News Staff The Charleston Police Department hasn’t been operating at full capacity lately. At least sixteen officers will need to be added to have a full staff, and the department is recruiting now. The pandemic has changed the way the department recruits officers, with less personal interaction, but the hiring process is still important. Charleston police are … Read more
The town of Glasgow, which has had trouble finding officers to work for its police department, has entered into a contract with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office to provide law enforcement coverage. Under the contract, a deputy will be stationed in town during certain hours each day. The agreement takes effect Nov. 1, and will … Read more
A Logan County woman was arrested this week after she was allegedly found passed out in a car while in possession of drugs. Deputies found Katrina Fender of Davin passed out in the driver’s seat of a vehicle near the Colonial Room at Huff Creek, according to a Facebook post by the Logan County Sheriff’s … Read more
After months with no sports at the beginning of the pandemic, teams are back on the field, and sports betting is taking off in West Virginia. Many business owners say online sports betting will help state revenue. West Virginia is one of only a handful of states in the country that has legalized sports betting … Read more
Many counties and communities have released planned times for trick-or-treating this weekend. The window in Kanawha County will be 5 to 7 PM on Saturday. In Putnam County, trick-or-treating will happen from 6 to 8 PM, and the same window will be open in Cabell County, Huntington, Milton, and Wayne. Logan and Ripley will have … Read more
Marshall’s Bill Noe Flight School will take delivery of its first plane today. Noe will pick up the plane at the Cirrus Aircraft facility in Knoxville, Tennessee and land at Yeager Airport just after lunchtime.
Bidding starts today on rural broadband projects in parts of West Virginia. The Federal Communications Commission says bidders for West Virginia projects could receive up 760-million-dollars.
Election officials say there is still enough time to vote by mail. Absentee ballots mailed as late as Election Day. A ballot mailed on November 3rd will have until the following Monday to arrive and be counted.
There are almost 360 new cases of COVID-19 statewide, and four more people have died. The daily positive test rate is over four-percent.
COVID-19 hospitalizations are at an all-time high in West Virginia. More than 225 people are in the hospital with the virus, and more than eighty are in intensive care. Governor Justice says West Virginians need to “tighten up” on wearing masks, and is calling for more testing.