School and with that comes a possible bus driver shortage.”We started out last year with not enough drivers,” Boyd County Superintendent Bill Boblett said. That meant consolidating and even canceling some bus routes – so mechanics pitched in to drive. In some cases, they were working 12-hour days Boblett said the tide started to turn … Read more
Several law enforcement officers in West Virginia have been recognized for their involvement in apprehending a high-profile fugitive. A Distinguished Group Award for Heroism has been given to 13 members of the Southern District of West Virginia Cops United Felony Fugitive Enforcement Division Task Force, according to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Office. … Read more
Though the Guzman lawsuit in Raleigh County is attempting to pave the way for religious exemptions for childhood immunizations, and the Hess lawsuit in Kanawha County is attempting the opposite, West Virginia Attorney General J.B. McCuskey wants them both to be combined. In a recent filing asking for consolidation and transfer to Raleigh County, he … Read more
As school districts return to the classroom, special education programs are preparing for a year that will be impacted by a shortage in staffing who help develop Individualized Education Programs. Crystal Adkins, a Marion County special education teacher, spoke with Eyewitness News and said the amount of students has doubled and the needs of the … Read more
The new Richwood High School took five years to build, but all the work has paid off and students are finally moving in for the first day of classes. After flooding devastated Nicholas County in 2016, Richwood students attended classes in pods in Craigsville for years. Construction on the new school is finished, and students … Read more
A man with a previous murder conviction has been arrested in a deadly shooting investigation in Huntington. 62-year old Carson Jeffers of Huntington has been charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of 60-year-old Michael Christian, according to a news release from the Huntington Police Department. Christian was found dead Tuesday morning at a … Read more
The Putnam County Commission approved using opioid settlement money to pay for software for the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office to use to unlock suspects phones in an investigation. Eyewitness News said Cellebrite Inseyets is the software, and it would only be used with a search warrant or permission, but any municipal police officer in Putnam … Read more
A Boone County judge, based on recommendations from mental health professionals, has determined that the grandfather charged in the starvation death of his 14-year-old granddaughter is not competent to stand trial. Kyneddi Miller was found dead in her home in the Morrisvale area of Boone County in April 2024, as deputies say she was “emaciated … Read more
A traffic stop in Fayette County turned into four arrests. Deputies with the Fayette County Sheriff’s Department made a traffic stop on U.S. Route 60 in Hico, and noticed drug paraphernalia in plain sight. The driver of the vehicle allowed deputies to search the vehicle, and that turned up more drugs. Three of the four … Read more
A Huntington woman has pleaded guilty to stealing more than $91,000 in COVID-19 relief funds. According to federal prosecutors, 46-year-old Tanisha Wooding admitted in court to fraudulently applying for multiple government loans between July 2020 and June 2021. Wooding secured four Paycheck Protection Program loans totaling over $81,000, and an additional $10,000 through an Economic … Read more