CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Joe Manchin says President Joe Biden should not have commuted the death sentences of Chad Fulks and Brandon Basham in the 2002 kidnapping and murder of Marshall University co-ed Samantha Burns. Joe Manchin Manchin said Friday on MetroNews “Talkline” that Biden should have considered the feelings of Burns’ parents who…
MARMET, W.Va. — An Amazon tractor-trailer crashed on Christmas Eve in Kanawha County. It happened northbound on the West Virginia Turnpike/I-77 near the Marmet exit. The truck went off the right side of the highway with the cab crashing into the guardrail. Kanawha County Metro 911 said the wreck occurred at around 9:40 a.m. Traffic…
WAYNE, W.Va. — Charges of murder and arson against a Huntington man will next be considered by a Wayne County grand jury after a Monday morning hearing. Joshua Morrow (WVRJA) A Wayne County magistrate found there was enough evidence against Joshua Morrow to forward the charges to a grand jury. Morrow, 42, is charged with…
Story by Morgan Pemberton ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — The St. Albans Police Department will be receiving much needed funding to improve technology and to help with the purchase of newer technology. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito announced on December 3, that she was able to secure a Congressionally Directed Spending award from the U.S. Department of…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Those associated with brining the high school football championships back to Laidley Field who now do a self-evaluation. Organizers said they were generally pleased with all things went but there were also things learned that will be improved for next year. The four championship games drew large, enthusiastic crowds. The AAA championship…
Story by Aaron Parker CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Commission is continuing its discussions surrounding the county’s judicial building renovation project. The Commission decided last week to go to a re-bid on the project that looks to renovate and add space to the building as it welcomes in a circuit judge and three magistrates…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former state Attorney General, Supreme Court Justice Darrell McGraw will be remembered in a public memorial service next week. McGraw died last weekend at the age of 88. The service will be held at state Culture Center Tuesday afternoon. Visitation will go from noon until 2 p.m. followed by the memorial service. McGraw…