News Staff More than 100-thousand doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Kanawha County, and more than 600-thousand people have received their first dose statewide. Health officials are reporting more than four-hundred new cases of the virus, and three more deaths.
West Side residents marched to remember the life of 18-year-old KJ Taylor, who was shot and killed last week. They are trying to raise awareness about the violence that is plaguing their community.
Heritage Farm and Museum will open its 2021 season with its annual Spring Festival on May 1. The living history museum and village is celebrating its 25th anniversary being open to the public this year. At the festival they’ll have live artisan demos and guests can visit Smithsonian affiliate museums, check out the new Treehouse … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said in a letter Friday it is ready to help with Kanawha County’s HIV outbreak if directed by the state. The letter comes as a response to the Kanawha County Commission’s call for a federal inquiry into the county’s “most concerning” HIV outbreak and how the designation was … Read more
The West Virginia Legislature passed two notable bills Saturday including a $4.4 billion budget bill after debate over funding cuts to Marshall University and West Virginia University. The bill would call for a $28 million combined general revenue cut for the two institutions. State departments across the board are expected to see cuts under the … Read more
A Kanawha County grand jury handed down a murder indictment that stems from a case in St. Albans from December 2020. 44-year old George Wesley Call Jr. is accused of killing Andrea Springstead after he allegedly shot her in the face with a crossbow.
A West Virginia bill that would regulate needle exchange programs passed the state legislature on Saturday. Critics have said more stringent requirements for the programs will constrain the number of providers who give clean syringes to injection drug users not able to quit the habit altogether. Supporters said the legislation would help those addicted to … Read more
West Virginia health officials are encouraging you people to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Age groups from 10-to-29 have recoded the most virus cases in the state since March 19th. The Kanawha Charleston Health Department says there are fewer cases among the older population, likely due to vaccination efforts.
West Virginia is double down on firearms and threatening a court fight after President Biden announced several measures to curb gun violence after a series of mass shootings nationwide this week. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says one of his “principal duties is to defend the Constitution, and protect citizens’ gun rights,” Morrisey is … Read more
The House of Delegates did pass a budget bill. The nearly four-and-a-half-billion-dollar bill came in over seventy-million-dollars below what the governor proposed. WVU’s funding was cut by almost one-and-a-half-million-dollars and Marshall’s funding was cut by 300-thousand-dollars. Their funding could be made up by end-of-year surplus.