Don’t Use Drones to Hunt Deer

State Natural Resources Police are warning hunters not to track deer from the sky. A hunter was cited in late November for attempting to use a drone to find deer in the Coopers Rock State Forest area of Monongalia County, according to a Facebook post from Natural Resources Police. Two Natural Resources Police officers were … Read more

Mayor Wants Back Pay for Firefighters

Firefighters and Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin have a new agreement. On Monday, Mayor Goodwin announced a $1.7 million agreement between the city of Charleston and the Charleston Professional Firefighters Local 317 union. She said the city’s firefighters have not been paid correctly for holidays since 2012 after the city council approved a change. Mayor Goodwin … Read more

Cabell County Delegate Donates Kidney to His Sister

A West Virginia delegate had a good excuse for missing the recent start of the legislation session, he was recuperating from surgery after donating a kidney to his sister. Cabell County Democrat Sean Hornbuckle told The Herald-Dispatch that he planned to return to Charleston this week. Hornbuckle was told by doctors to stay in bed … Read more

Election filing period opens Monday

Today is the first day of the election filing period. You have between now and January 25th to get your name on the ballot for the May 12th primary election. It will be a busy political year with the race for President, U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito is running for reelection, and all three U.S. … Read more

Teenager killed in UTV crash

A teenager died a side-by-side crash in the Ashford area. Fourteen-year-old Alex Perdue was killed when a tree fell on his UTV. Two other people were hurt.