Charleston’s 22nd annual FestivALL is set for the final week of May next year. The arts festival runs May 22nd through 31st and will feature a mix of returning favorites and new events. Organizers say the popular Carriage Trail hike and the Capitol Street Art Fair will be back, and they’re asking the community for … Read more
All lanes of U.S. 35 in Mason County were shut down Tuesday morning after a tractor-trailer crashed and ended up hanging off a bridge near Sixteen Mile Road. Emergency crews from Kanawha and Putnam counties were called in, and it took about 90 minutes to rig a rope system to reach the driver, but he … Read more
Jury selection got underway on Monday in Mingo County, in the murder trial of Timothy Kennedy. He’s facing charges in the death of West Virginia State Police Sgt. Cory Maynard in 2023. Judge Joshua Butcher has not issued a ruling on a change of venue motion, but decided to call in 100 jurors between yesterday … Read more
West Virginia’s high-school sports transfer rule is back in the spotlight. Lawmakers approved the one-time transfer rule in 2023, but many coaches and parents now say it’s too loose and needs tightening. Delegate J.B. Akers says public-school teams are meant to reflect their communities, not individual shopping for programs, and he wants lawmakers to revisit … Read more
Kentucky State Police say a 69-year-old man was shot and killed by troopers in Lawrence County as they searched for a woman wanted on assault warrants. Troopers went to a home on KY 1715 in the Martha area just before midnight Saturday. While they were there, a man from a neighboring home, identified as Timothy … Read more
A Maryland man accused in a Charleston homicide was denied bond Monday in Kanawha County court. Thirty-four-year-old Joshua Scales of Hyattsville had requested home confinement, but the judge rejected it. Scales is charged with murdering 34-year-old Ethan Samuel Chic-Colbert, the St. Albans man convicted in a high-profile 2012 child-death case. Chic-Colbert served time after an … Read more
State Police are investigating the deaths of two brothers found inside a McDowell County home. Troopers say they discovered the bodies during a welfare check Sunday evening on Stewart Street in Welch. The deaths are being treated as suspicious, and investigators say the men had recently moved to the area. Both bodies have been sent … Read more
The Webster Springs community gathered Friday night to mourn Sarah Beckstrom, who was shot and killed in Washington, D.C., on Thanksgiving. She was attending with fellow guardsman Andrew Wolfe, who remains in critical condition. The vigil offered prayers and support for both families. Beckstrom is a 2023 graduate of Webster County High School, and is … Read more
The University of Charleston is opening applications for its top academic honor, the Presidential Scholarship. The program gives high-achieving students admitted for Fall 2026 the chance to graduate without tuition debt and offers leadership training, mentoring with the university president, and opportunities to shape campus life. The scholarship covers full tuition, fees, and room and … Read more
A Charleston man is facing charges after allegedly hitting a pedestrian while driving drunk. Police say 70-year-old Roy Eagle was arrested and charged with DUI causing serious bodily injury. Officers were called to Spring Street near the Piggly Wiggly, where the Charleston Fire Department reported the victim may have suffered a broken femur. Witnesses told … Read more