News Staff The West Virginia legislature is getting ready to battle over the business inventory and equipment tax. The tax raised over 200-million-dollars in revenue last year, but opponents say it discourages companies from moving to the state.
Officials say they are taking steps to prevent situations like the “Nazi salute” photo from happening again. An investigation found that the photo was case of ignorance rather than prejudice or anti-Semitism. The Anti-Defamation League will draft training materials that develop a better understanding of history and diversity.
An investigation continues into a fire that destroyed the old Exhibition Hall on Wheeling Island. The building was destroyed. It was being used for storage. No one was hurt.
A deadly fire in Milton…Don Hiles died when the blaze broke out at his Sansom Court home. His wife was rescued from the fire and is recovering from smoke inhalation. Officials think the fire started in the chimney.
A suspect is recovering after he was shot by Kanawha County deputies. The officers were investigating a suspicious person call in the West Gate subdivision in Cross Lanes when 49-year-old Michael Davis fired at them. Officers returned fire and shot him. When he is released from the hospital Davis will be charged with attempted murder.
Seven people were injured in a shooting at the Kulture Hooka Bar in downtown Huntington. Two people got into a fight, and the shooting started inside the bar and continued outside. None of the injuries are considered life threatening. No arrests have been made.
West Virginia will be opening nine Gordmans stores in 2020. The apparel and home décor retailer will open locations in St. Albans, Buckhannon, Elkins, Grafton, Lewisburg, Logan, Moundsville, New Martinsville and Summersville. These are the first Gordmans stores to come to West Virginia. All nine locations will open March 3. The company will hold job … Read more
An officer involved shooting is under investigation. It happened on New Year’s Eve around 11:30 p.m, and deputies with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office were called to Dawn Street in the West Gate subdivision in Cross Lanes to investigate a report of someone who may have pointed a gun at another man. They confronted the … Read more
South Charleston will offer a new attraction to its ice arena in 2020. Mayor Frank Mullens said bumper cars are coming to the South Charleston Memorial Ice Arena. The ice arena will be divided in half with bumper cars on one side and ice skating on the other side. Mullens said the city has ordered … Read more