West Virginia fire departments can make arrests after state lawmakers passed a bill last March, and some cities like Charleston have taken advantage. City council adopted the measure in May and only for the fire marshals from each department can arrest someone. Charleston Fire Department Fire Marshal Richard Symns told WCHS TV it helps with … Read more
West Virginia will allow more spectators to attend the men’s basketball game against Oklahoma on Feb. 13. The West Virginia athletic department said attendance will be boosted to 2,800 fans, or 20% of the arena’s capacity. No fans, except for essential personnel and the players’ and coaches’ families, were allowed at West Virginia home games … Read more
West Virginia’s active COVID-19 total continued to drop over the weekend. Active cases were below 17,000 on Saturday as recoveries continue to outpace new cases.The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources. Recoveries are now at 105,185. The state’s overall positive test rate inched down Saturday to 5.60% after the daily positive test rate … Read more
Governor Justice says he is doing he can do get additional doses of COVID-19 vaccine. The Biden administration is pledging to increase the state’s supply to thirty-thousand doses next week. There are eight counties in the red on the state’s COVID-19 alert map. Active cases of the virus have decreased by almost five-thousand over the … Read more
Sportsbooks are set for Super Bowl-55. You can bet on everything from the winner of the game to the winner of the coin toss. West Virginia is one of eleven states that allow mobile sports betting. DraftKings says West Virginians favor the Kansas City Chiefs to win the Super Bowl this year.
Several West Virginia lawmakers plan to introduce a bill to protect the LGBTQ community from discrimination in the workplace, housing, and public places. The “Fairness Act” is a bipartisan proposal to add members of the LGBTQ community to the state’s civil rights laws. It is expected to be one of the first bills introduced in … Read more
Governor Justice is trying to clarify whether or not state workers need to return to work. The governor says it’s up to agency leaders, and depends on the job description. A revised memo says that if employees can perform their duties remotely, they will be permitted to do so.
A five-thousand-dollar reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person involved in an arson fire in Bunker Hill. A home on Henshaw Road burned down sometime between January 24th and 31st. Call the West Virginia Arson Hotline if you have any information.
A Milton man is under arrest for punching a woman, holding her against her will, and stabbing her with a lamppost. Police found 22-year-old William Glenn hiding in his car outside where the woman works. He’s charged with assault and unlawful restraint.
The Chief Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death of 32-year-old Alexa Randolph a homicide. Her body was found in the back of her SUV in a Walmart parking lot in Morgantown last week. An investigation is ongoing. So far, no arrests have been made.