News Staff Another store is closing at Charleston Town Center. Christopher and Banks is filing for Chapter-Eleven bankruptcy. The women’s clothing store says it was hard hit by the pandemic. The company is closing more than four-hundred stores nationwide, including its locations at the Huntington Mall, Ashland Town Center, and five other West Virginia locations.
Two people are changed with animal cruelty after officers found four dogs chained in an abandoned house in Dunbar. The dogs could only move four-feet and couldn’t reach their food or water bowls, which were empty. They were emaciated and one dog couldn’t walk. A veterinarian is taking care of the animals.
Police are investigating after a person was hit and killed on I-79. A pedestrian was struck by several vehicles near the Elkview exit. So far, no charges have been filed.
The West Virginia Lottery says Mega Millions and Powerball lottery tickets are selling like crazy. Tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot is estimated to be around 750-million dollars, and tomorrow’s Powerball jackpot is around 640-million-dollars.
Vice-President Pence will be in Charleston today for a memorial honoring aviator Chuck Yeager. The service is open to the public, but capacity is limited. It starts at noon at the Coliseum and Convention Center.
Appointments for a COVID-19 vaccination clinic tomorrow filed up within 45-minutes. Anyone over seventy can get the vaccine, and the Kanawha Charleston Health Department says more clinics will be scheduled, and Governor Justice says he will drop the age requirement to 65-years-old. Health officials are reporting more than eight-hundred new cases of COVID-19, and over … Read more
Charleston police say the grassroots harm reduction group “SOAR” will not face any criminal charges after an investigation into its needle exchange program. Both city and county attorney’s determined there was no violation of the law. City council will consider making changes to the needle exchange ordinance.
Two West Virginia school bus drivers who were suspended for attending the rally in Washington D.C. last week have been cleared of any wrongdoing. Their attorney says the walked to the Capitol and remained in an area designated for public occupation, and did not participate in an illegal activity.
Huntington police are investigating after a 23-year-old man was found dead inside a 6th Avenue home. Detectives are calling it a homicide investigation. No arrests have been made.
Police are investigating a drive-by shooting in Sissonville. A man was standing outside near the Pine Valley Trailer Park when shots were fired from a vehicle. He was hit at least once and is being treated at a local hospital. The victim identified the shooter and police are looking for the suspect.