News Staff A Charleston man is pleading guilty to defrauding the federal government out of 2016 disaster relief funds. Forty-six-year-old Randall Butler admitted to applying for FEMA relief funds, even though he knew he wasn’t eligible because he’d received rent payments from another agency. Butler faces up to thirty-years in prison.
COVID-19 has led to the cancellation of another gathering that attracts thousands. The Bridge Day Commission announced Wednesday that it has decided to nix Bridge Day scheduled Oct. 17 in Fayette County over uncertainty about mass gatherings. Bridge Day is West Virginia’s largest single-day festival and one of the largest extreme sports events in the … Read more
With the pending name change at Stonewall Jackson Middle School, things like signs, sports and band uniforms, and the mural of Stonewall Jackson on the back of the school need to be replaced. WCHS TV reported one group has quietly been raising money for the campaign. Charleston City Councilwoman Jennifer Pharr and several other people … Read more
The Chesapeake Volunteer Fire Department in Kanawha County is again allowed to respond to emergency calls after being shut down nearly a month ago by the West Virginia state fire marshal due to deficiencies. A re-evaluation of the department showed the deficiencies had been corrected to fire engines and tankers, including one tanker that had … Read more
The State Fair of West Virginia may be canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the food isn’t. The State Fair said in a news release it will allow vendors to sell their food on the state fairgrounds in Fairlea every Thursday through Sunday. The fair will decide weekly which food stands will … Read more
Kanawha County officials said Wednesday morning that 19 new positive COVID-19 cases were reported overnight from laboratories – the largest number of cases reported in one day since the pandemic began. The latest figures listed on the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department’s website said the county had a total of 376 cases as of 9 a.m. Wednesday. … Read more
Mayor Amy Goodwin is making extra space for outdoor dining this weekend. Capitol and Hale streets will be closed from Kanawha Boulevard to Lee Street beginning Friday afternoon through Sunday.
The Berkeley County woman accused of kidnapping her daughter and fleeing to Mexico will let investigators look at her cell phone. As part of a plea deal, Elizabeth Jo Shirley agreed to open her electronic devices so federal investigators can determine if she compromised national security.
There over sixty new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, for a total of over 35-hundred. The number of active case went down to just over 800. The state’s positive test rate is still below two-percent.
The West Virginia Board of Education will meet today for an update on the state’s school re-entry plan. State Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch will present preliminary results from three online surveys. The surveys are still available for public comment through the end of the week. The update comes as President Trump says he will … Read more