CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The jury for the Sissonville couple charged with child abuse, neglect and human trafficking will start deliberations Wednesday morning. Prior to the jury deciding to reconvene Wednesday, the closing arguments bringing in a full courtroom Tuesday afternoon. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers presented 60 pages of instructions Tuesday morning to the around…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Flags in Kanawha County and at all state of West Virginia facilities will be flown at half-staff on Wednesday to honor the memory of a longtime judge. Thomas McHugh Gov. Patrick Morrisey issued the order in honor of the late Justice Thomas E. McHugh. He was 88 years-old when he passed away…
MARMET, W.Va. — A woman died from her injuries on the way to the hospital, after she was hit by a driver Monday night. That is according to Marmet Police Captain Paris Workman who says that Rebecca Estep was 47-years-old. Several witnesses told police she was walking in the area of 100th Street and MacCorkle…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A 12-member Kanawha County jury is expected to begin jury deliberations Tuesday in the trial of a Sissonville couple indicted on 20-counts of child abuse, neglect, and human trafficking-related charges. The jury heard from the final witness Monday in the trial for Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather. Clinical, Medical, and…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man has been indicted in relation to a deadly 2023 Kanawha County crash. Ryan Jones, 28, is accused of DUI causing death from the October 7, 2023, accident in Sissonville that left his passenger Dusty Myers, 26, dead. Jones was allegedly driving impaired when he ran his pickup truck off of…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over a dozen restaurants across the Capital City will be participating in Charleston Restaurant Week. Restaurant week, which started Monday and spans through Saturday, is a way for restaurants to pick up business in a usually slow month of January by offering customers the chance to enjoy special three-course meals at a…
MARMET, W.Va. — A portion of MacCorkle Avenue in Kanawha County is closed after a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle. The incident was reported near the intersection of 99th Street in the Marmet area just after 7 o’clock Monday. There is no current word on the extend of the victim’s injuries. The Marmet Police…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Fayette County man has been sentenced to the maximum of 25 years in prison for sex crimes he committed against a 13-year-old girl. Devon Lee Underwood, 58, of Mount Hope, was convicted in September of third-degree sexual assauly and sexual abuse by a parent, guardian, custodian, or person of trust. Underwood…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Town Center Mall is losing its last anchor store. JCPenney has announced its closing its Charleston location on May 25. The store has been at the mall since the mall opened in 1983. A statement from the company said the decision to close the store was difficult to make. “The…
PRENTER, W.Va. — A man was died in a fire in Boone County Monday morning. The blaze was first reported at around 6:40 a.m. in the 4400 block of Prenter Road near Seth. Flames were showing when fire crews arrived on the scene. The victim’s name was not immediately released. The state Fire Marshal’s Office…