ELKINS, W.Va. — Fire Chief Steve Himes says an investigation is underway into what caused an industrial fire at a storage site Monday. Steve Himes Himes said firefighters remained at the Livingston Avenue site Tuesday afternoon watching for the possibility that the blaze could reignite. Meanwhile, investigators are trying to find out what started the fire.…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Marion County authorities say a July 2023 domestic-related shooting death was in self-defense. Marion County Sheriff Jimmy Riffle Marion County Prosecutor Jeffery Freeman and Marion County Sheriff Jimmy Riffle discussed the results of a year-long investigation into the shooting death of Charles Echols at a Tuesday morning news conference. Echols was shot by…
SUTTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Natural Resources Police are engaged in the search for a man missing and presumed drowned at Sutton Lake. The incident happened just before noon Monday at the lake and according to the agency, the victim is a 25-year old man from the Charleston area. He was with family and had a…
PADEN CITY, W.Va. — A circuit judge has stopped Wetzel County School Superintendent Cassie Porter from closing Paden City High School and ordered its immediate reopening. Judge Richard Wilson Judge Richard Wilson issued a temporary restraining order Friday after ruling that Porter illegally closed the school in June when she cited a state code that allows…
Former President and current Republican nominee for President Donald Trump is recovering following a shooting at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania that claimed one rally-goers life, injured another, and injured Trump. Law enforcement identified Thomas Matthew Crooks, 20, of Bethel Park as the shooter. He died on a nearby roof following a counterstrike by the…
MYRTLE BEACH, SC — A two-year-old girl from Doddridge County is dead following a family vacation to Myrtle Beach. Authorities said Lylah Dillon, of New Milton, was pulled from a lazy river attraction Sunday evening. She was taken to the hospital where she later died. An autopsy is being performed to determine the exact cause of…
HUTTONSVILLE, W.Va. — A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Randolph County. The deadly collision happened at the Par-Mar convenience store in Huttonsville at just before 2 a.m. Tuesday. The names of those involved have not been released. The investigation is being conducted by the Randolph County Sheriff’s Department.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new study on homelessness released by the state Department of Human Services (DoHS) this week highlights the diverse demographics and challenges many people face across the state. Christina Mullins It’s the first comprehensive study of homelessness in the state required by state law. SB 239, which lawmakers passed during the 2023 legislative…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. —- The remaining civil cases involving the now defunct Miracle Meadows School in Salem will remain in Kanawha County Circuit Court following a judge’s ruling. Dave Hardy Kanawha County Circuit Judge Dave Hardy rejected a motion by defense attorneys this week who wanted to move the cases to Harrison County. “This feels like a…
