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1 injured after vehicle goes over I77 guardrail in Charleston
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – One person has been taken to the hospital after a car went over the guardrail on the interstate. According to Kanawha County 911 dispatchers, the crash happened around 5:42 p.m. Monday when a vehicle was traveling on I-77 North near the 104-mile marker. Dispatchers said the vehicle went over the guardrail […]
Charleston women charged following alleged assault of pregnant woman at grocery store
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Three Charleston women have been charged after a pregnant woman was violently attacked at a grocery store earlier this month, according to court records. Neveah Joy Gresham, 20, and Sarah Eternity Gresham, 19, have been charged with malicious or unlawful assault and 19-year-old Jayden...
WVU student arrested after violent incident in dorm room
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WDTV) - A West Virginia University student was arrested after a violent incident in a dorm room. Shawn Higginbotham, 19, of Charleston, has been charged with strangulation, according to court documents from Monongalia County. The West Virginia University Police Department responded to Dadisman Hall on November 6 at...
Kanawha County Man Pleads Guilty to Fentanyl Crime
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Travell Lamar Johnson, 45, of Big Chimney, pleaded guilty to distribution of fentanyl. According to court documents and statements made in court, on June 14, 2023, Johnson sold approximately 3.5 grams of fentanyl to a confidential informant at a Charleston gas station. Johnson admitted to the transaction and to arranging it […]
Vehicle hits power pole in Cross Lanes, road closed
CROSS LANES, WV (WOWK) – A vehicle crash in Cross Lanes has closed a portion of Washington Street West. According to Kanawha County 911 dispatchers, the single-vehicle crash happened around 5:10 p.m. Monday when the vehicle hit a power pole in the 4600 block of Washington Street West. Dispatchers say no one was injured in […]
Former W.Va. official sentenced for making false statement in federal fraud investigation
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Putnam County man and former state official who approved more than $34 million for COVID-19 services without verifying vendor invoices was sentenced to probation Monday. Timothy Priddy, 49, of Buffalo, was sentenced to one year of federal probation for making a false statement to...
Prosecutors found significant concerns in Kent Carper investigation, but burden of proof was less certain
Federal prosecutors found “significant areas of concern” while investigating Kanawha County Commissioner Kent Carper’s actions following an alleged lewd behavior incident in a local roadside park, the U.S. Attorney for Southern West Virginia said today. But U.S. Attorney Will Thompson said he made a determination not to...
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