News Staff Charleston police officer Cassie Johnson has died. She was shot Tuesday on Garrison Avenue while responding to a parking complaint. She joined the force in 2019, and previously worked as a humane officer. A suspect is in custody. Thirty-eight-year-old Joshua Phillips was also shot in the incident. He’s in critical condition at CAMC General Hospital. … Read more
An entire community is rallying behind one of its own after the city of Dunbar’s mayor-elect was seriously injured in a hunting accident. Family-friends said Scott Elliott dedicated his entire life to public service, and WCHS TV reported now they are paying him back. Before running for mayor, Elliott served more than 20 years with … Read more
Kanawha County Schools’ 10-year plan proposes fewer school buildings in the county by 2029. Board members say the area’s shrinking population has caused some schools to be underutilized and consolidation might be an option, particularly elementary schools. If the plan is implemented, Riverside High School’s area would see the biggest change, going from 13 schools … Read more
South Charleston’s Christmas parade and the library’s Santafest is canceled this year due to the pandemic, but that doesn’t mean kids can’t see Santa anyway. The South Charleston Public Library is hosting “Safe Santa Drive Up Visits” 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 11. And now through … Read more
Two bids have been awarded for road projects in West Virginia totaling nearly $1.5 million. A bridge replacement project for Hominy Creek Bridge in central Nicholas County was awarded to a contractor for about $1,368,000. A slope repair project in Ritchie County on CR 26, worth about $127,000, was also given out. The funds were … Read more
Wayne County moved to red on the latest West Virginia county alert map, while Kanawha shifted from yellow to gold, Cabell moved from gold to orange and Putnam remained in orange. Thirty-one counties were in red, orange or gold on the map posted Wednesday by the state Department of Health and Human Resources. Cabell, Putnam, … Read more
Senator Joe Manchin is joining a bipartisan group of legislators proposing an over nine-billion-dollar COVID-19 relief package. They hope to pass the measure before the year ends.
Governor Justice says general revenue collection for November came in over twenty-million-dollars above estimates. The state has had a surplus in each of the first five months of this fiscal year. Revenue is up over nine-percent about last year.
County workers will get a one-time supplemental pay increase. The Kanawha County Commission approved the money for sheriff’s deputies, emergency management, and all regular county employees. The payouts will be between one-thousand and three-thousand dollars.
Kanawha County is reporting a record number of new COVID-19 cases in a single day. There are almost 140 new case of the virus, and the state is reporting a record high number of COVID-19 deaths. Twenty-three people have died in the last 24-hours. There are almost 17-thousand active cases of the virus.