News Staff SOAR, a group being investigated by the Charleston Police Department, is asking for 150-thousand-dollars in grants to expand harm reduction efforts. They plan to distribute over 300-thousand needles in the next year, and the groups grant application also serves as a request for certification from the state to operate a harm reduction program. Several Charleston … Read more
State revenue collection was off by 4-and-a-half million-dollars in December. Personal Income Tax collection missed estimates by almost eleven-million-dollars. The state is halfway through the fiscal year, and has collected over fifty-percent of projected revenue for the year.
A suspect accused of murdering another person in Missouri was arrested Monday in Charleston. The U.S. Marshals Service said its Task Force, along with officers from the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, Putnam County Sheriff’s Office, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office and Ravenswood Police Department, arrested Stacy Andrew Gipson. Gipson is a suspect in the murder of … Read more
With Kanawha and Putnam counties in the red the latest county alert map, Charleston Area Medical Center Health System is not letting visitors into its hospitals for the next few days. The health system shared on Facebook that for the week of Jan. 4-10, there will be no inpatient visitation and no visitors during outpatient, … Read more
Marshall University decided not to renew the contract of head football coach Doc Holliday. The news follows three losses at the end of the Thundering Herd’s football season, including the loss on Christmas Day to Buffalo in the Camellia Bowl. Marshall finished the season at 7-3 and lost the Conference USA championship game to the … Read more
The Kanawha County Public Library branches will reopen Monday, Jan. 11 with curbside services after a closure for the holidays. The library system’s buildings will remain closed until the end of February. The main branch location at the Charleston Town Center will not offer curbside service, but instead will offer take out service at its … Read more
The Jackson County Sheriff’s Office said it has closed its main office over COVID-19 exposures. Sheriff Ross Mellinger said they have folks coming off of quarantine and other folks going into quarantine, and some positive cases so they’ve closed the office to in-person visits. All working deputies will continue to respond to calls normally. Following … Read more
The Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center and three other arenas in the state are getting a boost from CARES Act funding. Each venue will receive 500-thousand-dollars.
Starting today you’ll be able to call a phone number to get the latest details on COVID-19 vaccination clinics. Anyone 80-years-old or older can make an appointment to get vaccinated.
Kanawha County health officials say nearly one-thousand people received the COVID-19 vaccine over the weekend. That includes first responders, and those over 80 and their caregivers.