CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over 50 people have been indicted in recent days by a Kanawha County jury. Michael Wayne Smith, 45, and Virginia Marie Smith, 33, were indicted Monday. They’re both charged with murder, concealing a dead body, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony and conspiracy to commit a felony. The…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lisa Johnston has been named the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, according to a release. Johnston, who held the position in 2021, will represent 23 counties. She’ll succeed Will Thompson, who finished his time in the role in February. Johnston, the Moundsville native and West Virginia…
MASON COUNTY, W.Va. — Leaders in both Mason and Cabell counties are asking new state Transportation Secretary Rumbaugh for an expansion to state Route 2 as new businesses come to the area. Ground was broken in the fall of 2023 for the new, $3 billion Nucor Corp. steel plant in Apple Grove, which will serve…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — WVRC Media, in partnership with Union Mission West Virginia, Members Choice Federal Credit Union, and the Charleston Dirty Birds, hosted the Disaster Relief Bucket Drop Wednesday to aid victims from the major flooding in the southern part of the state. Residents donated items and money in a drive-thru style to help fill…
SILVERTON, W.Va. — A driver is dead, and a horse has been killed in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 77 in Jackson County. The accident was reported around 4:20 Wednesday afternoon near Silverton. According to reports, the driver of a truck carrying horse trailer was flown from the scene for treatment but died on the…
SUMERCO, W.Va. — A man died Tuesday after crashing an ATV, according to State Police. Arthur McCormick, 75, of Sumerco, died after rolling the ATV in a wooded area on private property. McCormick was found by a family member who was helping him cut firewood before the wreck. No further information was released.
SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va. — The West Virginia Department of Transportation held an informational meeting Tuesday for the public regarding the potential Teays Valley Road widening project. Residents came into Teays Valley Christian School to ask engineers questions about the project that aims to widen the busy corridor from Great Teays Boulevard to Apple Lane. The…
CROSS LANES, W.Va. — Two additional arrests have been made as the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office continues to investigate thefts from the Cross Lanes Rural King. Zachary Scott Johnson and Kylie Anne Johnson, both 35 of Nitro, have been charged with grand larceny and conspiracy to commit a felony. According to a KCSO release, the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man is in critical condition after a shooting in Charleston on Sunday night. According to authorities, the man was shot in the chest at a residence in the 1300 block of Grant Street at about 9:20 p.m. The victim is in critical condition. No arrests have been made. Charleston police are…
KENOVA, W.Va. — A man previously accused of filming children at a Kenova pool pleaded guilty to child erotica charges. Ronald Thompson, 61, pleaded guilty to the charge on Wednesday following a June 18 arrest at Dreamland Pool where he was allegedly seen taking videos and photos of children underwater. Thompson was seen by a…