BRISTOL, Conn. — ESPN announced Friday that West Virginia native Randy Moss is stepping away from Sunday NFL Countdown to deal with his illness. “Pro Football Hall of Famer Randy Moss will step away from Sunday NFL Countdown for an extended time to focus on a personal health challenge,” the statement said. “He briefly addressed the matter…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Christmas Tree is standing again. Workers with General Services and the state Division of Highways used a piece of heavy equipment to get the 54-foot high tree upright again Friday morning after it fell from strong wind gusts that moved through Charleston Thursday morning. A previous statement from the Department…
OAK HILL, W.Va. — A man is dead following an officer-involved-shooting early Thursday morning in Oak Hill. Authorities said a woman called 911at around 5 a.m. and reported she had been stabbed and she was bleeding. Officers responded to the residence on Beech Avenue and found a man inside with what appeared to be a…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wind gusts in the 50 mph range toppled the state Christmas Tree in front of the state capitol Thursday morning. The 54-foot Norway Spruce harvested recently from Watoga State Park in Pocahontas County was put into place a few days ago. The official lighting came last night during the Joyful Night celebration.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin announced Wednesday that the city’s Christmas Parade was being postponed until Dec. 17. The parade was set for Thursday night but Goodwin said she’s concerned about the cold temperatures that are in the forecast. “Due to the forecasted low temperatures and wind chill, the Christmas Parade, scheduled for…
POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — An equipment failure at an Appalachian Power Company substation in Point Pleasant has knocked service off to several thousand customers in Mason County. Appalachian Power spokesperson Karen Wissing said the equipment failure happened at shortly after 1 a.m. Wednesday and initially cut power to 7,560 customers, which is about half of…
Tuesday marked the four-year anniversary of the death of Charleston Police Officer Cassie Johnson Cassie Johnson Johnson died on Dec. 3rd, 2020, two days after she was shot by Joshua Phillips after she had responded to a parking complaint along Garrison Avenue. Phillips was sentenced to the maximum 40 years in prison after being convicted…
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — Fire crews from Kanawha and Putnam counties on the scene Tuesday afternoon of a working structure fire at the large Capital City Auction property west of St. Albans. Calls came in to Kanawha County Metro 911 at around 12:15 p.m. reporting the working structure fire. The fire was reported in the…
Story by Chris Lawrence CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The new Kanawha County manager is on the job, but for Jeremy Young the work is nothing new. Young started Monday working for the Kanawha County Commission after holding the same position with the Putnam County Commission for the past 10 years. “This week I’m just getting my…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There are now trial dates in two high-profile criminal cases in Kanawha County. Barack Williams (CPD) Those dates were set following arraignments Monday in Kanawha County Circuit Court. A grand jury handed up indictments last week. Barack Williams, 15, was arraigned on first degree murder and first degree robbery charges in last…