Patrick Morrisey highlighted two major water-related concerns affecting West Virginia on Friday. He announced $9.5 million in grant funding to support five water and sewer improvement projects in Mingo and McDowell counties, including plans to build a new water storage tank in Kermit. Access to safe drinking water remains a pressing challenge in the southern … Read more
Kris Warner announced that West Virginia will not provide unredacted voter registration records to the U.S. Department of Justice, citing state privacy laws. The DOJ has asked nearly all states to submit detailed election records, including voter registration lists containing driver’s license numbers, birth dates, home addresses and Social Security numbers. Warner sent a letter … Read more
A 36-year-old Romanian man has admitted to installing credit card skimming devices at several retailers across West Virginia, resulting in roughly $250,000 in fraudulent charges, according to federal prosecutors. Andrei Fagaras pleaded guilty to access device fraud, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of West Virginia announced in a news release. Prosecutors said … Read more
More than 500 miners in southern West Virginia will lose their jobs beginning April 14, delivering what many describe as a heavy blow to the region’s coal communities, including Billy Dickerson. “As I walked through the parking lot, kind of felt the gut punch,” Dickerson said. “Well living in Logan County, coal’s king.” Greenbrier Minerals … Read more
A Lexington man has been sentenced to 65 years in federal prison after being convicted on multiple firearm and drug trafficking charges. According to the United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Kentucky, 41-year-old Keith Stallworth was arrested in August 2023 while carrying a pistol loaded with high-velocity rifle rounds and an extended … Read more
Fleming County Sheriff’s Office is warning residents about a phone scam aimed at families of incarcerated individuals. Sheriff Tim Smith said the office has received several reports of scammers contacting victims and convincing them to send money, resulting in losses totaling thousands of dollars. According to the sheriff, callers falsely claim they can arrange an … Read more
A Lexington man accused of murder in the fentanyl overdose death of an 18-month-old child nearly four years ago appeared in court Friday after previously refusing to attend his arraignment. Ka’Darrius Warren was escorted to Fayette District Court by deputies for a preliminary hearing earlier this month after declining to appear as scheduled. According to … Read more
A driver lost their life Thursday afternoon after an SUV veered off the road and collided with a tree in Woodford County. Police in Versailles responded to reports of a single-vehicle crash on Old Frankfort Pike around 2:45 p.m. When officers arrived, they found a small SUV that had left the roadway and struck a … Read more
Elias R. Thomas of East Chicago faces felony charges after police say he fired a rifle into an occupied apartment while a mother and her two juvenile children were inside. According to court documents, East Chicago Police responded on February 5, 2026, to the 4400 block of Olcott Avenue for a report of shots fired. … Read more
Joseph Edward Romano, 47, of Merrillville, faces felony charges after police say surveillance footage shows him breaking into a secured construction site on two separate occasions and later selling the stolen steel at a Gary scrap yard. According to the probable cause affidavit, Hammond Police responded to investigate two burglaries at a commercial construction site … Read more