Justice pushes for teacher vaccinations

Students are expected to return to the classroom in two weeks, and Governor Justice wants to prioritize COVID-19 vaccinations for school teachers and staff. Teachers union leaders are questioning the safety of the governor’s plan.

City of Charleston plans to demolish abandoned homes

Charleston City officials will spend one-million-dollars to tear down abandoned homes. The city plans demolish more than one-hundred home in the next six months. Less than a week into 2021, the Charleston Fire Department has already responded to five house fires.

City Council members question SOAR grant application

SOAR, a group being investigated by the Charleston Police Department, is asking for 150-thousand-dollars in grants to expand harm reduction efforts. They plan to distribute over 300-thousand needles in the next year, and the groups grant application also serves as a request for certification from the state to operate a harm reduction program. Several Charleston … Read more

State revenue collection off in December

State revenue collection was off by 4-and-a-half million-dollars in December. Personal Income Tax collection missed estimates by almost eleven-million-dollars. The state is halfway through the fiscal year, and has collected over fifty-percent of projected revenue for the year.

Fugitive From Missouri is Arrested Monday in Charleston

A suspect accused of murdering another person in Missouri was arrested Monday in Charleston. The U.S. Marshals Service said its Task Force, along with officers from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Ravenswood Police Department, arrested Stacy Andrew Gipson. Gipson is a suspect in the murder of … Read more

CAMC Limits Visitors This Week

With Kanawha and Putnam counties in the red the latest county alert map, Charleston Area Medical Center Health System is not letting visitors into its hospitals for the next few days. The health system shared on Facebook that for the week of Jan. 4-10, there will be no inpatient visitation and no visitors during outpatient, … Read more

Marshall Parts Ways With Doc Holliday

Marshall University decided not to renew the contract of head football coach Doc Holliday. The news follows three losses at the end of the Thundering Herd’s football season, including the loss on Christmas Day to Buffalo in the Camellia Bowl. Marshall finished the season at 7-3 and lost the Conference USA championship game to the … Read more

Curbside Service Will Be Added Next Week at County Libraries

The Kanawha County Public Library branches will reopen Monday, Jan. 11 with curbside services after a closure for the holidays. The library system’s buildings will remain closed until the end of February. The main branch location at the Charleston Town Center will not offer curbside service, but instead will offer take out service at its … Read more