Son Admits to Stabbing Mother to Death
A 19-year-old has been arrested and charged for murdering his mother in Parkersburg. Jared Kessler had been living at the home on Stadium Drive where 50-year-old Carol Ann Kessler was found dead on Friday....
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Environmentalists Want Wells Plugged
Advocates say major drilling companies are failing to responsibly plug oil and gas well in West Virginia. The Gazette-Mail reports Dave McMahon, a lawyer and co-founder of the West Virginia Surface Owners’ Rights Organization,...
Man on Detroit’s Most Wanted List Shot Near St. Albans
Deputies say a Kanawha County shooting victim was on Detroit’s Most Wanted List. 18-year-old Kenyotta Fairley is wanted for car-jackings in Detroit, and was shot Friday in the 700 block of High Street, just...
Marshall vs. Florida International
Marshall is in Miami to take on Florida International in a Conference USA match up today at noon. The Thundering Herd is 5-and-3 after losing to Southern Miss last week.
West Virginia unemployment rate is up
The unemployment rate is up in West Virginia. Filings for unemployment compensation went up in 39 of the state’s 55 counties. The state’s overall unemployment rate for October was four-point-six-percent, up one-tenth of one...
Kentucky trying to collect back taxes from Justice family company
A Kentucky prosecutor is trying a new tactic to collect delinquent property taxes from a Justice family company. The Knott county Attorney is intercepting royalty payments from local coal operators to Kentucky Fuel, which...
New plant will cut down on greenhouse gases
A new renewable waste plant near Martinsburg will be the first of its kind in the U.S. Entsorga West Virginia is spending 20 million dollars on the plant that will convert high carbon waste...
Parkersburg man stabs mother
A Parkersburg man is accused of killing his mother. Police say 19-year-old Jared Kessler got into an argument with his mother, 50-year-old Carol Ann Kessler, and stabbed her to death. The investigation started Friday...
Ketchum allowed to visit daughter out of state
A judge is allowing former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum to leave the state to visit his daughter in North Carolina. Ketchum is awaiting sentencing on a federal wire fraud charge, but...
Local businesses participate in Small Business Saturday
More than one-hundred local businesses in Charleston will take park in Small Business Saturday. The annual event, created by American Express, is a counter to Black Friday. The West Virginia Small Business Development Center...
