CLENDENIN, W.Va. — Clendenin Fire Chief Kevin Clendenin says when he looks back on assisting in the rescue missions from the recent devastating flood waters that hit Southern West Virginia, there’s no way it can’t tug on his heart strings. There were a total of 135 reported swiftwater rescues performed throughout the Southern Coalfields region…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston man has been arrested and charged after a sexual abuse investigation. Bradley Allen Cooper, 60, has been charged with sexual abuse by a parent or guardian after abusing his daughter and step-daughter over 20 years ago. Court records show that Cooper abused his stepdaughter from 1991 until 1997. Cooper also…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Maryland man accused of killing a man in Charleston has been apprehended. Joshua Robert Scales, 33, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Thursday evening. According to the Charleston Police Department, Scales was apprehended along Walters Road in Charleston around 5 o’clock. Scales is accused of shooting and…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority’s new bus schedule and routes went into effect last week and Communications Director for KRT Brianna Warner says that it’s been a smooth transition. KRT made the decision to change some of their bus routes and schedules and eliminate Sunday services altogether in September 2024, in an effort…
QUNICY, W.Va. — There’s a new project in the works that will transform Eastern Kanawha County into 2,000 acres and more of ATV, dirt bikes, and full-size vehicle trails. Appalachian Outlaw Trails currently already has 25 miles of trails for ATVs, SXS, dirt bikes, and full-size vehicles such as Jeeps and trucks in the Upper…
NITRO, W.Va. — The Education Alliance has launched Hope for the Future: WV School-Business Partnership of the Year Awards Program in partnership with Hope Gas to highlight the impact between schools and businesses across West Virginia. They made the announcement at Nitro High School on Tuesday, where teachers and students shared their experience of the impact…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston man received his sentencing today after being convicted of multiple theft-related crimes. Vernon Tyler Davis, 29, was sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison after previously being convicted of grand larceny and breaking and entering. Court documents show that Davis cut a lock on a storage unit at…
HURRICANE, W.Va. — A man died Wednesday after a single-car crash in Hurricane. A 25-year-old man died after striking a telephone pole at the intersection of state Route 34 and Lynn Street just before 6 p.m. Life-saving measures were performed at the scene, and the man was pronounced dead at the hospital. An investigation is…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston man accused of beating a woman to death has a trial date. Izak Michael Surface, 22, has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge. He is accused of killing 36-year-old Lora Farley last January. Farley’s body was found on Chandler Drive on January 15, 2024, and an autopsy revealed the…
BARBOURVILLE, W.Va. — A man was successfully rescued from high waters in Cabell County Tuesday afternoon. First responders said that an SUV was stuck in high water along 4H Camp Road in Barboursville after 2 p.m. They said that they had to use a larger vehicle to get the stranded SUV and the driver to safety.…