A man was sentenced to more than a decade in prison this week after the search of a Kanawha County home revealed more than 2 pounds of illegal drugs, firearms and cash. 44-year old Jason Minter of Charleston was sentenced to 12 years and three months in prison to be followed by four years of … Read more
A man has been charged after deputies said they caught him trying to smuggle more than $100,000 worth of contraband into a federal correctional facility in Raleigh County. Julius Covington faces charges of conspiracy to commit a felony and attempting to smuggle contraband into jail after he was found with three packages Saturday outside Federal … Read more
City leaders have launched an initiative aimed at strengthening safety in downtown Huntington. The effort will include additional police presence in the form of foot and bicycle patrols as Huntington police collaborate with health care professionals to help first responders recognize the difference between crime and personal crisis situations. The increase in patrols is part … Read more
Deputies have launched a death investigation after a Kanawha County man apparently drowned in the Middle Fork River last the weekend. 71-year old Harold Feagans of St. Albans died after falling into the Upshur County waterway, according to a news release from the sheriff’s office.Upshur County deputies were dispatched to Boy Scout Camp Road Sunday … Read more
The Kanawha County Commission released a list of centers that will provide relief from extreme heat this week: Belle Town Hall – 1100 East Dupont Avenue, Belle Bream Neighborhood Shop – 300 West Washington Street, Charleston Dunbar Senior Center – 501 Caldwell Lane, Dunbar George Buckley Community Center – 8505 MacCorkle Avenue Southeast, Marmet Hansford … Read more
Wayne County officials have three new, $300,000 Advanced Life Support ambulances for their new county-operated ambulance service that launched on Sunday. HealthNet Areomedical Services, which manages county ambulances in Calhoun and Marshall counties, will manage the new program. The county aims to increase reponse times with the new service. Future plans call for temporarily basing … Read more
A long-time law enforcement officer who has been jailed since his arrest in March is facing more federal child pornography charges in addition to another alleged victim being added to the investigation. Eyewitness News reported that Kenneth McCord has been indicted related to seven additional offenses. All of the alleged victims in the case are … Read more
A man accused of secretly recording a foreign exchange student he was hosting in Cabell County has been federally indicted for wiretapping. The federal indictment follows a lawsuit filed in 2022 alleging Darrel Lee Wells of Barboursville placed hidden cameras hidden in everyday items including a towel hook and phone charger to record a 17-year-old … Read more
Kroger announced Friday that it will be closing 60 stores over the next 18 months. The details came out in their first quarter 2025 sales report. The company did not list the exact stores set to close, but a press release from the United Food & Commercial Workers Local 400 Union did say that the … Read more
The city of Dunbar agreed to a $500,000 settlement in a police brutality lawsuit, even as officials maintain that officers did nothing wrong. The settlement comes after Anthony Reese accused officers of using excessive force outside the Dunbar Police Department in 2023. This isn’t the first time the city’s been in the spotlight—just recently, Dunbar … Read more