime professor in the Kanawha Valley, has died at the age of 69. Boyd spent more than three decades teaching media studies at West Virginia State University while producing award-winning films and documentaries distributed worldwide. Boyd was known for involving students in his professional work and … Read more
One of West Virginia’s beloved prognosticators has made her prediction ahead of the Super Bowl.Babydog, the pet French bulldog of U.S. Sen. Jim Justice, is predicting the Seattle Seahawks to top the New England Patriots 28-13 on Sunday
A resolution introduced Thursday would add an amendment to the state Constitution requiring anyone elected governor be born in West Virginia.Senate Joint Resolution 19, as it was introduced by Republican Sen. Rupie Phillips, would add a line to the state Constitution establishing the requirement. The measure would also require approval from voters before being enforced. … Read more
More legislation is being discussed to encourage the use of more technology in child abuse and neglect cases in West Virginia, with the goal of getting caseworkers out in the field more with families and children. “We believe technology can bridge a gap where we’ve historically seen a lot of problems,” Del. Adam Burkhammer said. … Read more
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced Friday during a press conference that the U.S. has arrested an alleged key participant in the Benghazi attack in 2012. “I’m proud to announced that the FBI has arrested one of the key participants behind the Benghazi attack,” Bondi said. She said the suspect landed at Andrews Air Force Base … Read more
Two federal judges in the Southern District of West Virginia have now ruled that immigrants were illegally detained in West Virginia jails, and they may not be the only ones. They’ve released four people, noting that the law is clear: All persons present within our country are entitled to due process. More than 600 people … Read more
The National Weather Service has issued the warning for Kanawha, Boone, Raleigh, Clay and parts of Fayette and Nicholas counties through 9 p.m. Monday. Most other counties south of Roane, Calhoun and Braxton remain under winter weather advisories. Officials expect 3-5 inches of snow to have fallen by the end of the evening with some … Read more