News Staff The SNAP Stretch Program will get an additional 100-thousand-dollars in federal CARES Act funding to keep the program going until December. The program doubles or triples benefits at farmers markets and food stands.
Six families of veterans who were murdered at the Clarksburg VA have agreed to tentative settlements with the federal government. The proposed settlements range from 700-thousand-dollars to 975-thousand-dollars. Meanwhile, another family has filed a claim for the wrongful death of Charles Dean.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey is opting not to quarantine after attending a White House meeting last month with President Trump. Morrisey attended a roundtable discussion on September 23rd, and Trump was hospitalized with COVID-19 nine days later.
House Speaker Roger Hanshaw says that even in the best of times, during a legislative session, the capitol is a great place to get sick. Legislative leaders are considering a number of scenarios on how to conduct next year’s legislative session during the pandemic. The regular 60-day session begins in early February.
Huntington city employees will get a one-thousand-dollar supplemental uniform and cleaning allowance, as reimbursement for additional expenses workers have incurred during the pandemic.
One person is in the hospital after a shooting on 21st Street in Huntington. Police are investigating, so far no arrests have been made.
Four counties are in the orange, and seven counties are in the gold on the latest school re-entry map. Cabell County moved from green to gold while Putnam County moved from yellow to gold since the previous update.
More than 35 people at Hurricane High School are being asked to quarantine after one person tested positive for COVID-19. And nearly seventy people at Hurricane Middle School are being quarantined after a positive test within a soccer program. Both schools are online this week.
Students in Kanawha County return to a full week of in-person classes starting today. Two schools are closed due to COVID-19. Ruffner Elementary School has the week off and East Bank Middle School will only have Monday off.
Volunteers with the ACLU of West Virginia and West Virginia Family of Convicted People spread out across the state to help register people to vote within regional jails. In West Virginia, those who are in jail on a misdemeanor charge or awaiting trial for a felony charge can cast their vote. Volunteers visited all 10 … Read more