After enjoying a week of warmer, spring-like conditions, colder temperatures have returned to the region, bringing snowfall along with them. Due to the snow, several counties have announced school closures and delays for Monday. The following counties confirmed schools will be closed on Monday, Feb. 23 (as of 9:10 p.m. Sunday): McDowell Mercer Pocahontas Raleigh … Read more
A Raleigh County man has been charged with murder after authorities say he fatally shot a security guard at a southern West Virginia resort. According to the Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded Monday to a reported shooting at the guard shack at The Resort at Glade Springs near Beckley. When deputies arrived, they found … Read more
A Kentucky man has pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $40,000 from a Huntington-based labor union, federal prosecutors said. James Burke, 55, of Grayson, Kentucky, entered a guilty plea Tuesday to embezzlement of labor union assets, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia. Prosecutors said Burke served as a … Read more
A 15-year-old student at Russell County High School died Monday after collapsing during softball tryouts in Russell County. Russell County Coroner officials believe Brylie Northcutt died from a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot in the lung. The cause of the clot has not yet been determined, and additional testing is underway. According to school officials, … Read more
An inmate has died following a fight involving multiple prisoners at United States Penitentiary McCreary, according to federal officials. The Federal Bureau of Prisons said staff responded around 11:30 a.m. on Feb. 16 to reports of several incarcerated individuals fighting at the high-security facility in Pine Knot. Prison employees isolated and contained the incident while … Read more
A former worship pastor at Pleasant Grove Baptist Church has been arrested on multiple charges involving alleged sexual abuse of a juvenile in Daviess County. According to Kentucky State Police, troopers arrested David A. Rodgers, 40, of Utica, around 7:30 p.m. Monday and booked him into the Daviess County Jail. Investigators allege Rodgers engaged in … Read more
Monday marks one year since devastating winter flooding struck southern West Virginia, severely impacting communities along the Tug River and nearby tributaries. Flash flooding swept through the southern Coalfields overnight from Feb. 15 into Feb. 16. Rising waters, strong winds, landslides and mudslides caused widespread destruction to homes and property. McDowell, Mingo and Logan counties … Read more
The Kentucky State Senate on Friday passed legislation that would permit medical professionals to refuse to perform procedures that conflict with their religious or moral beliefs. Senate Bill 72 cleared the chamber in a 28-5 vote and now heads to the Kentucky House of Representatives for consideration. The proposal would allow healthcare providers to opt … Read more
Three people lost their lives and a teenager was hospitalized after a mobile home caught fire Friday night in Leslie County. According to Kentucky State Police Post 13, troopers responded just before 11 p.m. to a home along Highway 421 in the Hyden community. Fire crews were able to extinguish the blaze, but inside the … Read more
Two people were injured in a shooting during a party at an Airbnb in Anderson County early Saturday morning, according to Kentucky State Police. Troopers said they responded to reports of gunfire around 1:27 a.m. on Lover’s Leap Road, where an estimated 50 to 75 Kentucky State University students had gathered. Investigators say a large … Read more