CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Area Medical Center wants a Kanawha County circuit judge to dismiss a group of lawsuits filed by former workers who were let go for taking getting vaccination against Covid. Last year, nine former CAMC employees, filed individual lawsuits against CAMC for firing them after CAMC announced in August 2021 that they…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Residents and leaders in Eastern Kanawha County are reacting to the West Virginia Board of Education voting to close six schools in the county. The board met Wednesday where they put their stamp on the decisions made by the Kanawha County Board of Education in October. The Kanawha County BOE voted to…
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Charleston Area Medical Center filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit case against them Wednesday in front of Judge Dave Hardy. Last year, nine former CAMC employees, filed individual lawsuits against CAMC for firing them after CAMC announced in August 2021 that they would be requiring all of their employees to get vaccinated…
WINFIELD, W.Va. — An Ohio trucker is dead after a crash on U.S. Route 35 in Putnam County Wednesday morning. “It was a rollover of a semi log truck on Route 35 near the Hurricane Creek interchange,” said Putnam County Sheriff Bobby Eggleton. “The driver was partially ejected and dead at the scene.” The crash…
CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. — A Logan County man is dead after being struck by a train. The Logan County Sheriff’s Department identified the victim as Darrel “Ace” Freeman, 42, of Chapmanville. According to investigators, Freeman was struck on the CSX rails near the Logan County Country Club around 10 p.m. Tuesday. Video from the train engine showed…
Terrance Allen CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An Ohio man wanted for for the rape of a teenager in Ohio has been apprehended in West Virginia. U.S. Marshal’s Southern District of West Virginia report the arrest of Terrance Allen, 48, of Columbus, Ohio. He was taken into custody around 7 a.m. Wednesday at a residence in Dunbar, W.Va.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A St. Albans man will be sentenced in January after his 5-month-old baby was found unresponsive with methamphetamine in his system in June. David Mallo, 27, pleaded guilty to three counts of child neglect and one count of being in possession of a controlled substance. He went before Judge Maryclaire Akers Wednesday…
CROSS LANES, W.Va. — At least one person was injured in a two-vehicle accident in Cross Lanes Wednesday afternoon. The wreck reportedly shut down Cross Lanes Drive for around one hour. One passenger was transported to the hospital.
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Chief Engineer of Development for the WVDOH Jason Foster says that the department is making the safety audit of Interstate 64 in the work zone a priority after two fiery tractor trailer crashes resulted in closing down the west and eastbound lanes on Thursday November 7. “We had a safety audit scheduled for…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — First Lady Cathy Justice is now an official member of the West Virginia Board of Education. She swore in as an official member Wednesday morning before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Stephanie Abraham at the beginning of a board of education meeting. “I will faithfully discharge the duties of the office of a…