Micah Leith

1 week ago | woay.com | Micah Leith

BECKLEY, WV (WOAY) – At a ceremonial bill signing in Beckley on Thursday, Governor Patrick Morrisey celebrated three bills that he said help the state further protect the dignity of life. The bills are Senate Bill 537, House Bill 2123, and House Bill 2871. “Our kids are our future, and we have to reflect that. We have a number of bills today that are defending life, not just in the womb. When kids get abused, that’s not going to be tolerated in West Virginia anymore,” Morrisey said.

1 week ago | woay.com | Brandy Lawrence |Micah Leith

Greenbrier County, WV (WOAY)- Traveling to the Greenbrier resort has just become a little more convenient. Contour Airlines has added a daily round-trip flight between Chicago and Greenbrier Valley Airport. Fares will cost $79 one way and will run daily from June 1 through October 31. A shuttle will be available to take passengers from the airport to the Greenbrier Resort.

1 week ago | woay.com | Micah Leith

Charleston, WV (WOAY)- A Charleston man is now facing upgraded charges in the shooting death of a woman who was previously ruled accidental. Jacob Fields initially faced wanton endangerment and involuntary manslaughter charges. Now he is facing first-degree murder charges after police reviewed surveillance video of the incident. It happened at a Sheetz in Kanawha City, where the victim, Tiffany Clerenia Adkins, was shot in the head.

2 weeks ago | woay.com | Micah Leith

LASHMEET, WV (WOAY) – The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office is looking for a missing person. Brandon Scott Ramsey was last seen at his house on Beeson Road in Lashmeet on May 13. He is 38 years old, six feet one inch tall, and weighs 155 pounds. If you have any information, call Mercer County 911 at 304-324-7904 or Captain S. A. Sommers at 304-487-8364. Related Sponsored Content Micah Leith is the current assistant news director at WOAY.

3 weeks ago | woay.com | Micah Leith |Caleb Pearl

SUMMERSVILLE WV, (WOAY) – The West Virginia Board of Education has issued an immediate intervention of Nicholas County schools and is immediately vacating the position of superintendent and assistant superintendent. It comes after significant parent outcry about the hiring of a registered sex offender as a summer custodian, failing leadership, and allegations of sexual misconduct by a student at Summersville Middle School. Newswatch first reported these allegations on air on March 24.