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West Virginia State Police in Beckley said the search for a missing Oak Hill teen has become a homicide investigation and two suspects have been charged. The body of 17-year old Azareyiah Mitchell was found in another state, but they didn’t say which one because of the ongoing investigation. Mitchell was reported missing in September. … Read more

Eleven more COVID-19 deaths were reported in the Mountain State Thursday morning and the state has now hit the 50,000 mark for positive cases since the start of the pandemic. Health officials said the state has a total of 789 deaths related to the virus. There are 17,428 active cases in the state.

Crews began placing a 44,000-pound metal bridge this week as part of a $32 million renovation project for the downtown library branch. The skybridge, which will connect the third floor of the Kanawha County Public Library’s main branch to a Charleston parking garage. The project will add 20,000 square feet to the original building, and … Read more

The Red Cross would need to hold 500 blood drives a day across the country to keep up with demand. The Central West Virginia Red Cross is partnering with United Way to hold more blood drives during the holiday season, and they said every pint of blood donated can save up to three lives. When … Read more

The Charleston Police Department’s Citizen Police Academy Alumni has set up a GoFundMe campaign for the family of fallen officer Ptl. Cassie Johnson. All of the money donated will go to the police officer’s family to help with medical, funeral and other expenses. Johnson was shot Tuesday on Garrison Avenue while responding to a parking … Read more

Kanawha County Schools’ ten-year plan proposes less school buildings. Board members say the population is declining, and fewer buildings are needed. Twelve schools could be closed under the new plan.

There are over one-thousand new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, and twenty more people have died. Wayne County is moving from orange to red on the state’s COVID-19 alert map. A total of eight counties are now in the red, and eighteen more are in the orange category.

Governor Justice says he expects the first doses of COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in West Virginia by the end of next week. Front line healthcare workers and nursing home residents will be the first to receive the vaccine.

West Virginia is partnering with an at home testing company to make COVID-19 testing free and more accessible. The kit is ordered online, and then you will connect with a telehealth supervisor over Zoom and will be guided the saliva collection process. The kit is mailed back, and results will be available 48-to-72 hours later.

Huntington firefighters rescued a cat from a burning home at the intersection of 28th Street and Hite Avenue. No one was home when the fire broke out. It was caused by a faulty air conditioner.