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
When schools close, districts are left with the task of deciding what to do with old buildings. A church will move into the old Davis Creek Elementary School building in Cabell County. The school board agreed to terms with Mercy Village Church that will allow the church to move out of a shared business complex … Read more
After severe weather and fatal flooding swept through West Virginia in February, all school districts in the state were open again as of Monday. McDowell County students were the last to return, according to the Office of the Governor. McDowell County saw three deaths relating to the flooding in February which came on the heels … Read more
The Sankofa African American Museum made a pitstop in Charleston to showcase African American history to the community. Museum curator Angela Jennings told Eyewitness News that the exhibit is an important way of educating everyone on the history of African Americans. The museum’s journey begins in Africa, and expands into slavery, lynching, African American inventors, … Read more
Nearly 150 customers in Clendenin have been waiting to finally get clean water in their homes through a waterline extension that was announced in 2022. People who live around Skyview Lane in Clendenin have been asking for clean water for as long as they’ve lived there and said they’re tired of leaving their homes to … Read more
The Huntington Regional Chamber of Commerce and Marshall University’s Collective 37 have announced a new partnership. Local businesses will receive marketing support from Marshall University students while students will gain experience in areas like graphic design, communications, and social media management. There are currently nine students working with several small businesses in the Huntington area.