CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Residents of Charleston’s East End didn’t have to go far Wednesday evening to speak with leaders in local departments and organizations. The “Here to Serve” event brought out officers from the Charleston Police Department, firefighters from the Charleston Fire Department, and representatives from city organizations. The event, which took place at the Roosevelt…
INSTITUTE, W.Va. –West Virginia State University is the first higher education institution in the state to open a Cybersecurity Clinic. WVSU officials, faculty and students gathered Wednesday afternoon to hold a ribbon cutting for the clinic, which is located on the fourth floor of Wallace Hall on the university’s campus. WVSU President Ericke Cage said that…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Sissonville couple convicted on 31 of 35 counts of child abuse and neglect, forced labor, and human trafficking charges got the maximum sentence Wednesday. Sentencing for Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 63, and Donald Ray Lantz, 62, was held before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers. Whitefeather was sentenced to 215 years in…
SUTTON, W.Va. — State police are seeking the public’s help after finding a woman’s body in rural Braxton County on Monday. The death of Belinda Dawn Riffle, 36, of Braxton County, is considered suspicious, according to State Police Sgt. D.L. Gordon. “We believe foul play is involved,” Gordon told MetroNews. “We are trying to get…