Volleyball players protest outside capitol

Dozens of Putnam County volleyball players and their parents stood out in the rain for hours at the state capitol to protest to protest the state’s COVID-19 alert map. Putnam County is in the orange and is ineligible to play in the state volleyball tournament that starts today.

Dr. Rahul Gupta to Help Biden Transition Team

A former state health officer for West Virginia is now part of President-elect Joe Biden’s transition team. Dr. Rahul Gupta will be leading the transition over the Office of National Drug Control Policy. He currently serves as the senior vice president and chief medical and health officer of March of Dimes. Gupta first began his … Read more

This Year’s Frank Veltri Dinner Will Adjust To The Pandemic

A Charleston Thanksgiving tradition will be happening this year, but in a different way. Organizers of the Frank Veltri Dinner have a new plan, and instead of having a kitchen packed full of volunteers preparing the meals to be delivered, they’ll do Thanksgiving in a bag instead. The Veltri Dinner has been feeding people on … Read more

Kanawha County is in Gold

Putnam moved from orange to gold, joining other gold counties Kanawha and Cabell on the latest West Virginia alert system map. Mingo County remained as the only red county in the state on the DHHR map. Nine counties were in orange including Lincoln, Fayette, and Nicholas. Eleven counties were in gold including Kanawha, Putnam, Cabell, … Read more

Police Face Recruiting Challenges

Many Kanawha Valley police departments are competing for the same future police officers, with law enforcement seeing a drop in applicants. COVID-19 has cased police training at the state level to be altered, delaying those graduates from working with departments. WCHS TV reported St Albans is down two officers. Their application deadline is this Friday … Read more

Concerns Grow Over Fires in Vacant Homes

With colder temperatures on the way, some of the homeless population may be seeking shelter in abandoned homes to stay warm. The West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office says that out of 99 fire responded calls in Kanawha County this year, 41 fires were in vacant homes. State Fire Marshal’s Chief Deputy Jason Baltic told WCHS … Read more