Red House News

Jesse Cossin, 21, pleaded not guilty Thursday in Putnam Circuit Court to charges of first-degree murder and attempted murder in the shooting death of Angela Dawn Casto and the wounding of Nick Hanshaw last February.

West Virginia State Police have charged Stephen Brandon Crosier, 23, of Red House with burglary, attempted burglary, and possession of a firearm by a convected felon.

The driver of a tractor-trailer involved in a deadly accident Saturday continued to drive nearly a half mile before stopping after he rear-ended a car on a Interstate 64 exit ramp, according to a Putnam County criminal complaint.

The Putnam County Sheriff's Department has identified two of the four people involved in an accident on Interstate 64 on Saturday night.

A Red House man was indicted this week in the shooting death of a woman in her home and the attempted murder of her fianc.

This weekend, 82 contestants, ranging in age from two years old to married women, will make their way to the Point Pleasant Riverfront Park Stage with hopes of walking away with the 2009 Miss Mothman Festival titles.

Cecil Hensley has moved around to commit his crimes. He was convicted of grand larceny in Putnam County after he broke into a garage at a church in Red House and stole a 16 passenger van.

Charleston will soon have be new, greener landscape. Construction is underway on the Gateway Greenspace.

The American Red Cross will sponsor blood drives at Glasgow United Methodist Church, Fifth Avenue, Glasgow, from 2 to 7 p.m. today; state Department of Agriculture, 4720 Brenda Lane, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. today; Lone Oak Church of God, W.Va. 34 North, Red House, 1 to 7 p.m. on Thursday; CAMC Teays Valley, 1400 Hospital Drive, Hurricane, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m.

A Putnam County woman was arrested Tuesday for allegedly stealing $20,000 from the county's Union Public Service District over five years.

Imagine how many trade secrets were exchanged overnight at the Huggins household in Marietta Monday night.

Heaven is in a hemlock. Just ask the guides at Tree Tops Canopy Tour, the latest attraction on the New River.

The annual Putnam County Fair is a tradition that many never miss. John Booth, of Buffalo, says, "Probably since the first year they built the stage.

The West Virginia Department of Transportation put a "special provision" inside a 241-page document soliciting bids to repair the Winfield Bridge in Putnam County.