News Staff Alderson Broaddus University is seeing a “significant and unprecedented spike” in COVID-19 cases. More than ninety students and one employee have tested positive for the virus. About fifty students are isolating on campus.
More green is showing up on the state’s COVID-19 alert map. Twenty-eight counties are now in the lowest risk category, and there are less than seven thousand active cases statewide.
The House of Delegates passed a resolution that would strip away the courts authority to intervene in impeachment proceedings. It now goes to the Senate, where it needs to pass by a two-thirds majority, because it could lead to a constitutional amendment. West Virginia voters would decide whether to amend the constitution during the 2022 … Read more
A car caught fire on Route-60 in Huntington when the driver pulled over near River City Subaru. At least five other cars at the dealership caught fire. No one was hurt.
A Sissonville man is under arrest for fatally shooting his brother. The two got into a fight at a home on White Tail Lane when shots were fired. Twenty-three-year-old Holdon Burdette had recently been treated for mental health concerns. He’s charged with first degree murder.
The Little General Store on Indian Creek Road in Pinch is closed after a car crashed into the building. No one was hurt. The store will be closed indefinitely because of significant structural damage.
The Coal River in Tornado reached its highest level in over fifty-years, more than five feet above flood stage. High water damaged several home and blocked roadways in tornado and St. Albans. The Kanawha River crested just a few inches short of its thirty-foot flood stage.
Two people died in an accident Tuesday near the Mason-Putnam County line. U.S. 35 was shut down after the accident while West Virginia State police reconstructed what happened. Putnam County Sheriff Bobby Eggleton said a car was traveling from Mason County into Putnam County, hit black ice and then struck another vehicle.
Convenience store chain Sheetz Inc. will build a $2 million distribution truck transfer station in West Virginia, creating up to 30 jobs. Gov. Jim Justice announced this week that Sheetz will build the facility in Kearneysville. It will support Sheetz distribution centers in North Carolina and Pennsylvania. The state investment includes 5.5 acres in an … Read more
Hurricane police are asking for the public’s help in an investigation involving the fraudulent use of a credit/debit card. Police said they are looking for a woman they want to question, and they’re asking for tips on their Facebook page. The woman is shown in a car and at an ATM. Anyone with tips should … Read more