CHARLESTON, W.Va – Jury selection is underway ahead of the trial of a teenager indicted in a 2024 Charleston robbery turned deadly. Barack Williams, 15, appeared before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers Wednesday and faces charges of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery for the January 30, 2024, incident that occurred at the Tobacco and…
GLASGOW, W.Va. — The name of the man killed in a Tuesday afternoon crash in eastern Kanawha County has been released. Kanawha County deputies said Marvin James Smith Jr., 50, of Rand, died in the single vehicle wreck on U.S. Route 60 near Glasgow. “The crash occurred when the Jeep Grand Cherokee Smith was operating…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Family and friends gathered Tuesday evening to honor the late West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Justice Tim Armstead. A visitation and funeral service were held in the House of Delegates Chamber, where speakers shared memories of Armstead and reflected on the man he was. Armstead, 60, passed away on August 26 after a…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A pickup truck that caught on fire Tuesday afternoon has caused major delays in Charleston. The pickup was reportedly on fire near mile marker 57 on I-64 West in between the Oakwood Road and Montrose Drive exits. Traffic is currently backed up to the area of the Eugene A. Carter Bridge. Traffic…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –A person is dead following a one-vehicle crash in Kanawha County on U.S. 60 Tuesday. The WV DOH said that all current and opposite westbound lanes are closed. The crash occurred near 6719 E. Dupont Avenue in the Glasgow area. According to Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office they believe it may have been a…
POCA, W.Va. — The body of a missing man has been found in Putnam County. 74-year-old James “Jimbo” Davis was reported missing from his residence on Black Trail Road in Poca on Monday night. His body was located along Heizer Creek Tuesday afternoon. Reports say Davis suffered from dementia and was partially blind.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Matt Sutton, chief of staff for Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin, says the city is having good conversations with the owner of the Town Center Mall property and what the future will hold for the large space. “We do have some conversations and some positive momentum going as it relates to the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va – A growing Charleston tradition returns next month when FestivFALL descends on the city to bring arts, music, dance, and culture to downtown from October 8 to 12. FestivFALL is an extension of Charleston’s annual FestivALL, the annual summer arts festival that launched in 2005. Zack Harold took office as FestivALL’s executive director last…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –State Supreme Court Justice Tim Armstead will be remembered Tuesday during a public funeral service in the House of Delegates Chamber. A visitation service will be held from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. for Armstead, 60, who died on August 26 following a battle with cancer. The funeral service will follow at 6 p.m.…
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va – Leaders across the state continue to take stock of healthcare’s future in West Virginia as they await changes to Medicaid following the passage of the One Great Big Beautiful Bill Act. That includes Vandalia Health president and CEO Dave Ramsey, who oversees not only one of the state’s largest healthcare…