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A woman is under arrest in connection to a stabbing on Charleston’s East End. Two women got into a fight at a 7-Eleven on Washington Street East. The victim is in critical condition.

Police are investigating a suspicious death in Buffalo. A man’s body was found in a trailer on Route-62. The Medical Examiner’s Office is determining the cause of death.

Webster County briefly turned red on the state’s COVID-19 alert map. Sunday morning the county’s infection rate and percent positive rate were high, but by Sunday afternoon, the county was moved down to orange. Eight counties are in the orange and five are gold.

Health officials in Kanawha County are working on ways to expand HIV testing. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department cited recent studies by the CDC that show the pandemic may be leading to a decrease in HIV testing across the country. Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, said they don’t … Read more

Cabell County Schools reached a milestone Friday as they were able to secure enough doses of the COVID vaccine to finally administer at least the first one to all members of their staff who wanted a vaccine. WCHS TV reported with the private school employees, substitutes, Pre-K liaisons and the Southwestern Community Action Council all … Read more

Delta Air Lines has started flying larger aircraft at Yeager Airport. Delta had been flying smaller CRJ-200s with 50 seats, but it is now flying larger Bombardier CRJ-900 aircraft with 76 seats. Nick Keller, director and chief executive officer of Yeager, said supporting existing service is the best way to show the airlines that Charleston … Read more

A woman was arrested Saturday in connection with an early morning stabbing on Charleston’s East End. 22-year old Chastanay Joseph is accused of stabbing 38-year old Trinita Cooper at the 7-Eleven in the 1600 block of Washington Street East. Charleston Police said Cooper was taken to a hospital and is listed in critical condition.

West Virginia will hold its Archery in the Schools state tournament in a virtual format from March 25 to 27. The Division of Natural Resources said no qualifying tournament will be held prior to the state competition. Instead, school-based archery teams can practice in their own facilities, then shoot a competitive round on the tournament … Read more

Just when it looked like West Virginia might be one and done in the Big-12 Tournament, KK Deans hit a buzzer beating layup allowing the second-seeded Mountaineers to beat Kansas State 58-to-56. WVU will play Oklahoma State in the semifinal this afternoon at 4:00 p.m.

A Charleston lawyer who missed his initial trial date and fled to Nicaragua has been sentenced to home confinement on fraud charges. Sixty-nine-year-old Bill Lester will serve up to three-years under house arrest. He surrendered his law licenses and will pay almost one-hundred-thousand-dollars in restitution.