Domestic dispute turns deadly
A domestic dispute turns deadly…A husband and wife got into an argument Sunday night at their home on Ballard Road when 34-year-old Amanda Belcher stabbed her husband in the neck with a butcher knife....
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Burglary suspect facing additional charges
A woman arrested in connection with several burglaries last week in Kanawha City is facing additional charges. Victoria Critchfield was originally charged with forging a check she’d stolen from one of the homes. She’s...
Home bursts into flames during SWAT standoff
A body was found in a burning home in East Bank after a SWAT standoff Monday afternoon. It started as a domestic dispute; a man fired a gun at his girlfriend’s vehicle. During a...
Grant Money Will Help Fight Opioid Epidemic
West Virginia’s two U.S. senators have announced federal approval of nearly $3 million for a new substance abuse treatment center in Ohio County. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced the grant to...
Audit Targets Supreme Court Spending on Vehicles
An audit has looked further into West Virginia Supreme Court employees’ travel expenses. It found Justice Robin Davis reserved a court vehicle seven times where a destination was provided but no purpose was specified...
PEIA Task Force Releases Early Findings
A task force focusing on issues surrounding the West Virginia Public Employee Insurance Agency has found accessibility, affordability and predictability are areas of concern. The Gazette-Mail reported those are the group’s findings from a...
Huntington man facing drug charges
A Huntington man is under arrest after he was stabbed Saturday morning. Nineteen-year-old Ashaunte Owen was stabbed during an argument at a home on Ninth Avenue. He was taken to the hospital with non-life...
Man arrested for making terroristic threat
State police arrested a man for making threats against his former employer in Cabell County. James Barr was recently fired from a restaurant in Barboursville, and made a threatening post on Facebook. Barr is...
Exotic tick may be in West Virginia
The West Virginia Department of Agriculture is sending out a warning about a new tick threat in the Mountain State. A long horned tick, also known as the East Asian tick, was found on...
Legislature back in special session
The West Virginia Legislature is back in special session. The session kicked off with an attempt by House Democrats to introduce a medical marijuana bill and move it directly to the floor. That bill...
