KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — All four lanes of U.S. Route 60 near the Dupont chemical plant in Kanawha County are currently closed. The closure comes from a downed power line. AEP is arriving to the scene with Kanawha County Sheriff’s deputies controlling traffic. Repairs are estimated to take approximately 30 minutes.
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — Police have issued a warrant for the suspect in a Friday convenience store robbery in Kanawha County. A felony arrest warrant has been issued for Michael Allen Stone, 38, of Malden. Stone is accused of robbing the Speedway on Campbell’s Creek Drive at around 5 o’clock Friday morning, as authorities recently…
CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. — A man has been arrested in Cabell County after multiple shoplifting incidents. Nicholas Trent White turned himself Friday at the Cabell County Courthouse, and is now charged with with six counts of felony third-offense shoplifting and one misdemeanor charge of shoplifting. White allegedly stole more than $3,000 worth of merchandise from…
PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. — A Putnam County woman has been arrested after allegedly sexually assaulting a minor. Annika Chapman, 38, is accused of sexually abusing a boy in 2022. Court documents show the boy’s guardian reported the assault to police. The boy, who was 13 years old at the time of the incident, reported to…
One of the Mega Millions’ largest jackpots in its history is set to be drawn on Friday. The drawing for a jackpot is currently estimated to be worth $1.15 billion, which would make it the fifth largest drawing in Mega Millions history. No ticket matched all six numbers on the Christmas Eve drawing, which bolstered…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin is using his final days as a representative of the Mountain State to stand up for one of its daughters who was kidnapped and murdered. Manchin took to X (formerly Twitter) Thursday, speaking on President Joe Biden’s recent decision to commute the sentences of 37 of the 40…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington Mayor Steve Williams recently gave his final remarks to his hometown city as his last term comes to an end. Williams has served the City of Huntington since 2013, and most recently served as West Virginia’s Democratic gubernatorial nominee, losing to Patrick Morrisey in the November General Election. An emotional Williams…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A pair of escaped inmates accused in the 2002 killing of a Marshall University student were part of President Biden’s list of commuted death row inmates. Brandon Basham and Chadrick Fulks will spend the rest of their lives in jail as opposed to receiving the death penalty after President Biden made the decision…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The WV Parkways Authority says they’re anticipating roughly 1.48 million transactions on the WV Turnpike from December 20 to January 2. WV Parkways compiled data from last holiday travel season and data from 2019. Christmas Day is expected to be the slowest of the 14-day span, with Friday likely seeing the most…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On every third Saturday in December, hundreds of bikers flock to CAMC Women’s and Children Hospital to drop off new toys for those battling illness during the Christmas season. Tomorrow, these bikers will meet at Daniel Boone Park in Charleston at 10 a.m. before taking the yearly ride. Corey “Mohawk” Hinkle, who…