America Today Staff 
A driver was injured following a single-vehicle crash Friday night in Kanawha County, deputies confirmed. The wreck happened shortly after 9 p.m. in the 23700 block of McCorkle Avenue near Glasgow, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. When deputies arrived, they found an SUV resting on its driver’s side in the roadway, with flames … Read more
Authorities are asking for the public’s help after a vehicle and a stolen telephone line were found early Saturday in Mingo County. According to a post from the Mingo County Sheriff’s Office, deputies located the vehicle and the cut telephone line on Calico Mountain in the Beech Creek area. Investigators are now working to identify … Read more
A partial structural collapse in Athens County has led officials to declare a downtown building unsafe and schedule it for demolition. City leaders in Nelsonville said a roughly six-foot section of brick wall fell from The Mine Tavern on Sunday, prompting an inspection by a structural engineer. As a precaution, residents of the nearby Dew … Read more
Traffic is moving again on I-64 East after a tractor-trailer overturned Sunday afternoon, forcing a temporary shutdown near Institute. According to a Metro 911 alert, the crash happened just before 3:15 p.m. at mile marker 50. Emergency officials initially closed the right and center lanes, but later shut down all eastbound lanes to allow crews … Read more
Kris Warner said he was involved in a car crash Friday in Pendleton County but escaped without serious injuries. In a social media post Saturday, the West Virginia Secretary of State said he experienced general soreness, a stiff neck and a headache, but was otherwise unharmed. He described being grateful for the people who stopped … Read more
New statewide figures from the West Virginia Child Advocacy Network indicate a rising demand for child protection services across West Virginia, with sexual abuse and drug endangerment among the leading concerns. According to the data, nearly 46% of referrals to child advocacy centers involved allegations of sexual abuse. Another 17% were related to drug endangerment … Read more
A Kanawha County man is facing multiple charges after authorities say he drove under the influence and crashed his vehicle, seriously injuring his passenger. The rollover happened just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday in the 3800 block of Pennsylvania Avenue near Pinch, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. Troopers with the … Read more
A 61-year-old Georgia man has been charged in connection with a deadly shooting last year in Chicago’s South Austin neighborhood. Donnell Simmons, of Lithonia, Georgia, was arrested Friday and charged with one felony count of first-degree murder. According to Chicago Police Department, Simmons was identified as the second suspect in the Aug. 17, 2025, shooting … Read more
More than six months after a deadly tour bus rollover in western New York claimed five lives, prosecutors have formally charged the driver in connection with the crash. Bin Shao, 56, of Flushing, Queens, faces counts of second-degree manslaughter and criminally negligent homicide, according to court records. Authorities allege Shao was driving at a high … Read more
A man was shot and killed by police in Fort Lauderdale on Saturday after officers responded to a reported disturbance, authorities said. According to Florida Department of Law Enforcement, the agency is investigating the officer-involved shooting. Police Chief Bill Schultz said officers were dispatched around 12:30 p.m. to Chateau Park Drive near Northwest 9th Avenue. … Read more