KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –A Kanawha County man has been arrested and charged for allegedly driving under influence and crashing his car, seriously injuring his passenger Saturday night.
Brett Mullins (Photo: WVDCR)
Brett Owen Mullins, 21, of South Charleston faces charges of driving under the influence causing bodily injury, driving under the influence of alcohol less than .150, failure to maintain control of a vehicle, improper registration and no insurance.
According to a criminal complaint filed

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia hospitals continue to look for ways to best serve patients around the state, and many are working together to do it.
Jim Kaufman
Healthcare providers gathered at the Capitol last week for Hospital Day at the legislature, and West Virginia Hospital Association President Jim Kaufman said that they share information frequently.
“Our quality committee, we’re always sharing best practices. How do we make things better? Yes, hospitals compete, but they set that

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A bill aimed at creating child safety measures for children who move to West Virginia from out of state and are newly homeschooled is making its way through the Legislature to ensure they don’t fall through the cracks of abuse-prevention systems.
Hollis Lewis
House Bill 5204 was introduced earlier this month by Kanawha County Delegate Hollis Lewis. The measure would create the Child Captivity Prevention Act, establishing a process for families who relocate to the Mountain

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –Four students at Ben Franklin Career Center are taking a stand against sextortion following the death of a Kanawha County teenager.
Bryce Tate
Fifteen-year-old Bryce Tate, a sophomore at Nitro High School, was found Nov. 6 with a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, an investigation into his cellphone revealed he had been the victim of sextortion, a form of online exploitation in which offenders coerce or manipulate victims into

FAIRMONT, W.Va. — The City of Fairmont has been awarded $1.5 million in Congressionally Directed Spending dollars through the Consolidated Appropriations Act, according to Fairmont City Manager Travis Blosser.
Travis Blosser
Blosser said he and his staff have been working with elected officials on the requests and once the most recent temporary government shutdown ended the grant award was official.
“I can’t say enough about Congressman (Riley) Moore and his team, Senator (Shelley Moore) Capito

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A proposed settlement between the U.S. Department of Justice, West Virginia’s Department of Environmental Protection, and Antero Resources Corporation resolving alleged Clean Air Act and West Virginia Pollution Control violations that involved the company’s oil and gas production operations in the Mountain State and Ohio was announced Friday afternoon.
According to a news release, the settlement states that Antero is going to undertake various projects to assess, modify, and