Fatal crash in Milton
A man died in a crash early Wednesday morning on Morris Memorial Road in Milton. Police say the pickup ran off the road and hit a tree. The 47-year-old driver died in the crash....
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Kentucky officer killed in the line of duty
A Kentucky police officer’s body has returned home to Pikeville after he was shot and killed earlier this week. Officer Scotty Hamilton was shot while on patrol in Hurricane Creek. One person was arrested,...
Gov. appoints new Acting Secretary of Dept. of Education and the Arts
Governor Jim Justice has appointed W. Clayton Burch as acting secretary of the Department of Education and the Arts two days after Gayle Manchin was terminated. Burch has been serving as associate state superintendent...
Two attempted child abduction cases may be linked
Police are investigating two separate child abduction cases…The most recent attempt happened in Cross Lanes. A boy said two men tried to grab him Tuesday as he was walking home from the school bus…St....
No Charges for Driver After Child Runs Into the SUV with a Bike
Deputies are investigating after an accident involving a child and a vehicle on Tuesday afternoon. Sgt. B-D Humphreys said a white SUV was traveling Davidson Avenue in Rand and passing through the intersection with...
Local Schools Join National Walkout
Kanawha County students were part of the national movement on Wednesday to honor Florida school shooting victims. Capital High school were among the Kanawha County students that walked out of schools at 10 a.m.,...
Victim Identified in Possible Homicide
The Charleston Police Department has released the name of the victim in a suspicious death Tuesday that now is being investigated as a homicide. 39-year old Talonaie D. Chambers of Charleston was found dead...
Governor Names New Arts Agency Director
Gov. Jim Justice appointed an acting secretary of the Department of Education and the Arts two days after he fired Gayle Manchin. W. Clayton Burch has been selected as the acting secretary effective Wednesday....
Happy Pi Day
Today the world is celebrating Pi. Pi Day honors the mathematical ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Pi technically extends infinitely, but it’s frequently rounded to 3.14159, which is why it’s celebrated...
Senators want more prison funding
West Virginia Senators Joe Manchin, and Shelley Moore Capito, sent a letter to the Federal Bureau of Prisons to express concerns about the dangerous working conditions created by the current staffing shortages. The Senators...
