A Kanawha County jury has found a man accused of killing a woman and then dumping her body in a well guilty of second-degree murder. Prosecutors asked the jury to return a first-degree murder conviction. However, testimony indicated Michael Smith did not pull the trigger of the gun used to kill Cheyenne Johnson in May … Read more
Deputies have launched an investigation after human remains were found in the Cabin Creek area of Kanawha County late Thursday night. Remans “in an advanced state of decomposition” were located on an access road near Hill Street and Canady Lane, according to a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office.The news release said deputies … Read more
City and community leaders in Charleston are joining forces to tackle abandoned and deteriorating properties. The Charleston Land Reuse Agency hosted a roundtable this week to talk about ways to turn vacant homes and lots into opportunities for redevelopment. Senior planner John Butterworth said the goal is to remove unsafe structures and reduce crime linked … Read more
A Morgantown man told troopers he led police on a chase topping 150 miles per hour because he couldn’t afford a speeding ticket. According to court records, 49-year-old Robert McClain is charged with fleeing with reckless indifference after a multi-county pursuit that began in Roane County and ended in Braxton County. Authorities say McClain’s car … Read more
The West Virginia Division of Highways awarded a contract to continue work on the Coalfields Expressway. They’ll build a three-mile connector road between Pineville and Twin Falls State Park.Triton Construction won the contract, totaling $72.5 million. A 5.12-mile project connecting Welch to West Virginia Route 16 as part of the project is set to be … Read more
A former school booster treasurer in Jackson County, Ohio, is headed to prison for stealing more than $40,000 from the group. State officials say 46-year-old Lisa Frisby of Wellston was sentenced to two years behind bars after being convicted of theft and communications fraud. Investigators say she embezzled the money from the Wellston City Schools … Read more
A Marion County judge has lifted a restraining order that previously halted the sale of the state’s four long-term care facilities. WCHS TV said the move now greenlights the state to go through with the sale on Friday. The question that was the central part of the case is whether or not the Department of … Read more
A coordinated effort between local, state and federal law enforcement officers located a girl in West Virginia who claimed she had been abducted from her home in another state. Marshall County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a Moundsville Walmart location about the abduction of an 11-year-old girl. The child had messaged relatives saying a man had … Read more
Food pantries across West Virginia are seeing a surge in demand after November’s SNAP benefits were suspended. At Charleston’s Mountain Mission, Executive Director John Roberts told Eyewitness News they’re determined to keep feeding families, despite concerns about running low on food and funds. In Nitro, the Community Food Pantry recently served a record 93 families … Read more
A former Calhoun County commissioner accused of sexually abusing a child for years was still paid nearly three thousand dollars while under home confinement. Records show 39-year-old Joseph McCumbers of Arnoldsburg received $2,912 between his September 13th arrest and his resignation a month later. McCumbers faces fifty counts of sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, … Read more