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Huntington Mayor Steve Williams announced he is appointing Interim Police Chief Ray Cornwell to serve in the position permanently. Cornwell was selected as interim chief Dec. 16, 2019, when then-police chief Hank Dial was named city manager. Chief Cornwell has led the effort to adjust to new 12-hour work shifts which has increased the number … Read more

The state Fire Marshal’s office is investigating a double homicide and arson in Greenbrier County. They’re offering a five-thousand-dollar reward for leads in a fire last week at the home of Joseph and Daisy Foster that claimed both their lives.

Four people in West Virginia have died from COVID-19, and more than four-hundred people have tested positive for the virus. While the numbers are going up, the percentage of people who tested positive dropped for the second day. Less the four-percent of West Virginians tested positive for the virus.

Governor Justice says Workforce West Virginia is distributing an additional six-hundred-dollars-a-week in federal unemployment benefits. Money from the CARES act started going out this week, and will continue for sixteen weeks, or up to July 31st. The governor says the state is catching up on processing the huge backlog of unemployment claims. The state processed … Read more

A 22-year-old woman is under arrest for stabbing her boyfriend at an apartment building in Cross Lanes. The woman says it was self-defense. She had a restraining order against him, but it expired. He’s being treated at CAMC General.

The Nitro City election is being postponed. The election date will move from June 2nd to July 7th. West Virginia’s Primary Election has already been moved to June 9th.

The number of COVID-19 cases in the state has spiked to over four-hundred, and more than twelve-thousand people have been tested.

There are 75 positive cases of COVID-19 in Kanawha County. Three more residents at the Eastbrook Center tested positive for the virus, bringing the total number at the senior care facility to five. More than fifty tests are still pending.

Kanawha County first responders will receive “Hero Pay” for being on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Kanawha County Commission approved an increase of four-dollars-per-hour during the State of Emergency.

Residents of Mingo County who have COVID-19 symptoms or are considered high risk soon will have the option to test through a drive-thru clinic. The Mingo County Health Department says anyone experiencing fever, cough and shortness of breath or those who have been in contact with someone with a confirmed case of the virus are … Read more