News Staff A Kanawha County man hauled in a record-setting blue catfish earlier this month. The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources said Cody Carver, of Dry Branch, caught and released a 61.28 pound fish from a boat in the Kanawha River on April 8. The fish broke a state record for weight by a pound and … Read more
An Ohio woman who was finance director for a West Virginia airport has pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $49,500 in federal funds from the facility. Melissa Sue Hall of South Point, Ohio, pleaded guilty to theft from programs receiving federal funds, U.S. Attorney Will Thompson’s office said. Hall admitted that between May 2020 and January … Read more
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department has been testing new cameras. There are two officers testing out body cameras – something the department has never had. Dash cams are also being tested, and it’s been a decade since the sheriff’s office has used those. The sheriff’s department is applying for a grant to cover the cost … Read more
State road crews will close the right, westbound lane of Interstate 64 near the Nitro-St. Albans Bridge beginning tonight (Wednesday). The lane closure will be from mile marker 43.7 to mile marker 44.5 from 8 p.m. Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation. The closure … Read more
It’s “National Donate Life Month” and this week, several health organizations across the state are teaming up to encourage you to help save a life through the gift of donation. Health care workers at Cabell Huntington Hospital paused for a moment of silence Monday at 10:08 to honor and recognize the more than 108,000 patients … Read more
The Marshall University Board of Governors will meet tomorrow to consider some fee increases for the coming fiscal year. A proposal includes some rate increases for meal plans, and room and board. Class fees would also go up under the plan. The Board of Governors at Marshall will also consider other topics at the meeting … Read more
The sentencing for a man who had recently pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for deadly shooting that took place along Interstate 77 has been delayed. 24-year old Jordan Lowrie, also known as “Jaydo,” pleaded guilty to the charge in February and was set to be sentenced on Monday. Lowrie was indicted, along with Dekotis Thomas, … Read more
After a seven-month wait, the Charleston city council voted on a bill that would stop certain people from receiving grant funding from the city. The bill was introduced last year after Steele Properties, owned by council member Keeley Steele, was awarded grant money from the city’s small business investment grant program. According to an advisory … Read more
A West Virginia rancher has released a bison cookbook. Riffle Farms in Preston County raises grass-fed bison and they’re proponents of agriculture and its impact on the West Virginia food supply and economy. The cookbook is called Simply Bison. Riffle Farms is also hosting a regional gathering for veterans and heroes to agriculture on April … Read more
West Virginia Auditor JB McCuskey joined members of the West Virginia Municipal League this week in St. Albans to celebrate the passage of a bill that will streamline the tax sale process by consolidating what have traditionally been called sheriff’s tax sales and auditor’s tax sales, into one sale conducted by the auditor’s office. This … Read more