News Staff Pepper spray may soon be allowed at the state Capitol building under a proposal approved by the Senate. The chamber unanimously approved the measure Friday. The bill would exclude pepper spray from the state’s list of deadly weapons, allowing allow small canisters of the item to be carried at the state Capitol. The proposal was … Read more
Another number-44 will be hanging in the rafters at WVU Coliseum. Ron Thorn will be honored in February with a number retirement ceremony. Thorn was a Mountaineer from 1961 to 1963. His number 44 will share space with Jerry West’s number-44 and Hot Rod Hundley’s number-33.
Two West Virginia fishermen have caught record-setting fish. Zachary Adkins caught a 59-pound grass carp in Warden Lake and Justin Conner caught a 58-pound blue catfish in the Ohio River. Both fish broke the stat record length by more than two-inches.
More than one-thousand nails were scattered nearly 5 miles on both lanes of state Route 503 and Bates Hollow Road in Greenup County. Road crews were able to clean up the nails, and there was only one report of a flat tire. Investigators believe the nails were dropped on purpose.
You can now drive ATVs on the streets in Clay. New permits allow the 4-wheelers on the town roads. City officials hope it will bring more tourists to town. ATV riders will be able to come off the trail and refuel, get food, and find a place to stay for the night.
Ron Duerring is calling it quits. Duerring starting teaching in 1975, and has been the Superintendent of Kanawha County Schools since 1998. His retirement goes into effect this summer.
Senator Shelley Moore Capito has filed for re-election. That sets up a possible race with former presidential candidate Richard Ojeda. Ojeda faces progressive Paula Jean Swearengin in the Democratic primary.
The State Public Employees Insurance Agency says it’s 105-million-dollar rainy day fund could be depleted by budget year 2022. The money is used to keep state workers from having to pay more for health insurance. The PEIA says they’ll need nearly 80-million-dollars to avoid a premium increase.
The Kanawha County Board of Health approved an indoor vaping ordinance. The ban treats e-cigarettes like cigarettes, and prohibits them in public places like restaurants and stores. The Cabell-Huntington Board of Health will host a public hearing on a similar ordinance next week.
The West Virginia Senate approved a bill that would allow pepper spray in the state Capitol building. The bill would exclude pepper spray from the state’s list of deadly weapons, allowing a small canister to be carried in the building.