Curtis Johnson
Reporter
Charleston, West Virginia
Curtis Johnson serves viewers as the investigative/political reporter for WSAZ NewsChannel 3, along with its sister stations WVVA-TV in Bluefield, W.Va., WTAP-TV in Parkersburg, W.Va., WDTV-TV in Bridgeport, W.Va., and WHSV-TV serving areas of West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle.
Curtis joined the team in October 2021 with more than two decades of diverse experience in television news, newspaper reporting and government relations. That includes multiple awards for investigative, governmental affairs and legal reporting.
He started his professional career at WSAZ and returns “home” after gaining experience at The Parkersburg News & Sentinel, The (Huntington) Herald-Dispatch and the West Virginia Attorney General’s Office.
Curtis graduated in December 2002 from W. Page Pitt School of Journalism and Mass Communications at Marshall University. He received a bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism and minored in political science.
The lifelong West Virginian and Putnam County native lives with his wife and two school-age children. He enjoys traveling and spending time with family.
W.Va. Gov. Jim Justice discussed the resignation of one cabinet secretary and named a successor Thursday during his weekly briefing.
Wayne County now has a paid, 24-7 ambulance service on the road for the first time in the county’s history. The county’s contract with Jan-Care Ambulance took effect Sunday.
Documents that we obtained show an alternate path has existed for years and updates to it are already behind schedule.
DNR reports a 25-year-old man from Charleston is presumed dead at this time.
The West Virginia DNR urges precaution with hiking in the heat.
It is happening again. West Virginia American Water is asking to increase your water bill. The company recently asked the Public Service Commission to increase a surcharge for infrastructure.
It is a $1 million boost for ambulance service in West Virginia’s most populous county.
The Dunlow Volunteer Fire Department is closed yet again, the third closure since spring and department leaders told county commissioners this week the department is on a path toward dissolving.
A recent job posting and a house along state Route 152 near Genoa represent the promise of a quicker response time for those needing an ambulance in Wayne County.
Summer travel season is off and rolling, but for a period of time Saturday morning southbound traffic was at a standstill on the West Virginia Turnpike.
Since Kyneddi Miller’s death, WSAZ has been asking what the state knew about the 14-year-old before she died.
Going forward, the governor's chief of staff told WSAZ the state is looking to be more transparent.
The emergency motion filed Wednesday morning in Boone Circuit Court seeks an emergency hearing to stop the Governor’s Office from sharing an investigative report with news agencies.
More than 130 pieces of legislation will take effect this week in West Virginia, and one of the new laws will offer college students a second chance at the state’s Promise Scholarship.
A task force of firefighters, water utilities, state regulators and others met for a second time Friday -- a direct result of a WSAZ investigation that led to a new state law.
GPS records obtained Thursday show a West Virginia state trooper checked on a Boone County teenager and immediately thereafter drove to the local, Child Protective Services office, where radio traffic and a call log previously shows he made a referral to CPS.
Those comments are the latest in a story that has changed multiple times related to when state Child Protective Services first knew of Kyneddi Miller, 14, whose body was found in a skeletal state.
Since April, WSAZ has been asking questions about the death of Kyneddi Miller, 14, of Boone County.
Disability Rights of West Virginia says it sent the notice Thursday to Gov. Jim Justice, Department of Human Services Secretary Cynthia Persily and Attorney General Patrick Morrisey.
West Virginia Governor Jim Justice says his administration is looking into claims that Child Protective Services knew about a teenage neglect victim who died in Boone County.
The evidence WSAZ obtained showed the West Virginia Department of Human Services’ claims are just not true.
Relief could be in sight for drivers on Interstate 64 between Huntington and Charleston.
The West Virginia Department of Human Services has refused to turn over information related to the child neglect death of a teenager from Boone County.
The Wayne County Commission has turned over short-term proposals to fix the county’s ambulance crisis, doing so Thursday evening in response to an open records request filed by WSAZ NewsChannel 3.
The suit asks the court to force the agency to turn over information related to parolees and sober living homes in Huntington.
The four major candidates vying to be West Virginia’s Republican candidate for governor shared a stage Tuesday night for a final time before early voting starts Wednesday.
A task force of water utilities, fire departments and concerned citizens held its first meeting Friday -- a direct result of a WSAZ investigation that led to a new state law.
The recent death of a 14-year-old girl in Boone County prompted us to take a closer look at the state law that the West Virginia Department of Human Services says requires it to keep quiet.
West Virginia’s governor tells WSAZ NewsChannel 3 that state child welfare officials had “no idea,” about a Boone County teenager who authorities say had been living in neglect.
The county’s request asks for proposals to include how much it would cost, “to provide emergency medical services (EMS) on a month-to-month basis.”
This week’s death of a 14-year-old girl in Boone County led first to her mother’s arrest, and now questions about if state law should require more of home-school families.
U.S. Rep. Alex Mooney wants to become West Virginia’s next U.S. Senator.
West Virginia’s governor stood with county superintendents Wednesday, moments after he joined state officials in awarding nearly $150 million in school construction grants.
Commissioners unanimously voted to enter into an agreement to purchase three new ambulances that won't be on the road until early next year.
Warner recently sat down with WSAZ reporter Curtis Johnson, who asked the candidate why he wants to be governor.
Despite significant damage -- winds strong enough to topple trees, facades and towering billboards -- West Virginia’s governor and others breathed a sigh of relief Wednesday.
The Dunlow Volunteer Fire Department was closed for another day Monday, while the fire chief and county officials said checks were in the mail to pay for automobile and workers compensation insurance.
The Dunlow Volunteer Fire Department was closed for a second day Friday due to non-payment of workers compensation insurance.
The Dunlow Volunteer Fire Department is out of service, according to the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office.
After 60 days of legislative debate and lawmaking, Wednesday marks the final day that Gov. Jim Justice can have his say on what passed.
No ambulance with lives on the line. Our WSAZ Investigation found that has been a growing reality and concern in Wayne County. However, news comes this week of a possible short-term solution.
State data shows West Virginia elementary, middle and high schools, collectively, do not meet the standard for attendance, but lawmakers hope to change that with legislation that awaits the governor’s signature.
More than 100,000 veterans call West Virginia home, and legislation awaiting the governor’s signature could make the beauty of state parks easier for them to enjoy.
Internet safety program became law this week in West Virginia with the signature of Gov. Jim Justice.
State leaders believe it will make a difference in keeping your family safe.
West Virginia has among the nation’s toughest vaccination laws in the nation, and a Charleston doctor is urging the state’s governor reject a legislative proposal to weaken its standing.
West Virginia has more than 6,000 children in foster care, but lacks enough parents, child welfare workers, counselors and attorneys to care for those children.
West Virginia lawmakers passed 280 bills during their just completed 60-day regular session.
With the clock ticking Saturday toward midnight, the West Virginia Legislature passed a series of bills that will affect families across West Virginia.
