CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Six protesters who staged a sit-in in front of U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito’s office in downtown Charleston Wednesday afternoon were removed by Charleston police officers and charged with trespassing. The protesters wanted Capito to commit to voting against the Big Beautiful Bill. They said thousands of state residents on Medicaid will…
NITRO, W.Va. — The Nitro Fire Department has a new $1.4 million tower ladder truck. The 100-foot truck was delivered Tuesday. FD Chief Casey Mathes said the department has been limited with a 75-foot ladder truck. “This will greatly enhance our reach and our capability and how to get a better reach on structures we…
Story by Chris Lawrence BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Upshur County authorities say a Kanawha County man is the victim of an apparent drowning in the Middle Fork River. Deputies responded to a call of a possible drowning Sunday at 700 Boy Scout Camp Road close to the Barbour County line. An investigation revealed Harold Feagans, 71, of…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A shooting victim is in serious condition following a Sunday afternoon shooting in Huntington. A Monday morning statement from Huntington Police Chief Phil Watkins said the shooting occurred at around 3:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Jackson Avenue. Watkins said the dispute-led shooting involved several people and multiple guns. The victim…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several state lawmakers say it’s past time to make Juneteenth an official state holiday. Gov. Patrick Morrisey House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle and Del. Hollis Lewis, both African American, led a news conference Thursday at the capitol after Gov. Patrick Morrisey decided against proclaiming the day a state holiday like former governor, now U.S.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Testimony during the second day of Appalachian Power’s rate hike case before the state Public Service Commission continued to leak into another case the PSC is considering from the utility. Charlotte Lane The two are tied together. Appalachian Power is seeking a $250.5 million increase in its base rate. If approved, the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Appalachian Power Company is seeking its first base rate increase since 2019 but a group representing its largest customers says rates have gone up significantly in other ways since then. Aaron Walker The state Public Service Commission began an evidentiary hearing Tuesday in Charleston on Appalachian Power’s request for a $250.5 million…
Story by Chris Lawrence WESTON, W.Va. — An accident reconstruction team from the West Virginia State Police continues to work on finding all of the details of the fatal crash which claimed the life of Doug Skaff in Lewis County. Skaff, 48, was killed when his SUV rear-ended a semi on I-79 in the southbound…
Photo: City of Charleston Facebook CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Those who knew Doug Skaff are both crying and smiling after his tragic death from injuries suffered in an automobile crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 79 in Lewis County. The sadness is obvious. It’s blended with shock and almost disbelief. Skaff, only 48, is gone. The smiles…
Photos courtesy Will Price CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A large pin oak tree on the state capitol grounds split and crushed two cars after state workers had arrived for work Tuesday morning. The cars were parked in the diagonal spaces along California Ave. on the east side of the capitol. Part of the old tree feel…