News Staff One person was hospitalized Saturday morning after a stabbing in the 100 block of Campbells Creek Drive. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says two men were fighting when one was stabbed in the abdomen about 3 a.m. Saturday. The victim was transported to the hospital and the investigation is ongoing.
State troopers have been out in force recently trying to curb drug trafficking in four coalfield counties. State Police drawn from Charleston, Beckley and Logan have been on the road the last three days in Mingo, Logan, Boone and Lincoln counties. WCHS TV reported they are not working undercover but instead rely on uniformed officers … Read more
Gunnoe Farms says it will end its Charleston-based salad production after a dispute with West Virginia American Water. The company claims it’s owed over a million-dollars in damages from a 2014 chemical spill that affected production. The company’s sausage production is based out of Virginia, and will not be affected.
Two West Virginia casinos have relaunched sports betting just in time for the Super Bowl. Wheeling Island Hotel and Casino, and Mardi Gras Casino and Resort started accepting wagers on Friday. Sports’ betting was put on hold last March when the casinos parent company, Delaware North, terminated a contract with its service provider. They agreed … Read more
A bill has been introduced in the West Virginia House that would limit gender reassignment surgery and hormone replacement therapy to those over the age of eighteen. Delegate S. Marshall Williams says it’s an attempt to prevent a minor from making a decision they may regret.
FEMA approved over 130-million-dollars to build new schools in Nicholas County that were destroyed in the 2016 flood. The plan includes building a new Richwood High School and Middle School, and a new Nicholas County Middle School, Nicholas County High School and technical education center. The state expects to pay about 18-million-dollars of the total … Read more
The United States Senate voted to not hear witnesses in the impeachment trial against President Trump. West Virginia’s Senators were split on the vote. Joe Manchin voted for the motion, and Shelley Moore Capito voted against calling witnesses. A final Senate vote on Trump’s fate is set for Wednesday.
Twenty-four-hour air traffic control service will continue at Huntington Tri-State Airport. The FAA says the airport’s control operations will not be subject to reduced hours. The FAA has considered cutting hours at airports around the country. Yeager Airport faced a similar mandate, and found out last month that it’s hours would not be reduced.
Braidy Industries CEO Craig Bouchard says he is not stepping down from his position, despite multiple reports to the contrary. Bouchard says he did not authorize a press release that was released earlier this week that named President Tom Modrowski as interim CEO. Braidy Industries is expect to build an aluminum mill in Boyd that … Read more
A water main break affected water service at Milton Middle School. The Milton Fire Department brought in a water tank and provided students with hand sanitizer and bottled water. There is no estimate on when repairs will be completed.