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Fire destroyed a home on Laxon Lane in Hurricane. The family and pets made it out safely. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

While the Ohio River has crested, it will take some time to fall substantially. The river will fall below flood stage by this evening, and most roads should be able to reopen. Conditions will improve in the backwater areas, like Barboursville, too.

Governor Justice is declaring a state of emergency in eighteen West Virginia counties. The governor says help is on the way for everything from clearing blocked streets to restoring power. River levels are still a concern, especially along the Ohio River.

It could have been worse. The Kanawha River crested just under 30 feet Friday night at the South Side Bridge, swamping Haddad Riverfront Park and almost reaching the lights on the top of the stage. WCHS TV reported the record crest on the Kanawha is 47 feet in 1840 and before the 1950s it occasionally … Read more

The city of Charleston set up a site yesterday to take supply donations and to coordinate volunteers who want to help with flood cleanup. The city also said the Public Works Department will be making additional trash runs on the West Side the next few days.

Gov. Jim Justice has named a senior Kanawha County assistant prosecutor as a judge in Kanawha County. Maryclaire Akers has been selected to fill a judge’s spot that was left vacant in Kanawha County Circuit Court after the death of veteran judge Charles King. Akers has practiced law in the Mountain State for 21 years. … Read more

Marshall University will get over $336,000 from the federal government for education and training in advanced welding for manufacturing and other industries. The Robert C. Byrd Institute at Marshall University will have a new program for hands-on training in advanced welding and at least 18 students will find employment and 35 workers or trainees will … Read more

West Virginia’s coronavirus vaccination program will move to lower the overall age of those receiving vaccinations to ages 50 and over. Gov. Jim Justice said Wednesday that the state will continue to prioritize those who are 65 years and older who still have not received their shots. School service personnel ages 50 and over have … Read more

Gov. Jim Justice announced Wednesday that there have been significant improvements in the state’s coronavirus numbers. There has been an 85% drop in the number of coronavirus-related deaths in the state in the past seven weeks, and more than half of the counties on the West Virginia county alert map are currently green. More than … Read more

The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston will invest over one-million-dollars in more than twenty Catholic schools across the state. The diocese will provide tuition assistance to families of students who are currently enrolled, and to those who have left the schools in the last year because of financial strain from the pandemic.