BURNSVILLE, W.Va. — A Huntington man is dead after wrecking his motorcycle on Interstate 79 in Braxton County. State police said Chad Carpenter, 50, was traveling alone Sunday afternoon when he lost control of his bike southbound between the Burnsville and Flatwood exits at around 4:30 p.m. Carpenter’s bike went off the western edge of the…
SUTTON, W.Va. — Police are investigating the discovery of human remains in Braxton County. A fisherman discovered what investigators believe are likely to be human remains in the Elk River in a rural area of Braxton County called Shilo Church on Sunday. The remains are unidentified but may belong to an adult male, according to…
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — A man stands accused of sexually abusing a 12-year-old girl in Marion County. Thomas Scritchfield, 61, is accused of abusing a family member, beginning when she was eight years old in 2020. He is charged with 22 counts of first-degree sexual abuse and 22 counts of sexual abuse by a person in…