KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — A Kanawha County school bus carrying students crashed into a tree late Monday afternoon. The crash was reported on Coal River Road just after 4 o’clock. 12 students were aboard the bus at the time of the crash. Investigators say muddy road conditions were likely the cause of the accident.
JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. — A nine-year-old child died in a fire in Jackson County, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The deadly blaze was reported along Evansview Road in Evans late Monday afternoon. No details regarding the cause of the fire have been released at this time. An investigation is underway.
POCA, W.Va. — Isaac McKneely, the former standout at Poca High School, will be staying in the ACC for his senior year of college basketball. McKneely announced on social media Thursday that he would be transferring to the University of Louisville to play for Pat Kelsey. McKneely played his first three seasons at the University…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An opening in Kanawha County Circuit Court has been filed, according to Kanawha County Chief Judge Kenneth Ballard. Harry Carpenter has been appointed to serve as a Kanawha County magistrate for Division 8. “I am confident that Harry will serve the people of Kanawha County with fairness, compassion, and distinction,” Ballard said…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Multiple counties near the southern part of the state have been issued a flash flood warning as severe weather continues. The National Weather Service issued the warning for Boone, Kanawha, northeastern Lincoln, northwestern Fayette and southern Putnam counties. Severe weather continues to move east across the region, and thunderstorms could hit the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County teacher has been charged after allegedly assaulting a special needs student. Patricia Lynn Summerfield, 55, of Charleston, was arrested Wednesday and is charged with felony battery and assault of a disabled child. Summerfield is accused of dragging a three-year-old nonverbal student across a room within Holz Elementary School. The…
CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. –– A man is in jail in connection to an infant’s remains being found in a Cabell County cemetery. Matthew Ray Fortner, 49, of Huntington, was arrested Wednesday and charged with displacement of a dead body, a felony, disturbance of a dead body, a misdemeanor. Fortner was arraigned on those charges in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A South Carolina construction company has agreed to pay the United States $191,070 to resolve allegations that it violated the federal False Claims Act. Thompson Construction Group Inc., of Sumter, South Carolina, allegedly violated the act by submitting false claims for payment from federal disaster recovery grant funds. The company did so…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The Kanawha County Board of Education is moving forward with plans for a brand-new elementary school, which will serve four communities on the eastern end of the county. Plans were able to get underway once the School Building Authority awarded $20 million to Kanawha County Schools for the school’s construction in mid-December. Those…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — A bus hauling an Ohio-based lacrosse team went up in flames after an incident along Interstate 77 Friday evening. Crews responded to the incident at around 7 p.m. near the Haynes Branch Exit. The bus was carrying a team from Medina, Ohio, which included 18 players and three coaches. No injuries…