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West Virginia’s first Certified CIT Trainers to enhance emergency response for mental health crises
WHEELING, W.Va. (WTRF) — West Virginia’s first certified trainers of CIT, Crisis Intervention Team, are excited to work alongside emergency organizations throughout the area. Individuals a part of CIT specialize in mental health and substance abuse. This training allows them to better equip 911 dispatchers and first responders to help people experiencing those […]
Patrick Morrisey talks goals for West Virginia if he becomes governor
While at the Republican National Convention, frontrunner for West Virginia governor and current Attorney General Patrick Morrisey (R) summarized some of his goals for the next four years, if he wins during the general election in November.
Air conditioning unit gives out at animal shelter
ASHLAND, Ky. (WSAZ) - Workers at one animal shelter are having to get creative about how to keep their four-legged friends, and themselves, from overheating. The main air conditioner compressor at the Ashland Animal Rescue Fund’s kennel stopped working a week ago. “We noticed that regardless of what we...
Search continues for missing Ironton man
CAMPTON, Ky. — The search for a missing Ironton man in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky continued on Wednesday with additional searchers and an expanded search area. In a Facebook post by the Wolfe County Search & Rescue, they said the vehicle of Scott Allen Hern was found on July 13 in a […] The post Search continues for missing Ironton man appeared first on The Tribune.
1 injured in Barboursville crash involving motorcyle
BARBOURSVILLE, WV (WOWK) – At least one person has been injured in a crash in Barboursville. According to Cabell County dispatchers, the crash happened around 530 p.m. Thursday at the intersection of Pine Crest Drive and Rt. 60. Dispatchers say a motorcycle and an SUV. Dispatchers say at least one person was taken to the […]
Kentucky isn't a Top 15 state for the 'swinger lifestyle' but 3 of its neighbors are
Conservative-leaning Kentucky is not a swing state in the political sense — nor, as it turns out, in the bedroom. Swinging — or wife-swapping, as it used to be called — is the practice of exchanging partners for sex. New search data recently revealed the top 15 states most interested in swinging. Adult...
KY Poison Control Center urges caution amid recall of edibles
HENDERSON, Ky. (WEHT) – The Kentucky Poison Control Center is warning Kentuckians to not buy or consume Diamond Shruumz brand products, including chocolate bars, cones and gummies. All flavors of these products have been recalled because they have been linked to severe illness. Officials say Diamond Shruumz brand products were sold online and at a […]
Kentucky Parents of Public School Students Check Your Mailbox For Summer EBT Program Benefits
So, the other day we received a letter in the mail and a surprise we were not expecting. Two envelopes from the Commonwealth of Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Department of Community Based Services. One was a letter about the Summer EBT program and the other was an...
Charleston man sentenced to five years in prison on federal drug charges, prosecutors say
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Charleston man has been sentenced on Thursday to five years in prison on federal drug charges, prosecutors said. Willie Charles Sanders, also known as “Disco”, 51, was sentenced Thursday on distribution of methamphetamine charges after admitting to selling 28 grams of meth to an informant on Aug. 23, 2022, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Southern District of West Virginia.
Natalie Cochran now being held at SRJ after removal from federal custody
BECKLEY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – In the latest development in the ongoing murder case involving Natalie Cochran, it has been confirmed that the former pharmacist is now being held at Southern Regional Jail. Raleigh County Prosecutor, Ben Hatfield tells LOOTPRESS that Cochran was removed from federal custody as a means of circumventing issues stemming from the […]
Violent clash and death in Ohio prison leads to $225,000 settlement
The state of Ohio will pay $225,000 to the estate of a man who died while in prison custody and settle a lawsuit brought by his family. Dewey McVay, Jr., who had a long history of mental health issues, was incarcerated in December 2019 at the Correctional Reception Center in Orient, which is operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
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