News Staff A Huntington Tri-State Airport employee is charged with embezzlement for stealing nearly 60-thousand-dollars from the airport. Melissa Hall was an accountant at the airport. She was pulled over in a traffic stop and police found ten-thousand-dollars in her car.
Charleston City Council voted against a bill to keep panhandlers from standing in and around busy intersections. The bill would have required the city’s planning committee to declare which intersections were “inherently dangerous,” and ultimately, the council decided the bill was too broad.
Charleston City Council approved 35-thousand-dollars in federal COVID-19 grant funds to help the homeless find a safe place to stay if they have to quarantine. All three shelters in Charleston require a rapid COVID-19 test before someone can stay and if they test positive, and don’t need medical care, they are provided with a hotel … Read more
The city of Nitro has a new police chief. Chief Chris Fleming was officially sworn in this week at the regular Nitro City Council meeting. He was appointed by Mayor Dave Casebolt and took over the reins Dec. 18. Fleming is from St. Albans and has been a part of the Nitro Police Department for … Read more
The number of orange counties in West Virginia have now more than doubled red counties on the county alert system map. Thirty-one counties were in orange on the map posted Wednesday by the state Department of Health and Human Resources and 15 were in red. Mingo and Boone are still in red. Kanawha, Cabell, and … Read more
In Jackson County, the Ravenswood City Council discussed progress this week on a big proposed development. Drawings were released for the proposed Ravenswood Marina Project that would include a marina and a multi-sport complex on the riverfront. They’re hoping it will draw visitors and be good for economic development with seasonal boat rentals and more … Read more
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department received COVID-19 vaccines to be distributed to those 65 years-old and older at a vaccination clinic today. The vaccination clinic is open until 7 p.m. at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, 200 Civic Center Drive in Charleston. Congestion in the area is expected, and there is free parking at the … Read more
WVU women’s basketball team is looking for it’s sixth straight win. The Mountaineers will play K-State tonight at the Coliseum.
The state Public Service Commission is giving Appalachian Power permission to use 13-million-dollars in Fresh Start Funds to help people who are behind on their power bill. Around 27-thousand customers will see a credit on their electric bill.
The Charleston Sanitary Board is waving the 450-dollar grease trap fee on restaurants in the city. The fee is being waved because of the pandemic and the fact that many businesses are closed or operating at reduced capacity.