CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The Kanawha County Commission made the decision at their meeting on Thursday to not approve the funding requests for Camp Virgil Tate. The camp’s Treasurer Oscar Hutchinson wanted the board to approve the flat budget of $60,000 dollars for the 2025-2026 fiscal year, which is what they have approved for the past couple of…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito says she thinks the recent federal funding cuts currently being implemented by the Trump Administration will soon settle out. Many federal programs, organizations, and positions in West Virginia claim that DOGE has already been cutting them back significantly, and it’s hurting them. In a recent press briefing,…
HURRICANE, W.Va. — Putnam County 911 officials say a paraglider pilot has been severely injured after crashing into some power lines Sunday morning. Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards said the call came into Putnam County 911 just after 10 a.m. Sunday. The incident was reported around the Route 34 area near Clymers Creek Road. The Hurricane…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The state of emergency for 14 counties has been extended. Governor Patrick Morrisey announced Friday evening that he was extending the State of Emergency for 30 days in Boone, Cabell, Greenbrier, Kanawha, Lincoln, Logan, Mercer, McDowell, Mingo, Monroe, Raleigh, Summers, Wayne, and Wyoming Counties. Governor Morrisey, under the state of emergency, will have…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Commission approved Appalachian Outlaw Trails’ funding request to expand operations in the Upper Kanawha Valley Area. The Kanawha County Commission approved a letter of intent for $150,000 to support the project and a letter of support to the state. The Appalachian Outlaw Trails currently has 25 miles of trails for ATVs,…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man charged with double murder in a Kanawha County case will have his trial Monday. After Markus Guy, 32, of Charleston requested a new public defender to handle his case in September before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers, his newly-appointed public defenders Ed Bowman and Mark Plants Friday asked Judge…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A firefighter from Boone County has died in a Line of Duty Death after experiencing a medical event after responding to an emergency call this past weekend. Firefighter Steve Griffth, 66, experienced the medical event at the Danville Volunteer Fire Department firehouse on Sunday, March 2 around five. He had responded to an emergency…
MASON COUNTY, W.Va. –A Mason County man has pleaded guilty in the death of a woman in February 2024. According to a news release from the Mason County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office, Ryan K. Marshall, 40, of Point Pleasant pleaded guilty Thursday to murder in connection to the death of Sarah Smith, 54. He was arrested in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man is dead after members of the Charleston Police Department were forced to open fire when he pulled a gun on them outside of a store on the city’s West Side Thursday afternoon. CPD Chief of Detectives Lieutenant Tony Hazelett told MetroNews that the suspect was identified as Disnime Mitchell, 23,…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police officers shot a man Thursday afternoon. It happened at around 12:40 p.m. on Rebecca Street on the city’s West Side. There wasn’t a lot information released initially.