Taylor County News

If motorists cruising along Interstate 64 are spotting an unusually large number of dead deer along the highway, there are two good reasons for the road kill.

An EMS worker has been arrested for indecent exposure. Edward Utter, 40, is accused of exposing his genitals to a woman in an alley between Benoni Ave.

Kay Frances Thorn, former Chief Tax Deputy for the Taylor County Sheriff's Department, entered a plea of guilty in Taylor County Circuit Court Thursday for felony embezzlement.

A new restaurant is under construction in Grafton. Its called Stryker's Bar and Grill, and is going into the same building as the Grafton bowling alley.

Story Created: Oct 6, 2009 at 10:21 PM EDT Story Updated: Oct 6, 2009 at 10:21 PM EDT Schools and fire departments across the area are celebrating fire safety and prevention week.

The Prodigy Foundation has presented its 2009 West Virginia Teacher Achievement Award to Lynn Higginbotham Smith of Taylor County Middle School, on Thusday afternoon.

Anna Jarvis Elementary fourth grade teacher Pam Spring stands proudly beside Shane Robertson, Tylar Griffith, Clinton Mayle, Cole Collins, and Colton Young, as they are recognized by the Taylor County Board of Education for their outstanding accomplishment in the Daughters of the American Revolution's 'America, the Land of Opportunity' contest.

The coffee shop, which is named for its location at 123 W. Main Street in Grafton, is more than a restaurant.

An accident on Route 50 in Taylor County knocked out power Sunday afternoon. It happened around 4:30 p.m. Officials say a Chevy Trail Blazer went off the road, severed a utility pole, and rolled over an embankment.

A tragic accident at the intersection of Ebby Road and US Route 50 on Sunday at 7:30 p.m., claimed the lives of three people, two Grafton High School Students and a former GHS student, and sent seven other people to area hospitals.

Click here for a free download of the latest Adobe Flash Player. WDTV News Story Created: Sep 18, 2009 at 6:37 PM EDT Story Updated: Sep 18, 2009 at 6:52 PM EDT The case involving Pastor Craig Johnson unfolded in Taylor County court on Wednesday.

Law enforcement in Taylor County work together to make a drug bust. The Taylor County Sheriff and Grafton Police Chief combined to seize three marijuana plants growing at a home on Route 119, Wednesday.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Concerns persist over West Virginia's touch-screen voting machines.

The latest term of the Taylor County grand jury returned 38 indictments, Monday.

A Taylor County man is facing sex related charges after his arrest this week. Bradley Barrett, 49 of Thorton, is charged with four counts of felony first degree sexual abuse.

An auto-pedestrian accident Saturday morning sent one man to the hospital. Officials say it happened around 9:15 on Eby Road in Taylor County.

Friends and family remembered a man who played a big part in bringing a national cemetery to West Virginia, Monday.

Issues with jail overcrowding and the high cost of prisoners has many counties turning for relief to alternative sentencing options.

Issues with jail overcrowding and the high cost of prisoners has many counties turning for relief to alternative sentencing options.

Bonnie's Bus made a stop in Taylor County Monday. The bus is a mobile mammography unit and a program from West Virginia University's Mary Babb Randolph Cancer Center The bus made its first stop in April and since then has made about six other stops around the state.