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The air is getting cleaner around Charleston. An American Lung Association report finds that the Charleston metro area hit its best ever rating for ozone related smog in 2020. The area received a B-rating overall.

Harm reduction groups are scrambling to meet new guidelines. A new West Virginia law requires harm reduction groups to have a license, and have one-for-one needle exchange. Some groups fear they may have to shut down, or go underground.

The Logan County Sheriff’s Office said a pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle. 62-year old Priscella Cline-Smith of Verner was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a vehicle on Route 80 near Paradise Island. The sheriff’s office said the driver was traveling on Route 80 north and saw a tractor … Read more

A man who was being sought after leaving home confinement earlier this year was taken into custody after a vehicle and foot pursuit Tuesday. Brian Smith of South Charleston was arrested after deputies responded to a suspicious behavior call on Scarberry Lane near South Charleston. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said Smith fled from the … Read more

Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin announced this week that Food Truck Fridays will begin this year on May 7 on the Kanawha Boulevard. The trucks will be set up from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Kanawha Boulevard will be closed from Capitol to Court streets. Parking spaces will be reserved for take-out orders on Court … Read more

American Airlines will resume service from Yeager Airport to Philadelphia starting June 3. Airport officials said this week that the return of the flight marks some normalcy returning to Yeager. Starting May 6, Spirit Airlines also is returning its seasonal route to Myrtle Beach International Airport. Flights to Myrtle Beach will be bi-weekly on Thursday … Read more

A new medical examiners report concludes that Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick suffered a stroke and died of natural causes, a day after confronting rioters. That makes it less likely that prosecutors will bring homicide charges against West Virginia sandwich shop operator, George Tanios. He’s accused of assaulting Sicknick and two other officers.

Barboursville Middle School Principal Brent Jarrell is out of a job. After a nearly four-hour executive session, the Cabell County School Board voted to terminate Jarrell’s contract. The school board won’t comment on what led to the firing, saying it’s a personal issue.

You can now go maskless while you are exercising at the gym. You don’t have to wear a mask while you’re working out, but the new order does require you to wear a mask when you’re resting or moving between fitness equipment.

The pace of COVID-19 vaccinations is slowing, and local health official are going out into the community to vaccinate small groups. More than 680-thousand West Virginians have received at least one shot, and more than 500-thousand are fully vaccinated.