CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County teacher has been charged after allegedly assaulting a special needs student. Patricia Lynn Summerfield, 55, of Charleston, was arrested Wednesday and is charged with felony battery and assault of a disabled child. Summerfield is accused of dragging a three-year-old nonverbal student across a room within Holz Elementary School. The…
CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. –– A man is in jail in connection to an infant’s remains being found in a Cabell County cemetery. Matthew Ray Fortner, 49, of Huntington, was arrested Wednesday and charged with displacement of a dead body, a felony, disturbance of a dead body, a misdemeanor. Fortner was arraigned on those charges in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Those who attend the 2025 Charleston Sternwheel Regatta this summer will get the chance to be entertained by a country music artist, a rapper, a rock band and a disco band. Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin was joined by the Regatta’s commission and Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau Director and CEO Tim Brady at…
Michael Taylor SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va. — A Putnam County man faces more than a dozen counts of animal cruelty after 13 dogs were found dead or dying in his possession. Michael David Taylor, 41, was arrested when a Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputy made the grim discovery in the Scott Depot area March 27th. The deputy was…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Brigadier General Jim Seward is officially taking command of the West Virginia National Guard. Governor Patrick Morrisey named Seward as Adjutant General during a formal assumption ceremony at the McLaughlin Air National Guard Base in Charleston Wednesday. “Ladies and gentleman, it is my distinct honor to recognize and congratulate Jim Seward as…