News Staff The union representing local Kroger workers has reached a tentative agreement with the grocery store chain, avoiding a potential strike. The new contract calls for raises, improved health care, and caps prescription drug costs. The union will review the agreement during a virtual town hall next week, with a vote to follow.
President Trump thinks “Big Jim is the greatest!” He tweeted out the message after Governor Justice refused to acknowledge that Joe Biden won the presidential election during a press conference earlier this week.
Yeager Airport is cracking down on drone pilots. There’s been an increase in drones flying too close to planes, and laser strikes in the cockpits. Both are federal offenses and could have serious consequences. The FAA and FBI met with airport officials to discuss best practices on how to combat the problem.
Three Kanawha County schools are temporarily closed because of COVID-19. Elkview Middle School is closed today and tomorrow. Bridge-Clendenin Elementary and George Washington High School will be closed through the end of the month.
West Virginia is seeing a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations. More than three-hundred people are in the hospital with the virus, and over ninety are in intensive care. There are almost seven-hundred new cases of the virus, and two more people have died.
Colorado police are investigating after a West Virginia man was shot and killed by a fellow hunter. No charges have been filed. The shooter is cooperating with authorities.
A Fayette County couple is facing animal cruelty charges after deputies found twenty-five cats living in deplorable condition.
Fire destroyed a vacant home on Charleston’s west side. The blaze broke out at a house on Washington Street West. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The West Virginia Board of Education is declaring a state of emergency for Lincoln County Schools. The school system is deficient in more than ten areas including, purchasing, payment, and bus maintenance. If progress isn’t made in six-months the board of education will take over operation of the schools.
Enrollment in West Virginia public schools is down by over nine-thousand students this school year. School officials say the decrease in enrollment means an almost 43-million-dollar loss in school funding for the 2021-22 school year.