Earlier this week, U.S. District Court judge Joseph Goodwin ruled in favor of a Venezuelan national who has been detained since a Jan. 13 traffic stop on the West Virginia Turnpike. Judge Goodwin said Antony Segundo Larrazabal-Gonzalez should be immediately released after the man filed a civil complaint calling his detention unlawful. Goodwin wrote in … Read more
Huntington firefighters were called on to knock down a structure fire in frigid temperatures early Friday morning. The blaze was reported shortly before 2 a.m. in the 700 block of 11th Avenue, according to a social media post from the Huntington Fire Department. The post said the building was unoccupied and no injuries were reported. … Read more
A woman walked into a local hospital with multiple stab wounds early Friday morning. Kanawha County deputies are investigating after the woman arrived at Thomas Memorial Hospital around 2:30 a.m. with seven stab wounds. Her injuries are not considered life-threatening. Deputies said the woman was initially uncooperative, but later told deputies she was involved in … Read more
U.S. Marshals were aided by Kanawha County deputies in capturing a wanted man who fled from law enforcement on a side-by-side in Kanawha County.Timothy “Big Hurt” Jones is charged with kidnapping and wanton endangerment involving a firearm, that according to a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. The release stated an arrest warrant … Read more
Deputies in Kanawha County are searching for surveillance video after a hit-and-run crash in St. Albans involving a U.S. Postal Service truck that left one person injured. The crash happened Wednesday in the 12000 block of Coal River Road. Investigators say an older model red Subaru Outback hit the mail truck head-on, injuring the postal … Read more
Declining student enrollment has led the Wayne County Board of Education to close two elementary schools. In a 4–1 vote Wednesday night, board members approved the closure of Genoa and Dunlow Elementary. Students will be reassigned to Crum Pre-K through 8, East Lynn Elementary, and Wayne Elementary. Superintendent Todd Alexander says enrollment in the county … Read more
A bill introduced in the House of Delegates would dismantle the West Virginia Department of Education and shift its responsibilities. House Bill 4855 would move control of the state school fund to the Treasurer’s Office, while rulemaking and administration would be handled by county boards of education. The state superintendent’s role would be limited to … Read more
Erin Brockovich says she’s stepping in to help Wayne County as the community faces an ongoing water crisis. The longtime clean-water advocate posted Wednesday that she’s aware of the situation in the town of Wayne and is organizing assistance. Residents there have been without usable drinking water for about two weeks after vandalism at Appalachian … Read more
A U.S. District Court judge has ordered the immediate release of a Venezuelan man detained after a January traffic stop on the West Virginia Turnpike. Judge Joseph Goodwin ruled Wednesday that Antony Segundo Larrazabal-Gonzalez was unlawfully detained, saying the federal government failed to justify holding him and violated his Fifth Amendment due process rights. Larrazabal-Gonzalez, … Read more
Deputies in Wayne County are asking for the public’s help in a vandalism investigation that contaminated the local water supply. The Wayne County Commission and Sheriff’s Office are offering a $2500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for damaging an Appalachian Power transformer in East Lynn. The incident, reported … Read more