News Staff State, local and federal officials announced Monday that old school buildings in Fayetteville will be redeveloped into a hotel and apartments as the region races to keep up with a growth in interest. Modern apartments are also expected to be part of the project. Fayetteville Mayor Sharon Cruikshank said it was always a goal of … Read more
Fayette County deputies said evidence will be presented to a prosecutor after a juvenile posted a threat involving two schools on social media. The juvenile posted the threat on social media Sunday about Oak Hill High School and Oak Hill Middle School, according to a news release from the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. Detectives with … Read more
Jury selection had been scheduled to get underway Monday in the trial for Joshua Phillips, related to the death of Charleston police officer Cassie Johnson who killed by gunfire in 2020. Instead, Judge Jennifer Bailey delayed the trial due to an insufficient number of jurors. Judge Bailey set a new trial date for June 13 … Read more
The latest data about Ethylene Oxide emissions shows long-term exposure to the odorless gas may be more harmful than what was previously thought. There was a meeting Saturday at the Dunbar Rec Center for the public meeting to learn more about its potentially harmful effects. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency determined that 1.51 in 10,000 … Read more
George Washington High School won an academic competition on Friday that involved students from across the state. George Washington defeated Spring Mills High School of Berkeley County in the championship round of the West Virginia Academic Showdown at the state Culture Center. George Washington won $10,000 and Spring Mills $6,000. George Washington team captain Reese … Read more
A male black Labrador retriever named Coal will soon be part of the school day at Welch Elementary School in McDowell County. The school received the first certified therapy dog as part of a program called Friends With Paws announced by Gov. Jim Justice and first lady Cathy Justice. The dogs are meant to give … Read more
You can roll out the barrel in Wheeling this weekend. The ninth annual Wheeling Polka Festival is being held today through Sunday. The event is taking place at Wilson Lodge at the Oglebay Resort and Conference Center.
The federal budget includes over five-million-dollars for the Leatherwood Waterline Extension Project. The project has plagued Kanawha County for more than twenty-five years. Currently, twenty-five families in the area are serviced by a small and aging community water system that struggles to provide service, while roughly 100 families utilize either low-yielding wells or cisterns that … Read more
The Subway restaurant on Winchester Avenue in Ashland is back open after a car crashed through the front window and into the building. The driver wasn’t hurt, and no one inside was sitting near the window.
A contractor died following an excavator accident in Clarksburg. The 75-year-old man who died was working at a demolition site on East Main Street. He tripped and the machinery ran over him.