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Gov. Jim Justice said the state is expanding its coronavirus vaccine program to start giving vaccines now to essential workers of all ages and an expanded list of high-risk population with chronic medical conditions who are ages 16 and above. The governor said chronic medical conditions including high blood pressure, immunosuppression, and some neurological disorders … Read more

Charleston first responders and city employees who responded to a survey did not give favorable marks to needle programs, with more than 86% saying the health department’s program was not good for the city and more than 83% saying they believe it led to an increase in crime. City Council Public Safety Committee member Bruce … Read more

West Virginia State Police released the name of a man who was found dead over the weekend in Putnam County, and said his body was discovered in the trunk of a vehicle. The body of 36-year old Justin Crist was found in the vehicle about 1 a.m. Sunday on Hulbert Street in Buffalo, according to … Read more

A Fayette County couple is behind bars after deputies say their 2 year old was found wandering down the middle of a busy highway. Stephen C. Coiner and Tiffany D. Angel each face a child neglect charge, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies received a call from someone reporting a child was walking … Read more

Closing arguments got underway Monday in the case of a mother charged with fabricating a story about a man trying to kidnap her daughter. Santana Adams also testified in her own defense about the incident that took place at the Huntington Mall in 2019. Adams claimed an Egyptian man pulled her daughter’s hair and tried … Read more

WVU is seeded third going into this week’s NCAA Tournament. The Mountaineers will face No. 14 seed Morehead State Friday in the first round of the Midwest Regional.

Kanawha County School Superintendent Tom Williams is first on the schedule today to make a pitch to the state School Building Authority to get part of more than fifty-million-dollar in Needs Grant funding for construction projects. Williams is asking for eight-million-dollars to transition Cedar Grove Middle School into Cedar Grove Elementary.

West Virginia could have the highest sales tax in the nation at just under eight percent, according to the West Virginia Business & Industry Council. Governor Justice says that is not the case. He says if you look at the combined state and local sales tax rate, several other states pay higher taxes.

Your power bill might be going up…Last month’s ice storms damaged the power grid, which forced Appalachian Power to call in out of state help. Now the utility is trying to recoup more than 55-million-dollars, and is asking the Public Service Commission for a rate hike.

Firefighters were able to stop a storage building fire from spreading to a nearby home, just outside of Hurricane. The five-hundred square foot storage building was fully engulfed, but fire crews were able to get it under control in about five minutes, saving the home from any damage.