News Staff West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources has named a new medical director for its Office of Emergency Medical Services. Dr. Jonathan G. Newman has served as the medical director of the Emergency Medical Services Program at Fairmont State University and Pierpont Community College since 2001. He’s been the regional medical director of West … Read more
The Kanawha County Public Library said it is reopening its Charleston Town Center location as a branch with limited services while renovations to the main branch are completed. The Town Center location will reopen on Tuesday, March 15 as an “express library,” and the location will be open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through … Read more
A bill that would reinstate West Virginia’s film tax credit is now headed to the desk of Gov. Jim Justice. Using the proposed tax credit, filmmakers could recoup up to 27% of spending on movies and television shows in West Virginia that cost at least $50,000 to make. The state would have no limit on … Read more
Charleston police made an arrest after a crash involving a driver under the influence has left a motorcyclist dead. 35-year old David Slack of Marmet was arrested and charged with DUI causing death, according to a news release from the Charleston Police Department. The victim was 68-year-old Lonnie Bellew, of Dawes. Police indicated Bellew was … Read more
Paying more than four-dollars a gallon for gas is painful, but it could be worse. According to Triple-A, West Virginia’s statewide average of four-12 is about 20-cents less than the national average. There may be a few places where you might find regular grade gasoline under four. Doddridge, Marshall and Greenbrier County shows a county-wide … Read more
West Virginia Nation Guard members are standing down from their deployment at almost forty West Virginia hospitals. The Guard deployed over three-hundred-fifty service members as hospital staffs dwindled from COVID. With COVID cases dropping, staffing levels are getting back to normal, but some hospitals are extending job offers to Guard members to get them to … Read more
The Kanawha County Public Library is reopening is Charleston Town Center location as an “express library,” with limited services while renovations are being completed at the main branch. A reopening date is for May 9th.
A medical marijuana dispensary is open in St. Albans. Cannabist is owned by Columbia Care. It’s the company’s third dispensary in the state, following recent grand openings in Williamstown and Beckley.
Four-hundred-fifty workers are on strike at Special Metals. They are set to vote this weekend on whether to accept the current offer of stay out on strike. Insurance premiums and salary increase are both sticking points, and the current contract is still not what they want.
Governor Justice says West Virginia is the answer to the country’s energy problems. In a seventeen-minute address to the lower rotunda at the State Capitol he focused on Russia’s targeting of innocent civilians in the war in Ukraine. He says the country needs to be energy independent and West Virginia is the solution to fuel … Read more