News Staff Seven soldiers with the West Virginia Army National Guard left Charleston over the weekend for the Middle East. The soldiers left from Yeager Airport Saturday morning to join soldiers from North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio, and West Viginia on deployment in the Middle East.
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection’s REAP program is collecting old Christmas trees at two locations Saturday. The collection points are at the Capitol Market in Charleston and at the Recreational Complex in Bridgeport from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The trees will be used for fish habitat.
Charleston police added four new members to the ranks. The new recruits took an oath from Mayor Goodwin and Police Chief Opie Smith. The four recruits bring the total number of Charleston police officers to over one-hundred-sixty.
The Hookah bar where seven people were shot New Year’s Eve is shut down, and Huntington Mayor Steve Williams want to make it harder for new bars to open in the city. The mayor wants to make changes to the business license process that would include a more thorough vetting process.
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is considering ways to regulate vaping. A 30-day public comment period started in December on a proposal to eliminate electronic smoking devices in public places. The health board has received three comments supporting the regulation and four comments against the regulation, and several others expressing an opinion about vaping. The public … Read more
Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin will give her “State of the City” address next week. The speech will highlight progress made last year, and discuss the vision and priorities for 2020. Goodwin will address the Charleston City Council meeting Monday night at Charleston City Hall.
A bill expected to be introduced next week in the state legislature could open the door to foreign investment. China Energy is still considering a 84-billion-dollar investment in the state, but they want to have assurances that their investment will be safe. House Speaker Roger Hanshaw will introduce a bill creating a Mountaineer Impact Fund … Read more
Officials at Yeager Airport are adding extra security measures after a U.S. airstrike killed Iran’s top general. Police will be stepping up patrols around the area. There is no known threat. The patrols are being added out of an abudance of caution.
The Federal Aviation Administration is reconsidering a proposal to reduce working hours at the Yeager Airport air traffic control tower. A study that looked at closing the tower at night to cut costs, but the FAA is considering not moving forward with the proposal. Kanawha County commissioners say it would devastate the airport because so … Read more
A Floyd County man is under arrest for killing four dogs and skinning them to make a fur coat. Thirty-eight-year-old Jonathan Watkins is charged with animal torture. Kentucky State Troopers found him covered in blood. Watkins said he was making a “doggy coat.”