CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston City Council members voted Monday evening to approve a settlement involving former police chief Tyke Hunt. The $375,000 settlement will resolve a lawsuit filed against the city by former officer Chelsea McCoy. McCoy alleges that Hunt tampered with her polygraph results during her application process in exchange for sex. McCoy previously…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — A Clendenin man has been convicted in relation to a 2024 domestic incident involving his girlfriend. William Donald Heath, Jr., 44, pleaded guilty to strangulation and violation of a protective order. A Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to Main Street in Elkview on August 8, 2024, regarding a disturbance.…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –Kanawha County Commissioner Natalie Tennant says she excited about the residential site assessment and study that Advantage Valley will be conducting in order to begin tackling the housing crisis. Advantage Valley, who is an economic development organization that has been trying to eliminate the housing crisis and the statewide childcare crisis, was awarded…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –One week after a West Virginia Turnpike worker was struck and killed while patching a hole on the highway, the West Virginia Division of Highways and other highway safety officials are coming together to emphasize the importance of work zone safety. A press conference was held Monday on state capitol grounds by the DOH…
Story by Chris Lawrence CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A wrongful death case over an accident from 2022 which claimed the life of a Kanawha County teenager has been settled. A Putnam County Circuit Court approved the settlement of claims against Quality Woods, Inc. and Alleghany Wood Products for the crash on I-79 near Clendenin which claimed…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man is dead after drowning in the Kanawha River. Authorities said it happened Sunday afternoon near South Charleston when a kayak flipped over. A woman who was with the victim was rescued and taken to a hospital. The DNR said it doesn’t appear the two had lifejackets. An investigation is underway.…
NITRO, W.Va. — A crew led by the Nitro Fire Department rescued an injured hiker Sunday afternoon. A roping system was used to rescue the hiker. (Photo/Nitro Fire Dept.) The two-hour rescue took place on one of the back trails at Ridenour Lake. The hiker had suffered a broken ankle. Fire department and Kanawha County…