News Staff Three drug distributors have been denied a request for summary judgment in a lawsuit filed by the city of Huntington and Cabell County over the opioid crisis. U.S. District Judge David Faber rejected the companies’ attempt to dismiss the case and the trial is set to start May 3 in Charleston. The lawsuit accuses drug … Read more
The West Virginia Lottery says ticket sales have been up since the pandemic started. Sales are up 25-percent from this time a year ago, but overall revenue is down by over nineteen-million dollars.
The Shawnee Sports Complex is back open for business, after being closed for nearly a year. The fields are booked, and nearly four-hundred reservations are booked for April. The US Youth Soccer Tournament is scheduled in June, and will bring in over one-hundred-fifty teams, and have an eight-to-ten million-dollar economic impact.
President Biden is proposing a two-trillion-dollar infrastructure program that would modernize roads, bridges, and aging schools. Senator Shelly Moore Capito says she hopes the plan will give West Virginia on projects to be able to finish Corridor H, and make the state’s bridges more stable.
Governor Justice says he does not support the West Virginia Senate’s proposal to cut state income tax. He says it puts too much of a burden on middle and lower income earners. The Senate’s proposal offsets the tax cut with almost 900-million-dollars in tax increases, and raises the sales tax to eight-and-a-half-percent.
WorkForce West Virginia is warning of a texting scam. People are receiving a message that “there are issues with their West Virginia Insurance claim,” with a website link. The site looks like the WorkForce website, but it is not affiliated with the agency.
A Barboursville Walmart greeter is recovering after he was randomly attacked. A man entered the store, turned toward the exit and started punching the victim. The suspect took off in a vehicle, and deputies caught up with him not far from the scene.
A suspect is in custody after a police pursuit that started in Ohio, and ended in Putnam County. Police in Gallia County tried to stop a stolen vehicle when the driver took off. The chase ended near the Buffalo Bridge when the suspect ditched the car and tried to flee on foot.
Columbia Gas Transmission says it will fix a slip near Blue Creek Road. There has been an ongoing battle between the gas company and private property owners over who is responsible for correcting the slip. Columbia Gas says it will address immediate safety concerns as a good corporate citizen.
A multi-million dollar renovation of downtown Charleston’s Slack Plaza is set to break ground in just a few weeks. It’s a project that has been years in the making, and the city hopes the $3.5 million project will attract more people to the downtown area when it’s finished. WCHS TV reported the new Slack Plaza … Read more