Police in Portsmouth, Ohio, are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year-old girl. Randi Preston was last seen Friday in the 2200 block of Sixth Street, according to the Portsmouth Police Department. Preston is described as 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing about 120 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. … Read more
A Kanawha County woman who was reported missing and believed to be in danger has been found safe, authorities said. Ashley Dawn Taylor, 31, was located Friday after deputies sought the public’s help in finding her, according to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office. Taylor had last been seen Feb. 22 on Lula Lane in the … Read more
The Huntington City Council voted Friday during a special meeting to place a levy supporting the Tri-State Transit Authority.(TTA) on the May primary election ballot. The ordinance would allow voters to decide whether to continue funding bus service in the region. Residents have approved levies supporting TTA operations and assets for decades. In recent months, … Read more
A bill that would prevent parents from removing their children from school while a child abuse or neglect investigation is pending has hit a setback in the West Virginia Senate. Senate Bill 972, sponsored by Amy Grady, R-Mason, would bar parents from withdrawing a student from school if Child Protective Services has already opened an … Read more
The United States Department of Justice has filed lawsuits against five states — including West Virginia and Kentucky — after officials declined to provide unredacted voter registration records, according to a department press release. West Virginia and Kentucky join Oklahoma, Utah and New Jersey in the latest round of litigation. The department said its total … Read more
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