News Staff Senator Shelley Moore Capito says former President Trump could still face charges in criminal and civil court for his role in the January 6th riots at the U.S. Capitol. Capito says she voted find Trump not guilty in the impeachment proceedings because he couldn’t be removed from office.
The West Virginia House of Delegates passed a bill to increase the number of public charter schools. It increases the number of charters schools from three to ten, every three years. The bill now goes to the Senate.
Charleston City Council passed a resolution to survey all first responders about the city’s harm reduction program. The Public Safety Committee is considering a bill to amend the city’s needle exchange ordinance.
An officer-involved shooting is under investigation in Raleigh County. Officers were serving a search warrant at the Patriot Inn Motel in Beaver when shots were fired. The suspect was shot, and is in stable condition. No officers were hurt.
West Virginia American Waters says some customers are experiencing intermittent outages, or low pressure, tied to power outages. If you’re water is out, you should boil water for 24-hours after service is restored.
More than fifteen trees are down at Little Victories Animal Rescue in Cabell County. Thousands of dollars’ worth of fencing and animal shelters are destroyed. None of the animals were hurt.
Thousands of West Virginians are without power, and several warming centers are open. The Teays Valley Church of God says it will stay open for as long as needed, and the Salvation Army on Tennessee Avenue is open as an overnight warming center.
Governor Justice is declaring a state of emergency in Cabell, Lincoln, Putnam and Wayne counties. The rest of the state is under a state of preparedness. Tens of thousands of people are without power and trees are down blocking roads.
Daily positive COVID-19 cases continue to drop across West Virginia as the state Department of Health and Human Resources reported 228 new cases on Tuesday. The DHHR says there are now 10,969 active cases in the Mountain State. As for vaccinations, 144,250 people have been fully vaccinated. There have been more than 114,000 recoveries in … Read more
For the third straight day, no counties were in red on the West Virginia county alert map and 20 of the state’s 55 counties were in green. The DHHR map posted Tuesday showed nine counties in orange including Wayne and Boone. Sixteen counties were in gold including Putnam, Cabell, Mason, Jackson, Mingo, and Raleigh. Kanawha … Read more