News Staff Officials with the city of South Charleston said they expect repairs at the ice arena to be completed by April. The South Charleston Memorial Ice Arena closed unexpectedly in January after mechanical failure. WCHS TV reported that the 10 bumper cars that were announced in December 2019 arrived at the ice arena this week and … Read more
The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill that would make daylight saving time the official time year-round in West Virginia if a federal law is changed. On Tuesday, the Senate approved the measure and it’s now in the House Judiciary Committee. The West Virginia Senate bill said if U.S. Congress amends the federal law … Read more
Pet oxygen masks have been given to the Hurricane fire department to help animals injured in fires. The masks are a donation through the Emma Zen Foundation, which donates masks to departments across the country. The kits have been placed on fire engines, and the department donated one kit to the Hurricane Police Department and … Read more
West Virginia residents without a passport will need a REAL ID by October 1st, if they plan to travel by plane or enter a federal building. The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles said the Mountain State has been REAL ID compliant since 2012. The process is mapped out online, in a section of the … Read more
The state House of Delegates passed a bill that would let individual counties decide if they want to offer bible history classes in public schools. The bill would create an elective course for high school students to study the historical, academic and literary aspects of the bible, not theology. The Senate is considering a similar … Read more
The Kanawha County Library is moving to Charleston Town Center. The downtown library will move into the mall temporarily with the current library undergoes a major renovation and expansion. The library will take over the space by early summer, and the project is expected to take two-years to complete.
City officials have started demolishing a crumbling building in the East End. A judge denied the owner’s request to halt the process, saying nothing had been done in the past ten years to make sure the building was safe and kept up to code.
A man was injured when an explosive device went off in his hand at his Culloden home. Family members told officers that the victim likes to “tinker,” and he was trying to make a rocket. He’s in the hospital, and is expected to lose his hand.
The Scioto County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after an 84-year-old man was robbed, beaten and left in the trunk of his car. The suspect crashed the car into a creek in the Highland Bend area and ran off. The victim was able to escape and get help.
Two Cabell County Sheriff’s Deputies received the Purple Heart for being shot in the line of duty last fall. Deputies James Johnston and Jared Cremeans were shot while trying to serve a search warrant at a home on Blue Sulphur Road.