Day: May 28, 2019 Archives


TuesdayMay 28, 2019

Fayette County man arrested after allegedly sexually abusing minor

Richard Anthony Curl faces multiple charges.

Weston man arrested after fatal weekend shooting

Ronnie Glenn Simons Jr., 56, of Weston, has been charged with first-degree murder.

Mooney: Democrats using impeachment to deal with disappointment over investigations

U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney, R-W.Va., appeared on Tuesday's MetroNews "Talkline."

Update: Suspect in Beckley murder arrested in North Carolina

A possible motive for the shooting has not been disclosed.

Wayne collision claims life of high school football standout

An elementary aged girl, sister of the victim, was seriously injured.

Former recorder in Cowen receives jail time on embezzlement charge

She was accused of taking $46,552 of town funds for her own use.

SCOTUS may not make decision on WV impeachment case until fall term

The highest court in the land now has response from Supreme Court Justice Margaret Workman.

Three Guys Before The Game – Mike Joseph (Episode 117)

In a world that lives on self-promotion, Mike Joseph is an outlier. West Virginia’s Head Coach for Football Strength and Conditioning admits he’s much more comfortable in the background. He’s happiest when the athletes he trains are in the spotlight performing at a level they would have never imagined. He was hired by Bill Stewart

Junior college linebacker S.L. McCall commits to West Virginia

He has yet to play a down in college, but linebacker S.L. McCall rewarded West Virginia's show of faith with one of his own.

Turnpike travel slightly down for Memorial Day weekend

Still more than 588,000 vehicles pass through toll plazas.

Dominion officials still probe cause of gasoline tank fire

Some speculate lightening may have sparked a ranging fire that burned for hours, but officials cannot say if that was the case.

Wheeling Park, Bridgeport & Wheeling Central girls win MVB Cup titles

Boys champions will be determined after the state baseball tournament.

Federal, local officials meet to discuss ‘Opportunity Zones’ in Charleston

Scott Turner, Shelley Moore Capito and Amy Goodwin took a walking tour of downtown.

Statewide rollout possible for student mental health initiative

The Expanded School Mental Health Initiative is already in 40 West Virginia schools.

Carmichael aims for education betterment in one day, Saturday

144-page draft version was released this past Friday.

Detroit man dead in Huntington shooting

Body removed from the scene.

Johns Hopkins report misses mark on needle exchange program

Last week, the Harm Reduction Journal published a report by Johns Hopkins University critical of the decision last year to shut down the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department’s (KCHD) needle exchange program.  The report concluded that the suspension “should be viewed as a call to action for sustained evidence-based interventions in the face of sociopolitical forces that