News Staff The Centers for Disease Control says the first coronavirus test in West Virginia is negative. Two other patients are being tested, and results are due back in a few days. There are no confirmed cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia. The state will get around five-million-dollars from the CDC for coronavirus prevention and preparation.
The “West Virginia Gold Rush” will take place at the end of the month. DNR will stock golden rainbow trout in more than sixty lakes and streams across the state.
A Clarksburg Lowes employee is accused of stealing over six-thousand-dollars worth of merchandise. Thirty-nine-year-old Brian Barnes gave half of it away as Christmas gifts and kept the rest. Barnes is charged with embezzlement.
A Fayette County man is under arrest for shooting a dog. Fifty-seven-year-old Michael Redman is charged with cruelty to animals and weapons possession charges, because he has a prior conviction and wasn’t supposed to have a gun. The dog survived.
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies tried to pull over a car in Sissonville when the driver took off and led them on a pursuit to North Arthur Drive in Charleston. The driver jumped out and fled on foot, and is still on the run. A passenger was taken into custody for outstanding warrants.
Huntington police are investigating a shooting on 25th Street. A man was shot and wounded. He’s in the hospital in unknown condition. No arrests have been made.
Thursday marked Treatment Court Day at the Legislature, as 16 people from across the state came to the state Capitol for their Adult Drug Court graduation. Graduates, their probation officers, sponsors, and families were joined by legislators, Supreme Court justices, and the magistrate judges who witnessed their progress. It took 18 months of classes, meetings … Read more
One person was taken to the hospital after crashing their car into a ditch and breaking a gas line early Thursday morning on Smith Creek Road. Firefighters said Smith Creek Road between Greenview Road and Dry Ridge Road was closed while workers with Mountaineer Gas shut off the gas and fixed the issue. The road … Read more
Kanawha County Schools have a Coronavirus policy just in case. There have been no confirmed cases, but district officials have a written policy now that would be put in place if a student or employee has a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. That school or office building would be closed for up to three days for … Read more
As the coronavirus continues to spread across the United States, health officials in West Virginia — and the governor — said there is no reason for the state’s residents to panic. Gov. Jim Justice said during a news conference Wednesday that residents should carry on with their normal lives. Dr. Sherri Young with the Kanawha-Charleston … Read more