SOPHIA, W.Va – A southern West Virginia power company is disputing the claims that led to a call for investigation by the Public Service Commission. Black Diamond Power filed its response to the PSC Monday, attempting to refute a number of claims of questionable practices by the company. The letter recognized an increase of informal…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –The State Supreme Court of Appeals will reconvene Tuesday on Marshall University’s campus to hear oral arguments in three cases. This is part of the university’s Court on Campus program, which is presented by the John Deaver Drinko Academy and the Simon Perry Center for Constitutional Democracy. Approximately 200 high schools’ students from Huntington…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –There’s now a new member on the Kanawha County Board of Education. The vacancy was filled nearly a week after board member Tracy White resigned, citing personal reasons. White joined the board in 2018 and served two terms. After their LSIC meeting at George Washington High School, board members went into executive session…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man that drowned while rescuing his child will posthumously receive a Carnegie Medal. The medal is awarded to those across the America and Canada who risk death or injury to help save another person’s life. Ke’Vaughn Montgomery, 25, of Charleston, died on July 15, 2024, after going after his eight-year-old son…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County man convicted of wire fraud has been sentenced to prison. Theodore Miller, 35, of South Charleston, who deemed himself “The Wolf of West Virginia,” was sentenced Monday to seven years in prison, which will be followed by three years of supervised release. Miller has also been ordered to pay…
CHARLESTON, W.Va – A Kanawha County Circuit judge ruled in favor of the women suing the West Virginia State Police last week, ruling that the videotaping of each individual using a hidden camera constitutes a separate offense for the purpose of insurance policy limits. The decision by Judge Kenneth Ballard means that the potential insurance payouts…
MULLENS, W.Va – Mediation has been rejected in a dispute between the Wyoming County Board of Education and Black Diamond Power over the costs to initiate power at the county’s new school that is currently under construction. A notice of mediation between the parties, which also include the city of Mullens on the side of the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Board of Education meets tonight at George Washington High School and plans to fill a vacancy on the school board. Board member Tracy White resigned last week citing personal issues. White, had served near two terms on the board, said her family was preparing to go through another storm.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County School Board has approved a property agreement with the state Division of Highways that will allow the DOH to replace the School Street Bridge in Charleston adjacent to Chandler Academy. Kanawha County Schools Director of Facilities Andrew Crawford said the bridge hasn’t been structurally sound for several years and…
DUNBAR, W.Va. — Mayor Scott Elliott says he’s pleased a large retail space has been filled. Elliott said a Dollar Tree has opened up in the place where Joann Fabric’s used to be in Fletcher’s Square adjacent to the Dunbar Plaza. A ribbon cutting ceremony was held last week, Elliott said. “It is the largest…