CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The newly formed West Virginia Monument Construction Committee hopes to get the ball rolling for the West Virginia Memorial to Fallen Heroes of the Global War on Terrorism two years after legislation passed that created the group. During the 2023 legislative session lawmakers passed House Bill 3398, which created the committee and outlined what…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Public Works Director for the City of Charleston, Brent Webster says they want to inform residents of the street sweeping schedule changes well in advance. After city council voted to make those changes during their May meeting, street sweeping throughout the city will soon be conducted from noon to 2 p.m. on…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One state leader will now be heading up West Virginia’s troubled jails and corrections system, and says he plans to keep making the necessary improvements toward fixing it. Governor Patrick Morrisey recently appointed current House of Delegates member and pastor from Tyler County, David Kelly as the new commissioner for the state’s…
Story by Chris Lawrence KENNA, W.Va. — Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger said a man’s call to 911 to self-report killing his girlfriend was as intense a call as he’s ever heard. Logan Willis (WVRJA) “This 911 call comes in and this fellow tells our dispatchers, ‘I just had an altercation with my girlfriend and…
CROSS LANES, W.Va. — An elderly man was struck and killed in the middle of a Kanawha County road early Monday morning. Kanawha County deputies said Dennis Eugene Taylor, 86, of Cross Lanes, was on a motorized mobility scooter attempting to cross Goff Mountain Road in Cross Lanes at a little after 5 a.m. when…
CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. –Cabell County Schools are once again stepping up and helping students who may need assistance with food over the summer months. The district recently released their dates and times for the places where they can receive meals or boxes of food. Travis Austin, Cabell County Schools Food Services Director, said that they have…
SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Sunday morning stabbing in Sissonville. According to a release from the KSCO, the incident occurred at around 1:50 Sunday morning at Last Stop Bar on Sissonville Drive. Cullen Parsons, 25, of Charleston, was named the suspect and arrested later Sunday morning on an unrelated…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Commission has restored $100,000 in funding for Camp Virgil Tate, which will help in the effort to keep the camp open. The 4-H camp, which hosts weddings, reunions, church camps, and plenty of other events, has a laundry list of repairs that need to be made to its nine…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission will take the next 300 days to decide if West Virginia American Water Company should get some, part or all of a rate increase. Scott Wyman The company recently filed with the PSC for a 27.9 percent increase on its customers. The average water customer would pay…
JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. — A Fayette County man has been charged after he allegedly beat his girlfriend badly in Jackson County Friday afternoon. Logan Willis, of Oak Hill, is charged with attempt to commit felony murder, malicious wounding and strangulation. According to deputies, Willis self-reported the attack by calling 911 from a gas station in…