| CHILDREN WITNESS MURDER-SUICIDE - The Kanawha County sheriff is investigating a murder-suicide in Clendenin.
Police say 43-year-old Robert L. "Bear" Parsons Junior shot and killed his wife, 27-year-old Sarah Parsons, Monday, and then shot himself.
The shootings reportedly took place in front of the couple's children.
Sarah Parsons had reportedly filed for divorce and had also filed a domestic violence petition.
Ms. Parsons had brought the couple's five-year-old son to see his father, along with her seven-year-old daughter from a previous relationship.
Robert Parsons was known for his special-themed, custom-made motorcycles. Two of his motorcycles are on display at the Quaker Steak and Lube restaurant on Corridor G. And a West Virginia-themed bike was unveiled when the renovation work on the state Capitol was completed.
BLUEFIELD WOMAN WANTS CAR FIXED - Charges are pending against a prominent Bluefield woman after she shot at a Bluefield car dealership last week.
Wilkinson had been in charge of the local science museum before it was closed in 2004.
Police said Patty Wilkinson tried to get a ride from an air conditioner repairman working at her home last week, showing him a gun. He fled to a neighbor's house.
Wilkinson then took the repairman's van and drove to Cole Chevrolet- Cadillac-GMC where her vehicle was being serviced.
The woman went into the garage and talked to the owner about her car.
Wilkinson, at some point, fired the gun outside the dealership's repair center.
Employees calmed her down and took the weapon away from her before police arrived.
Wilkinson is being treated in a local hospital, with charges pending.
ROBBERY SUSPECT ARRESTED - A Glen Daniel man was arrested on Tuesday after police named him a suspect in an armed robbery the previous day.
Jason Cook, 29, walked into J's Lottery on Dry Hill Road, just outside Beckley, and threatened the female clerk.
He demanded money and fled the store in a vehicle.
MAN HONORED FOR SAVING DEPUTY - Wayne Tuttle says he was just doing his civil duty when he jumped in and helped a Raleigh County sheriff's deputy who was being attacked by a group of teens at the Crossroads Mall at Oak Hill.
The 28-year-old Beckley man was honored yesterday by the sheriff's department.
The incident occurred in March when sheriff's Corporal K. D. Harold was working at his off-duty job as a security guard.
Harold responded to a complaint involving a smashed baked potato at the mall's food court, after which the incident escalated into a free-for-all involving up to 30 teens.
Harold was knocked to the ground and several teens tried to grab his gun.
Tuttle says he was surprised no one was willing to jump in to help, and amazed that the group of teens were chanting for Harold to be shot.
Harold credits Tuttle with saving his life. The corporal has not been able to return to work because he is recuperating from injuries received in the attack.
Four teenage boys between the ages of 13 and 17 are facing juvenile petitions for their role in the incident.
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