A concerning federal audit of West Virginia’s child welfare system showed that nearly all of the 100 child abuse and neglect cases studied in the audit did not follow proper protocol during the investigation. According to the audit done by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the Inspector General, 91 of … Read more
Putnam County deputies have stepped up patrols after multiple speeding complaints. Since the beginning of November, more than 100 traffic stops have been made on rural and residential roads. From November 1st to the 15th, deputies issued nearly 100 warnings on Cow Creek, Thompson, Mount Vernon, and Dairy Roads. During that period, more than a … Read more
Deputies in Berkeley County have charged a Martinsburg man in the shooting death of a two-year-old child in the Eastern Panhandle. Investigators say 29-year-old Zachary Allen O’Sullivan is charged with child neglect resulting in death. Deputies were called Friday to Needmore Road, where they found the toddler with a gunshot wound. First responders tried to … Read more
A $500 million investment in Toyota’s plant in Putnam County is expected to create 80 new jobs. The company announced plans to increase assembly of 4-cylinder hybrid-compatible engines, sixth generation hybrid transaxles and more. The expansion will begin production in 2027. The investment is part of a wider $912 million investment across the country that … Read more
Lincoln County 911, working with the county commission, has applied for a state grant to build two new radio communication towers. The request asks the Public Service Commission for more than seven hundred sixty-nine thousand dollars, with the county contributing just over two hundred thirty-two thousand. One tower would go up along Route 37 in … Read more
State officials are collecting photos of first responders and military personnel to display on Honor Trees at the West Virginia State Capitol Complex. Two trees will be set up outside the Governor’s Reception Room, and a third will be decorated by Gold Star mothers. Families can submit photocopies by email or by mail to the … Read more
The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to simplify one of its most confusing regulations by proposing changes to the Waters of the United States rule. The proposal would shift more water quality enforcement to the states and narrow the types of waterways protected at the federal level. The new definition would remove ditches, converted cropland, … Read more
A child was struck by a vehicle Tuesday morning in Charleston near Edgewood Elementary School. Kanawha County dispatchers said a child was struck by a car outside the school around 7:15 am. Charleston police told WCHS the female child suffered a moderate head injury and was taken to a local hospital.
A shooting in Charleston early Sunday morning left one person with injuries. The shooting was reported just before 3:30 a.m. in the 6600 block of MacCorkle Avenue SE in Kanawha City, according to the Charleston Police Department. WCHS TV reported that the victim was grazed by a bullet and later showed up at a local … Read more
A new federal audit says West Virginia’s Bureau for Social Services failed to meet key child-protection requirements in about 91% of the cases reviewed. The report by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General, examined how the state handled child-abuse and neglect referrals — an audit prompted in part by the 2024 … Read more