News Staff A West Virginia senator is inviting the National Rifle Association to move here as lawmakers pursue gun-control measures in neighboring Virginia, where the group now has its headquarters. The invitation came in a Monday letter from Republican Sen. Randy Smith to NRA leadership that said his home state lets residents carry guns without permits and … Read more
A groundbreaking ceremony was held Wednesday for the new Herbert Hoover High School. School officials, students, and several others gathered at the Given Fork property in the Elkview area. Kanawha County School Superintendent Ron Duerring and Gov. Jim Justice made remarks. The new school will replace the school that was destroyed in the flood of … Read more
Bon Secours Health System will close Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital by September. The Ashland hospital is shutting down after nearly seventy-years, and putting around a thousand employees out of a job.
A man is recovering after he was shot in the arm in the Lesage area. The victim was checking on his father’s property, because of issues with trespassers, when someone fired shots from a vehicle. No arrests have been made.
The state school board is considering a proposal that would cut the required number of social studies credits to graduate from four to three. The board says it has received a “vigorous response” during the public comment period. State Superintendent, Steven Paine, plans to recommend keeping the number of required courses at four at the … Read more
The West Virginia Senate unanimously approved a bill permitting faith-based drug prevention in schools. The bill permits faith-based electives, and is not exclusive to a particular religion.
Cook Out will open at the former Bojangles location in Kanawha City. The burger joint opened in Huntington in 2014. No opening date has been set for the Charleston location.
Police are looking for two suspects after one of them fired shots from an AK-47 style rifle and hit a home on the West Side. The whole thing was caught on RING video. No one inside the house was hurt.
Mingo County deputies are investigating a fatal shooting in the Delbarton area. A man was found shot to death outside a home on Hell Creek Road. A suspect was taken into custody, but no charges have been filed.
Frontier Communications says its business and operations are solid, despite bankruptcy rumors. Kanawha County commissioners sent a letter to Frontier asking the company to confirm its future in West Virginia. Commissioners are concerned about the one-thousand-plus employees in the state. Frontier says it’s evaluating its capital structure with an to reducing debt.