Lawmakers remain divided on how quickly to move legislation intended to assist Hancock County Schools as the district works through a fiscal crisis. House members acted quickly to advance House Bill 4574, which would establish a condition-based emergency funding system for county school districts facing financial distress. Senate leaders, however, say there is no immediate … Read more
Deputies arrested an Ohio man on Thursday in connection with the alleged sexual assault of a six-year-old child. Gilliland was charged with seven counts of rape, authorities said in a press release from the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office. According to deputies, the child’s mother contacted the Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday and reported that her child … Read more
A Sycamore Township man was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years in federal prison for lying to investigators during a decades-old sexual assault investigation, according to prosecutors. Frederick Tanzer, a medical doctor who has lived and practiced in Ohio, Kansas, and Colorado, pleaded guilty in September to three counts of making false statements to federal agents. … Read more
A U.S. District Court judge on Wednesday ordered the immediate release of a Venezuelan national who had been detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following a Jan. 13 traffic stop on Interstate 77 in West Virginia. Judge Joseph Goodwin ruled that the federal government failed to justify the detention of Antony Segundo Larrazabal-Gonzalez and … Read more
Authorities have issued arrest warrants for two men believed to be involved in a shooting that occurred Saturday at a home on Juniper Street in the Calloway Heights area of Raleigh County, according to the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office. After an extensive investigation, deputies identified the suspects as Darnell Mitchell and Christopher Shrewsbury. Both men … Read more
Charleston police are asking for the public’s assistance in a credit card fraud investigation. The incident occurred on January 10 at 1015 Bridge Road, where a credit card was reportedly used fraudulently. Investigators obtained surveillance video showing two suspects and a related vehicle connected to the case. Anyone with information is urged to contact the … Read more
The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bipartisan bill Tuesday requiring certain opioid treatment programs to offer long-acting reversible contraceptives. House Bill 4196 mandates that patients receiving methadone or suboxone treatment at licensed facilities be offered long-term birth control as part of the program’s services. The legislation also requires programs to provide non-coercive counseling … Read more
Appalachian Power is working to restore electricity to all West Virginia customers affected by the recent ice storm as of Tuesday evening. At the storm’s peak, more than 40,000 customers lost power, with roughly 3,900 linemen deployed for restoration. By Tuesday afternoon, the number of outages dropped to below 4,000. Extreme cold and strong winds … Read more
Governor Patrick Morrisey has appointed two individuals to fill vacancies in the West Virginia Legislature. Trenton Barnhart of Pleasants County was appointed to the 3rd District of the West Virginia Senate, replacing State Senator Donna Boley, who retired earlier this month after 41 years of service. Barnhart has served in the West Virginia House of … Read more
Many residents in Kanawha County remain without power as crews work to clear roads and restore electricity following recent storms. “We’ve got people that are sleeping in their cars because they don’t want to leave their pets,” said Loudendale VFD Chief William Eads. Crews have been working nonstop to remove debris and reopen roadways. Eads … Read more