PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. — The man killed in a Putnam County crash last week has been identified. According to Putnam County Sheriff Bobby Eggleton, Daniel Burdette Jr., 30, of Winfield, died last Friday. Burdette’s motorcycle collided with a passenger vehicle on Route 34 just outside Winfield.
DUNBAR, W.Va. — Dunbar Police Chief John Garten says the officer named in multiple lawsuits has handed in his letter of resignation. Officer Zachary Winters had served within the department for the last five years. In those five years, Winters was named in two lawsuits, one of which resulted in the death of a suspect.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former WCHS and WOWK anchor Tom McGee died on Sunday at the age of 78. McGee, the University of Alabama graduate, came to Charleston in 1984 to work for WCHS after working at CNN in Atlanta. He then worked at WOWK before returning to WCHS in the early 2000’s. In his 60’s,…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says nine arrests were made last Thursday in eastern Kanawha County during a planned warrant sweep. While no information was provided about the individuals arrested, a release from KCSO stated that the nine had outstanding warrants, “ranging from misdemeanor to felony charges.” The sweep had a…
HURRICANE, W.Va. — Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards says a large sum of illegal narcotics is off the street. Edwards, in a Facebook post, reported that Hurricane Police made two arrests on July 8. The post stated that Patrolman Wesley Allen spotted a car traveling on Interstate 64 near the 33.5 mile-marker with an illegal window…
DUNBAR, W.Va. — A man and woman from Dunbar are facing child neglect charges after children were found inside an apartment with drugs nearby. Miranda McVay, 41, and Carleton Raines, 47, were each arrested on Tuesday. Raines is facing an additional charge of being a felon in possession of a gun. Police received a domestic…
EAST BANK, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two men that were seen on surveillance video breaking into East Bank Middle School. The two suspects were seen breaking into the school on July 1 and stealing multiple items. Any resident with information on the two men are encouraged to call the…
NITRO, W.Va. — The old Nitro High School building will not be standing much longer. The building on 19th Street, which saw its last graduating class in 1991, has been a space for churches and community centers since Nitro High moved to Park Avenue. Reports say the building is full of asbestos, has little plumbing…
JEFFERSON, W.Va. — A Charleston area man faces charges in the Monday morning shooting of a teenage girl in Kanawha County. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department, warrants were issued for Larry Joe Chapman III, 19, who is also known by the nickname “Coconut.” Deputies said the incident occurred around 4:25 a.m. Monday at…
NITRO, W.Va. — Travellers on I-64 through Nitro are very familiar with the dip which has become part of the ride if you’re headed east toward Charleston. Ever since work to widen the interstate to three lanes was completed, the dip has been present as motorists cross the new overpass at Route 25 and the…