NITRO, W.Va. — A search is underway in a thick-wooded area behind the Nitro Marketplace where there was a person-on-person armed robbery Wednesday morning. Authorities said the victim was a contractor working on some roads behind the shopping facility when he was approached and robbed at a few minutes after 10:00 a.m. The suspect ran…
UPDATE 6:22 p.m. — A structure fire in Sissonville stemmed from a brush fire Tuesday afternoon. Brush fires were reported around 1:30, and soon turned into a house fire, resulting in property loss. Multiple fire departments in the area assisted in fighting the blaze. No one was injured in the fire. SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — Fire…
A Boone County circuit judge has for a second time denied lower the $250,000 cash only bond for a mother charged in connection with the high-profile death of her 14-year-old daughter. Julie Miller (WVRJA) Circuit Judge Judge Stacy Nowicki-Eldridge refused to lower bond for Julie Miller following a hearing that took place Friday afternoon in…
GLENWOOD, W.Va. — A 74-year-old man died in a house fire in Mason County late Monday night. The state Fire Marshal’s Office said the fire happened in the Glenwood community. The fire was reported at around 11:30 p.m. An investigation into the cause of the blaze is underway.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County circuit judge denied a motion Tuesday to remove the City of Charleston from a civil lawsuit filed by a former police officer. City attorney Gabe Wohl told Judge Jennifer Bailey the city shouldn’t be part of the lawsuit filed by Chelsea McCoy because it was former Charleston Police Chief…
CHICAGO, IL — West Virginia Democratic Party Chairman Mike Pushkin says members of the West Virginia delegation will be ready Tuesday to cast their vote for Vice President Kamala Harris and Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz. Mike Pushkin Pushkin said he could feel the momentum for the campaign before he left West Virginia but now even…
Story by Brad McElhinny State Senator Chandler Swope, who lost a Republican primary race, is withdrawing an election challenge. Swope, through his lawyer, wrote that irregularities were discovered in some precincts in Mingo County but that the burden of proof necessary to have results in entire precincts discounted would have been difficult to achieve. “Senator…
Story by Chris Lawrence Charleston city leaders indicated the Sternwheel Regatta for a third straight year grew significantly in 2024. The four day event from early July featured 235,000 visitors to the Capitol City. Mayor Amy Goodwin said it was a huge reflection they have tapped into a strong vein of support. “Twenty-two percent came…
DUNBAR, W.Va. — Police Chief Brian Oxley has resigned after a little more than three years in the position. Oxley said in a Facebook post the decision was difficult but the right one for him at this time. “It is with profound sorrow that I announce my decision to step down as Chief of the…
DUNBAR, W.Va. — Police say a Jackson County man was killed early Saturday morning when the scooter he was operating on Interstate 64 was struck from behind by a motorist. Dunbar police said the Vespa scooter that Joshua Casto, 27, of Evans, was operating was not allowed to be on the interstate. It had no…