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Kanawha County deputies investigating alleged excessive force by police chief
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Kanawha County deputies are investigating allegations of excessive force after an incident involving the Cedar Grove police chief Monday. Deputies were called to the parking lot of Capitol Recycling in Shrewsbury on Monday afternoon after a reported physical altercation between a man and Cedar Grove Police Chief Jack Ice, according to a news release from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office.
Police investigating former St. Albans High School Girls Basketball Coach Ricky Steele
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. (WCHS) — Police officers in St. Albans said an investigation has been launched into a former high school girls basketball coach. Officers said they began investigating St. Albans High School Girls Basketball Coach Ricky Steele in May, but will not release information on the nature of that investigation.
Child neglect case against St. Albans father waived to circuit court
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – The case against a father accused of child neglect after his infant was hospitalized with meth in his system is being sent to circuit court. David Mallo, 27, of St. Albans, waived his preliminary hearing in the case in Kanawha County Magistrate Court on Wednesday. Mallo was arrested last month […]
Man flees from crash leaving a family member injured
PUTNAM COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A single-vehicle crash left two injured, but one fled before police arrived due to him being under the influence and intoxicated. Putnam County 911 received a report of a single-vehicle motor vehicle accident with potential injuries on Rocky Step Rd in Winfield (Putnam County), WV, around 8:43 PM on Friday, […]
Putnam man accused of soliciting a minor, traveling to meet up
HURRICANE, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Putnam County man accused of soliciting a minor on the internet and then traveling to meet her was taken into custody Monday, U.S. marshals said. Elliot Simmons, 50, of Hurricane is charged with soliciting a minor and traveling to engage the minor in sexual activity, according to a news release from the U.S. Marshals Service.
Case against woman charged with shooting brother in the back of head moves forward
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The case against a Cabell County woman accused of shooting her brother in the back of the head was moved out of magistrate court Monday afternoon. Seira Harmon is charged with first-degree murder in the death of her brother, William Harmon, III. "Originally got a...
Putnam woman charged in death of infant appears in court Wednesday
PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Putnam County woman charged in the death of her 16-day-old infant appeared in court Wednesday. Brooke Kessler, 32, of Hurricane had her preliminary hearing waived Wednesday, sending the case to a Putnam County grand jury. Troopers said the infant, a girl, had "multiple,...
Woman arrested after running over pedestrian following argument with boyfriend
PRATT, WV (LOOTPRESS) – One woman has been arrested after running over a man following an argument with her boyfriend. According to a criminal complaint, on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, an officer with the Pratt Police Department responded to Campbell Avenue for a pedestrian struck by a car. Upon arrival, the officer found a pedestrian […]
Charleston City Council opposes resolution against unhoused arrest 'sweeps' during Regatta
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Charleston City Council considered a resolution Monday to prevent police from arresting the unhoused for non-violent offenses during the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta, the city's biggest event of the year. The resolution overwhelmingly failed at Monday night's city council meeting. This wasn't the first time people...
MacCorkle Avenue reopened after vehicle fire in South Charleston
UPDATE: (1:11 P.M. Tuesday, July 2) – Kanawha County 911 dispatchers say all lanes of MacCorkle Avenue SW in the 5200-5300 block are now open after a vehicle fire in South Charleston. SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A portion of MacCorkle Avenue is shut down in South Charleston due to a vehicle fire. According to […]
NTSB says New York to Charleston plane was only in air for 12 minutes before flight path lost
SIDNEY, NY — The National Transportation Safety Board has released initial information in connection with a Sunday plane crash in upstate New York that killed five members of a family including two young boys. The single-engine Piper was scheduled to make a refueling stop at West Virginia International Yeager...
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