FRANKLIN, W.Va. — A suspect is in custody and charged with shooting a delivery driver in Pendleton County.
The shooting occurred January 9th after the driver made a delivery in Franklin, W.Va. and was headed back to Harrisonburg, Va. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the arm on Route 33 near the Virginia/West Virginia border. The investigation was delayed according to the Pendleton County Sheriff’s Department because it took time to determine exactly where the incident had occurred and who

INSTITUTE, W.Va. — Volunteers from around the Kanawha Valley are taking in food over the next three months to help those in need this winter.
For 45 years now, UFO has collected food near the beginning of the calendar year. This year, they’re helping a dozen independent food pantries that need their cupboards stocked. Two of the pantries are in Putnam County and the other 10 are in Kanawha County.
Elaine Harris
UFO Chair Elaine Harris says the organization is run completely by volunteers,

ODD, W.Va. — A man is in jail following an investigation connected to the Whittaker family, who has been gotten clicks on social media over the years.
John “Patrick” Roark, 47, was arrested on Friday by State Police. He’s been charged with five felony counts of financial exploitation of an incapacitated person, five felony counts of fraudulent schemes, and one felony count of fraudulent use of an access device.
Roark allegedly used the Whittaker family’s disabilities and hardships to make viral

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Coal Association President Chris Hamilton considered it a high honor to be appointed to the National Coal Council. The announcement of his appointment came in recent days. Along with being an honor, Hamilton said it’s also an opportunity for West Virginia coal.
“Here in West Virginia we’re going to be focusing primarily on the electric generating side of the business and coal exports,” said Hamilton.
A large volume of West Virginia’s steam coal is shipped

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — A multi-agency search to find two people who were reported missing after being dropped off for a kayaking trip on Cheat Lake ends with positive results.
The Monongalia County Sheriff’s Department said the two were found on Thursday night after they were reported missing that afternoon by the boat ramp located at the intersection of Mont Chateau and Cheat Road.
According to a sheriff’s department news release, the pair was reported missing at around 5:45 p.m. after they missed

Delegates asked questions about the amount of Gov. Patrick Morrisey’s proposed tax cut and whether the state can actually afford it right now.
Those questions came during a House Finance Committee meeting on Friday morning and are likely to continue as the 60-day regular session rolls on.
Administration officials said the budget proposal actually was calculated with a 5% tax cut in mind. Morrisey, during his State of the State address, made a pitch for a 10% tax cut.
In dollars, the 5% would add