Lowering high electric bills statewide remains a major focus for West Virginia House Democrats in this year’s legislative session. Lawmakers say the issue gained urgency following their kitchen table tour, where they spoke with residents across the state about the challenges they want addressed. “One of the biggest things was cost of living and it … Read more
A 17-year-old has been charged in connection with a shooting earlier this month that left a person hospitalized, Huntington police said. The incident occurred on January 4 around 4:15 p.m. near 21st Street and Sixth Avenue, when officers reported hearing gunshots and observing a vehicle leaving the area. A subsequent traffic stop on the 500 … Read more
The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments Tuesday on the legality of laws banning transgender girls and women from competing in sports consistent with their gender identity. West Virginia is defending its Save Women’s Sports Act, which requires student-athletes in middle school, high school, and college to participate on teams corresponding to their sex assigned … Read more
Two children in Kanawha County who were reported missing after their parents allegedly took them from state custody have been returned, authorities said. Kynslee and Joshua Kyle Cline Jr. were placed back into the care of the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Services overnight, the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office reported. The siblings were … Read more
A Randolph County couple was arrested Sunday in South Carolina after allegedly fleeing West Virginia with their child without legal custody, authorities said. Darries L. Fauntleroy and Megan R. Fauntleroy, both 40, of Montrose, were charged with felony conspiracy and taking a minor child from a custodian out of West Virginia, according to the Elkins … Read more
Kanawha County Sheriff’s deputies made two separate arrests at the same South Charleston business within a three-day period, authorities said. Joshua Clendenin, 35, of Alum Creek, was arrested Friday at Mazzella Quarries and charged with breaking and entering. Deputies said they were already investigating a previous larceny at the property when they responded to the … Read more
A West Virginia couple was arrested Sunday in South Carolina after allegedly fleeing the state with their biological child despite not having legal custody, according to West Virginia State Police. Darries L. Fauntleroy and Megan R. Fauntleroy, both 40, of Montrose, were each charged with felony conspiracy and taking a minor child from a lawful … Read more
A longtime Iowa property manager and a rental company owner have agreed to pay $325,000 to resolve a federal civil rights lawsuit alleging decades of sexual harassment against female tenants, the U.S. Department of Justice announced Sunday. The settlement concludes a lawsuit filed in January 2025 in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District … Read more
A Will County man has been arrested following an investigation into a threatening email allegedly sent to the office of Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker, according to Illinois State Police. Authorities said Michael Dascenzo, 49, of Crete, was taken into custody on February 25 after investigators connected him to a message sent on January 9. The … Read more
Deputies with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office arrested two men at the same South Charleston business within three days following separate incidents of reported criminal activity, officials said. On Friday, January 9, 2026, deputies from the Patrol and Field Operations Division B-Shift responded to a reported break-in at Mazzella Quarries. Detective Keadle, who was already … Read more