Story by Chris Lawrence South Charleston Fire Department investigators said it may be hard to know what caused an electrical fire earlier this week in one of the area’s largest manufacturing facilities. The South Charleston and Dunbar Fire Departments responded to the Gestamp Plant on MacCorkle Avenue late Tuesday night when fire broke out in…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A correctional officer at South Central Regional Jail has been fired after being charged with having sexual contact with a female inmate. Stephen Elswick Stephen Anthony Elswick, 52, of Wharton, is charged with two counts of imposition of sexual acts on persons incarcerated, detained, or under supervision. A criminal complaint said…
KENOVA, W.Va. — Tri-State Airport in Huntington was placed on lockdown for a few hours Tuesday morning after TSA detected something suspicious in a piece of checked luggage. Emergency crews responded and the airport terminal was cleared with passengers moved to a another building nearby. The object was thought to have possibly been an explosive…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Prosecutor Debra Rusnak says an ongoing investigation into a high-profile child abuse case has resulted in additional charges. Debra Rusnak A Kanawha County grand jury handed up a 20-count superseding indictment last week against Jeanne Kay Whitefeather, 62, and Donald Ray Lantz, 62. “As we investigate cases it is not…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County woman and her husband face 20 charges in a new indictment for the alleged mistreatment of their adopted children. Jeanne Whitefeather (WVRJA) A Kanawha County grand jury returned the superseding indictment Friday against Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz. The couple was arrested when their adopted teenagers were found locked…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police have charged a driver with DUI causing death in connection with a fatal crash that took place Wednesday on Corridor G in South Charleston. Alva Paul Jones, 45, was arraigned Thursday on charges of DUI causing death, DUI causing injury and possession with intent to deliver drugs. It’s alleged Jones…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One person is dead and another person is in custody following a multi-vehicle crash Wednesday morning on U.S. Route 119 in South Charleston. The wreck at the intersection of Corridor G (Route 119) and Brounland Road involved three cars and a pick-up truck, It happened at around 10:30 a.m. South Charleston police…
WITCHER CREEK, W.Va. — A woman is dead and the alleged hit and run driver in custody after a collision Friday evening in eastern Kanawha County. Deputies said Becky Lynn Martin, 42, of Belle, was struck at around 6 p.m. as she walked along Witcher Creek Road. A 41-year-old man walking with her was not…
MADISON, W.Va. — A Boone County circuit judge has denied a change of venue request from the mother charged in the death of her teenage daughter. Julie Miller (WVRJA) Julie Miller and her parents of Morrisvale are charged with killing 14-year-old Kyneddi Miller by allegedly not caring for her. The teenager was found on the…
WINFIELD, W.Va. — A Putnam County woman has been indicted on multiple charges in the June death of her 16-day-old daughter. Brooke Kessler (WVRJA) A Putnam County grand jury has indicted Brooke Kessler, 33, of Hurricane on six criminal counts. State police said following Kessler’s June arrest that the baby had suffered six broken ribs,…