News Staff Senator Joe Manchin is the first Democrat to talk to Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. He says voting on the nomination should happen after the November 3rd election, to allow time to vet and approve a nominee.
The state’s revenue collection exceeded estimates by over ten-million-dollars in September. The state collected over 420-million-dollars in taxes, which puts revnue 90-million-dollars ahead of estimates for the fiscal year. Governor Justice says the next step is to cut taxes, and eliminate the state income tax.
Police are looking for a missing teenager. Eighteen-year-old Makayla Coon was last seen at her home in Elkview early Thursday morning. Police believe Coon left on her own accord.
A Raleigh County Sheriff’s Deputy is recovering in the hospital after being shot by a man in a car chase. The deputy returned fire and killed the suspect. The officer was shot twice in the chest, but was saved by his bullet proof vest.
Police are investigating a shooting on the West Side. A 21-year-old man was shot in the leg at the intersection of Grant and Glenwood Streets. He’s in critical condition. No arrests have been made.
An 18-year-old woman was hit and killed on Sisson Drive, near the Top Spot restaurant. The driver stayed on the scene.
Kroger workers are demanding the company negotiate a fair union contract. They held a car caravan protest at the Kanawha City Kroger on MacCorkle Avenue. Negotiations on a new union contract have been underway since August. They’re at odds over healthcare for retirees and better working conditions.
Police are investigating after a man was shot on Charleston’s West Side Thursday morning. Metro 911 dispatchers said it happened around 3 a.m. near the intersection of Grant Street and Glenwood Avenue. Charleston police found shell casings on Glenwood Avenue and officers said they found a trail of blood leading to a black sedan, which … Read more
The union representing Kroger workers staged protests in Parkersburg, Beckley and Charleston Thursday, calling on the company to negotiate a fair union contract. Protestors met at the store at 5700 block of MacCorkle Avenue in Charleston to urge for a deal. Negotiations over a new union contract have been underway since August. The previous union … Read more
The Drug Enforcement Administration said it dismantled an illegal steroid manufacturing and distribution facility in Huntington. The DEA said the facility was operating out of a home in an affluent neighborhood and using a lab to make illegal steroids that were distributed throughout the country. Agents seized a large amount of raw chemicals and vials … Read more