CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Auditor Mark Hunt said former news anchor-turned attorney Tom McGee should be remembered as an overcomer. Photo from WCHS TV. McGee died Sunday in Hospice care in Huntington. He was 78. Hunt knew McGee during his anchoring days at WCHS and WOWK television. Hunt was also an investor in the CW…
HAMLIN, W.Va. — A head-on crash has claimed a driver’s life in Lincoln County. The wreck occurred late Sunday morning at around 11:30 a.m. on state Route 3 near Straight Fork. State Police troopers said the driver of a car went across the center line and slammed head-on into a pick-up truck. The driver of…
Story by Chris Lawrence A driver tells police he “..made a wrong turn…” and wound up driving though the front door of the Poca Foodfair Supermarket early Thursday morning. Joseph Bailey “He told our officers he made a wrong turn,” said Nitro Police Major Justin Raynes. Joseph Bailey, 49, faces a charge of DUI for…
Story by Chris Lawrence RED HOUSE, W.Va. — A man is dead and a woman wounded after a domestic incident early Thursday morning. Putnam County 911 received a call around 1:15 a.m. from a woman who claimed to have been shot by a man in her home. The home was located on Route 62 between…
Story by Chris Lawrence BANCROFT, W.Va. — A man suffering from dementia who was the subject of a Silver Alert this week in Putnam County has been found alive. The Putnam County Sheriff’s Department has been searching for Jim Casto, 75, since he went missing Monday from his home in the Bancroft-Hometown area of Putnam…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County deputies have arrested one of the two men wanted in connection with a break-in at East Bank Middle School. Mark Mullins (WVRJA) Deputies said Mark Mullins, 36, of East Bank, was taken into custody without incident Thursday morning. He’s charged with breaking and entering and grand larceny. It’s alleged Mullins…
Chris Lawrence and Aaron Parker contributed to this story. ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — Members of the St. Albans Police Department’s Special Response Team came under fire as they entered an apartment to serve a warrant Wednesday morning. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, officers were on 45 B Street at around 6 a.m. trying…
Story by Chris Lawrence WINFIELD, W.Va. — Just over a year after an infant died of multiple and serious injuries, now both of her parents face charges in connection with her death in Putnam County. Kris Raynes The 16-day-old baby was brought to the hospital in June 2024 with severe bruising to her throat, head,…
Story by Chris Lawrence A suspect in a Monday morning shooting in Kanawha County is now in custody. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department said Larry Joe Chapman III, 19, of Charleston turned himself in Monday night at the Charleston Police Department. Charleston Police held Chapman until he could be taken into custody by deputies who…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Commissioner Lance Wheeler says he’ll run for State Senate in 2026. Lance Wheeler Wheeler plans to seek the Republican nomination for the Senate’s 8th District seat currently held by Sen. Kevan Bartlett. Bartlett, R-Kanawha, was appointed earlier this year after then-Senator Mark Hunt was elected state Auditor. Wheeler said his…