News Staff There is still no agreement on a tax cut plan. Governor Justice held a summit yesterday afternoon and introduced his “Justice for All Plan.” It includes elements from all three proposals, but members of the House of Delegates aren’t on board. They say the plan still penalizes small businesses and puts the state at a … Read more
Charleston City Council voted to postpone a vote on an amendment to the city’s needle exchange ordinance. Council postponed the vote because of a similar bill making its way through the state legislature. The bill would require state certification or a licensing to operate a needle exchange program in Charleston.
We are hitting road. Numbers are out from Easter weekend, and travel on the West Virginia Turnpike jumped over three-percent. It was the biggest week of travel on the Turnpike since August 2019.
The Shawnee Sports Complex and the Barboursville Soccer Complex will host the 2022 U.S. Youth Soccer Eastern Reginal Championships and Eastern Presidents Cup. Bothe events were canceled last year because of the pandemic. The economic impact of the two tournaments is almost thirty-million-dollars.
Starting tomorrow night, the Dunbar toll bridge will be closed overnights from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. The annual bridge safety inspection will take place each night throught Saturday morning.
A Raleigh County man will spend eight months in jail for his role in faking his wife’s death at the New River Gorge. Rodney and Julie Wheeler conspired to fake her death to avoid sentencing for health care fraud in May of last year.
Expanded outdoor dining will return to downtown Charleston later this week. Capitol and Hale Streets will close starting this Friday through Labor Day. The streets will close beginning on Friday afternoons and reopen Sunday nights.
The Kanawha County Commission is requesting a congressional inquiry about a recent presentation given to a local HIV task force that called the county’s HIV outbreak the most concerning in the country. Commissioners Kent Carper, Ben Salango and Lance Wheeler signed the letter that was sent to Sens. Shelley Moore Capito and Joe Manchin. Last … Read more
Drivers hit the road in large numbers over the Easter holiday weekend in West Virginia, with state officials reporting the highest total of motorists on the Turnpike in about 19 months. State officials said there were 767,321 transactions on the Turnpike during the holiday period from March 28 to April 3. This Easter’s travel on … Read more
Roane County firefighters want to make sure there are working smoke alarms in every house. Because of the distance between fire stations and homes in rural areas, smoke alarms can help save lives before firefighters arrive. Roane County has had several fatal fires in the past few years, including a fire two weeks ago that … Read more