News Staff The Kanawha Charleston Health Department is offering free flu vaccines this week during normal clinic hours from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. West Virginia has reported widespread flu activity for over a month. The CDC recommends anyone six-months and older should get a flu shot every year.
West Virginia University is expanding its College of Law, Business College, and extension services to downtown Charleston. WVU is leasing two floors in the Equities House, near the South Side Bridge, and will open this month.
There will be more lane closures this week on the Eugene A. Carter Bridge on I-64. Crews are working on the bridge deck and will shut down the eastbound slow lane from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. through Friday. The other two lanes will be shut down over the weekend.
Governor Jim Justice joined Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. to urge unhappy people in Virginia counties to secede and join West Virginia where Democrats aren’t in charge. The invitation is part of a backlash against Virginia’s Democratic leadership’s push for gun control.
Two kids are facing charges for throwing rocks at cars on I-64 in Milton. No one was hurt, but there is thousands of dollars in damage to almost a dozen vehicles. The suspects are facing destruction of property charges. Their names won’t be released because of their age.
A fire destroyed a home on Lee Street. There were four apartments in the building, and the fire started on the second floor. Everyone made it out safely. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Kentucky State Police are investigating a deadly officer involved shooting. Elkhorn City Police were involved in a pursuit that was approaching a fatal crash scene on Route 805, and troopers fired at the driver to protect first responders at the scene.
Fire destroyed the Middle Fork Baptist Church in Lincoln County. It took four fire departments to put out the blaze. The fire appears to be the result of an electrical problem. Parishioners say they hope to rebuild.
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has identified the man killed in Monday’s two-vehicle collision on I-79. 37-year old harles Keith Asbury of Charleston was killed in the crash, and investigators say it appeared he was watching videos on his phone at the time of the crash. Asbury’s sedan was traveling south on I-79 and hit … Read more
A West Virginia Senate panel has voted in favor of creating an intermediate court that would hear civil cases. The Senate Judiciary Committee OK’d the measure on Monday and it now goes to the Senate Finance Committee. The Senate Judiciary Committee approved an amendment to the bill that would require members of the court to … Read more