CEDAR GROVE, W.Va. — A Kanawha County teenager has died from injuries suffered when he was struck by a train Thursday afternoon. State police said Tony Burdette, 18, of Cedar Grove, died early Friday morning at CAMC General in Charleston. Troopers said Burdette was walking north on the tracks near Williams Street in Cedar Grove…
Story by Chris Lawrence A paramedic sleeping at the Teays Valley fire station in Putnam County got an alarming wakeup around 3 a.m. Thursday. “He awoke to smoke and heard popping sounds downstairs,” said Joey Puterbaugh, deputy chief of the Teays Valley Fire Department. Turns out the department’s utility truck had a fire in the…
PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. — Libraries across the country are celebrating National Library Week. Megan Tarbett, President of the West Virginia Library Association was on 580Live with Dave Allen to talk about the Putnam County Library. Tarbett highlighted that the Putnam County Libraries have five locations in Teays Valley, Buffalo, Eleanor, Hurricane and Poca. The branches…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former maintenance director who stole millions of dollars from the Boone County school system during the pandemic pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges. Michael David Barker (WCHS-TV) Michael David Barker, 47, of Foster, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. He admitted he operated a scheme that took $3.4…
A Clay County man is in jail charged with two counts of first-degree murder. Michael Wayne Adkins (WVRJA) Michael Wayne Adkins, 58, of Duck, allegedly shot and killed Richard Bishop and Brenda Dennis at a residence near Ivydale Thursday, according to a criminal complaint filed by state police. Adkins told investigators told troopers that Bishop…
Story by Chris Lawrence Two individuals suspected of being tied into a bank robbery Thursday in Logan County is now in custody in Kanawha County. State Police discovered a vehicle identified as the get away car from the robbery of the United Bank Branch in West Logan. The bank was robbed at gunpoint around noon…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rain that is in the forecast to continue in West Virginia well into Sunday could cause flash flooding, low-lying area flooding and river flooding. National Weather Service Meteorologist Simone Lewis said all three are possible with the training of storms that’s getting most of its moisture from the south. Heavy rain produced…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Home Show is back at the Charleston Convention Center, from April 4 to April 6, offering people a chance to explore the latest trends in home improvements. The layout of this years show is different from the past years, “it is more free flowing.” said John Kopyscianski, General Manager…
INSTITUTE, W.Va –West Virginia State University Office of Career Services hosted its annual Career and Employment Expo event this morning. The career expo helped both students and employers to network and explore job opportunities. “We typically have 50 plus vendors and it is across all majors and industries so there is going to something for…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Businesses along MacCorkle Avenue have been struggling the past three years due to an ongoing construction project. The construction which began on April 11, 2022 was estimated to be done by July 26, 2024. However, the project is now expected to be finished by early summer of 2025. “For those 3 years…