News Staff The Natural Resources Commission is putting some changes in place for West Virginia’s bear-hunting season this fall. The Gazette-Mail reported the most significant change will take place in Boone, Fayette, Kanawha and Raleigh counties, and they’ll get 10 extra days of hunting this fall, split into two parts: Aug. 28-Sept. 6, and Oct. 30-Nov. 5. … Read more
An Athens County, Ohio, firefighter died in the line of duty. Jeff Armes was a senior firefighter for the Nelsonville Division of Fire, and his department said he collapsed and died at the scene of a fire Sunday. The Nelsonville fire department was responding to a fire on Pleasantview Avenue when Armes collapsed. EMS administered … Read more
The City of Charleston is hosting listening sessions to talk about the American Rescue Plan —one of the largest pieces of spending legislation ever passed by the U.S. Congress. The legislation is centered around economic recovery, but the city says on its website that many infrastructure and social safety net projects and programs are key … Read more
A landmark federal trial got underway Monday in Charleston, involving three major drug distributors accused of fueling the region’s drug epidemic. The city of Huntington and the Cabell County Commission filed a lawsuit in 2017 against AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson, alleging the companies created a public nuisance with their opioid pill distribution in the … Read more
Students at Poca High School are fighting a dress code they think is outdated. WCHS TV reported parents and guardians recently received a letter from the school outlining rules and details about the Dots’ upcoming graduation ceremony. The parent letter said girls must wear dresses or skirts, and it specifically said girls may not wear … Read more
Cabell County Schools will hold two open houses this week to discuss a redistricting plan. The proposal is an attempt to balance enrollment and prevent overcrowding or underutilization of schools. A meeting will be held tonight at Huntington High School, and Thursday night at Cabell Midland High School.
Seven more deaths were added to the official COVID-19 death toll, bringing the total to almost 27-hundred over the last 15-months. Governor Justice is expected to announce a plan today to get more young people vaccinated.
Governor Justice signed the Mylissa Smith Law. The end of life bill will allow loved ones and clergy to visit a terminal ill patient in their final hours of life during a pandemic.
West Virginia senators are also weighing in on President Biden’s nearly two-trillion-dollar “American Families Plan.” Senator Manchin and Senator Capito are concerned about the cumulative cost of the three major Biden proposals, including an infrastructure plan and COVID-19 economic relief plan.
Senator Shelley Moore Capito is voicing her concerns about President Biden’s climate change agenda. She told EPA Administrator Michael Regan that it is a “federal overreach,” and more regulation could hurt the state.