KENOVA, W.Va. — Three people have been arrested and over $25,000 in narcotics were seized as a result of a year-long investigation. According to the Kenova Police Department, Jaydyn Nichole Reese, 24, of Kenova, Charlie Christian Luckett, 27, and Steve Duane Burkett, 36, both of Detroit, have been charged with multiple counts of possession with…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington man and former gymnastics coach will be going to prison for dozens of years after he abused multiple minors across several years. Lance C. Spencer, 56, of Huntington, previously pled guilty to multiple counts of sexual abuse by a guardian and possession of child pornography. On Tuesday, Spencer was sentenced…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For hours Monday evening, people wrapped around the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston, waiting in line to pay their respects to beloved businessman and former Delegate Doug Skaff Jr. Senate Finance Chair Jason Barrett says the outpour of support was a testament of who Skaff was. “It just speaks to Doug’s…
HARTS, W.Va. — A Lincoln County woman is accused of stealing a vehicle with two children inside at at Lincoln County yard sale. State Police say Frances Adams, 31, of Harts, was near the Smith’s Drive-In when she walked up on a yard sale and allegedly got into the vehicle and drove off. While stealing…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Board of Education voted Thursday to enter contracts to design two new bus garages in the county. The new garages will be built at Riverside High School and the site of the former McKinley Middle School and Weimer Elementary School next door. McKinley Middle’s final day of school was…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Schools Superintendent Tom Williams first stepped into the classroom as an educator at St. Albans High School in the fall of 1985. Williams has served within Kanawha County Schools since that fall, taking on quite a few positions, including teacher, counselor, curriculum assistant principal, principal assistant, deputy superintendent, and superintendent.…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — On Thursday, the Huntington Sanitary Board opened bids for the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant in Westmoreland. The plant, which was constructed in 1964, serves around 27,000 customers in Huntington and its surrounding towns. It is known as the largest collection and treatment system in West Virginia, as it has an…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University Board of Governors unanimously approved a contract extension for President Brad D. Smith Wednesday. The extension will keep Smith in Huntington through at least the end of 2029. Smith, the 1986 Marshall graduate, began serving as the university’s president in 2022. Since then, Marshall has seen consistent growth in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways included a project to replace three bridges at the Montrose Drive interchange on Interstate 64 in a Tuesday bid letting. According to a release from the DOH, the project will replace the Montrose Drive bridge over I-64, as wee as the one over First Avenue and…
SUTTON, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police has confirmed that one person is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle Wednesday afternoon. According to a release, Jeffrey Robertson, 62, of Elkview, WV, died at around 1:20 p.m. after crashing into a passenger vehicle on Route 15 near the Gerald R. Freeman Campground. Robertson was traveling…