A Charleston man on home confinement for a prior sexual assault conviction has been arrested after his 2-month-old son was hospitalized with serious injuries authorities say are consistent with abusive head trauma. Jeremiah Gibson, 23, was arrested Tuesday and charged with child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury. Court records show Gibson had been serving … Read more
A Boone County judge has sentenced Julie Miller to 15 years to life in prison for the starvation death of her 14-year-old daughter, Kyneddi Miller, concluding a closely watched case that drew widespread public outrage. Miller has been incarcerated since April 2024, when Kyneddi was found dead on a bathroom floor at her grandparents’ home … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lawmakers are facing mounting pressure to rein in the rising cost of West Virginia’s Hope Scholarship program, but significant changes have yet to materialize. The Hope Scholarship provides public funds to families for use on private, parochial, and home schooling expenses. Proposals to cap annual scholarship amounts, limit eligibility to in-state schools, … Read more
WILLIAMSON, W.Va. — A months-long investigation into stolen telecommunications wire in Mingo County led to two arrests Thursday, authorities said. According to the Mingo County Sheriff’s Office, Joseph Maynard and Tara Dempsey were arrested for attempting to deliver stolen property. Deputies and troopers executed a search at Big Frank’s Salvage Yard in Williamson, where they … Read more
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey on Thursday announced a planned $4 billion private investment to develop an intelligence center campus in Berkeley County, calling it a historic economic opportunity for the state. Morrisey said Penzance Management is making the $4 billion private-sector investment to build a campus spanning more than 500 acres. … Read more
A Cabell County man has been sentenced to federal prison after admitting to embezzling more than $600,000 while working for a local law firm. According to court records, 58-year-old Todd Chapman of Huntington was sentenced to 51 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release after pleading guilty to bank fraud. Records show … Read more
Patrick Morrisey on Thursday announced a planned $4 billion private investment to develop a large intelligence center campus in Berkeley County, calling it a historic economic opportunity for West Virginia. According to Morrisey, Penzance Management plans to invest $4 billion to build a campus spanning more than 500 acres. The site is expected to deliver … Read more
A West Virginia man has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder after a woman was found dead in Clay County, authorities said. According to the West Virginia State Police, 24-year-old Richard Grad of Maysel is accused of fatally shooting 31-year-old Savannah Keaton of Massillon, Ohio, on Thursday. Troopers responded to a home in the … Read more
The mother of a 14-year-old girl who was found dead in what investigators described as a “skeletal state” was sentenced Wednesday to 15 years to life in prison. Julie Ann Stone Miller, 51, of Morrisvale, received the maximum sentence after pleading guilty in November 2025 to death of a child by a parent by child … Read more
A Charleston man has been arrested on child abuse charges after his two-month-old infant was hospitalized with severe injuries, according to court records. Jeremiah Gregory Gibson, 24, is charged with child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. The complaint states the infant was hospitalized … Read more