LEWIS COUNTY, W.Va. –A man is in jail in connection with the death of an infant in Lewis County.
According to a release from the West Virginia State Police, Zachary J. Williams, 28, of Jane Lew, was arrested Tuesday and charged with murder and child abuse resulting in death.
The charges come after state troopers resonded to a residence in the McWhorter area on Sunday, May 25 to the report of an unresponsive infant. When they arrived, they launched an investigation into the matter and the child

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After it became a requirement on May 7th for people to start presenting what is called a REAL ID to board domestic flights, West Virginia International Yeager Airport Director and CEO Dominque Ranieri says the transition has been smooth so far.
Dominque Ranieri
“We are so pleased that all of our passengers have taken the time to go to the DMV and get their Real ID,” Ranieri said. “We have not seen any major slow downs here CRW at our TSA checkpoint.”
She said it was unclear

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Regional Epidemiologist for central West Virginia Daniel Barker says children between the ages of one and five are required to have their blood lead levels tested twice in the state of West Virginia, however in Kanawha County less than 50% of children have only been tested once.
That’s what the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, in conjunction with the WV Department of Human/Health Services and Kanawha County WIC Program, was trying to amend when they provided free lead

MOOREFIELD, W.Va. — A lack of housing has created a dilemma for one national brand with operations in Hardy County. Pilgrims Pride on Wednesday unveiled the first 12 units of an apartment comlex which will be almost exclusively for company employees in Moorefield.
“Around our region, we’re short on residency and this will help with the housing needs. It supports economic growth and our community stability,” said Tim Cullers, Housing Manager for Pilgrims Pride.
The first unit includes a dozen

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RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Workers at Jackson County’s Constellium plant got a chance Wednesday to meet some of the individuals whose lives will depend on their level of work. NASA officials paid a visit to the plant in Ravenswood where sheets of aluminum are produced and become the first step in the process of building rockets which will take man back to the moon.
“It’s always important for us to go and talk to people who build

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The City of Charleston is becoming a work of art for five days.
The 21st Annual FestivALL got underway on Wednesday and will host various art, theater, dance, and music events around the city until Sunday, June 1.
Interim FestivALL CEO Brittany Javins said this is a slightly scaled back year for the longstanding festival with a return to the basics. 
“It’s the 21st year and this year is a little different, we’re kind of saying we’re going back to basics, it’s a little bit of

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Financial issues in the EMS system across the state are once again in the forefront after Hillsboro EMS, which serves Pocahontas County, folded last week. The closure makes the 26th EMS system to close over the last two years, citing financial difficulties and a lack of volunteers.
Joe Statler
Delegate Joe Statler, R-Monongalia, a member of the House Finance Committee, said a permanent funding source has to be identified. He said over the past two years, EMS and volunteer

Gov. Patrick Morrisey pledged his administration will be more open about the challenges of West Virginia’s child welfare system.
The governor said the changes follow a series of listening sessions held across the state with key stakeholders and a thorough review of past child fatalities and near fatalities within the child welfare system.
“In previous years, the state stonewalled about the status of children in its care – and that changes now,” Morrisey said during a briefing with reporters.