News Staff The health departments in Kanawha and Cabell counties have reported COVID-19 cases in their counties that appear to be related to travel to Myrtle Beach. Three cases of COVID-19 in Kanawha County have been traced to people traveling to Myrtle Beach. Dr. Sherri Young, health officer and executive director of the Kanawha County Health department, … Read more
Wireless Emergency Alerts are undergoing noticeable changes this week. These are tones that play on your smartphones for amber alerts, tornado warnings, flash flood warnings, tsunami and hurricane warnings. With the changes, alerts will be longer with more information, and the alerts are available in Spanish. New geo-targeting also helps alert users in more defined … Read more
A big change is ahead for fans who attend West Virginia University football games in the fall – no more paper tickets. WVU is fully switching to a mobile ticketing system that was first introduced during the 2013 football season as a method for single-game ticket delivery only. Mountaineer fans will now download and store … Read more
Governor Justice has appointed Heather Glasko-Tully to the House of Delegates. She will represent District-41 and fills a vacancy created by the resignation of Delegate Jordan Hill.
U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is pushing the Justice Act, introduced in the Senate. The bill calls for law enforcement reform and focuses on training methods and changes in hiring practices.
West Virginia nursing homes can now have visitors, but with restrictions. Facilities with no COVID-19 cases in fourteen days can accept visitors by appoint. Masks and social distancing are required.
There are eighteen new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, bringing the total close to 24-hundred. The death toll remains at 88, and the positive test rate has dropped below one-point-seven percent.
Governor Justice says he’s concerned about several COVID-19 outbreaks in West Virginia. His remarks come after six churches in the state have been associated with outbreaks. More than thirty people have tested positive for the coronavirus at Graystone Baptist Church in Greenbrier County.
Two Kanawha County magistrate races are still in question. Ward Harshbarger beat Hollis Lewis, but Harshbarger didn’t file any campaign finance reports required by law. In Division-Seven Mike Ferrell beat incumbent Jess Bailes by nearly six-thousand votes, but attorneys claim Ferrell’s campaign finance reports are incomplete and missed the deadline.
A Nicholas County man is pleading no contest to a double murder charge. Roger Blankenship Sr. is accused of killing his wife and another man, and shooting himself in the face. Prosecutors are expected to recommend mercy as part of a plea deal.