News Staff The Kanawha County Commission said it has lost $1.3 million of money meant to keep the public safe in just the last month. They said it’s due to unprecedented tax reductions for large utility and industrial companies. Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper said in the last 30 days or so, there has been about … Read more
The state of West Virginia is looking to partner with local government agencies, nonprofits and other organizations to help run a program to feed kids over the summer. Through the Department of Education’s “Summer Food Service Program,” children who usually receive meals at school through the School Breakfast Program or National School Lunch Program can … Read more
The chief of the Chesapeake Volunteer Fire Department has been charged with embezzlement and grand larceny. 50-year old Steven “PJ” Johnson of Chesapeake was charged Tuesday, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. The charges allege that Johnson embezzled $4,500 from the fire department under the guise of paying an American … Read more
Cabell County students and staff will wear masks for the remainder of the school year. The school board held a unanimous vote this week to extend their mandate that was set to expire this month. The mask mandate has been extended until June 7 of this year. If any guidelines or recommendations change, the the … Read more
A company that plans to build a manufacturing facility in South Charleston that will make all-electric school buses announced a partnership that will provide workforce development and training opportunities for potential employees. GreenPower Motor Company Inc. said it will partner with BridgeValley Community & Technical College and the Workforce Development Board of Kanawha County to … Read more
Charleston police said a homicide investigation is underway after a man was found dead at the scene of a fire. 52-year old Dennis R. Rutledge of Charleston was taken to a local hospital after he was found at the scene of the fire early Tuesday morning at a home in the 5200 block of MacCorkle … Read more
Kanawha County commissioners have sent a letter to the West Virginia Public Service Commission, objecting to any new customer surcharges that would be used to pay for some Appalachian Power renewable energy projects. Commissioners said in a news release Wednesday that Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power recently submitted two filings to the PSC requesting cost … Read more
The Pineville Police Department has implemented a new policy that requires officers to wear and use body cameras in most situations. The policy will require officers to activate their cameras when making routine traffic stops, use-of-force situations, during all arrests and summonses, during interactions with suspects, during searches, on any call to a crime in … Read more
Cabell County Schools’ Board of Education said it will conduct a series of Special Board Meetings on the State of the Schools reports. The meetings will take place in the Central Office Board Meeting Room, 2850 Ave. in Huntington and they’re open to the public. On Tuesday, February 8, meetings will be at Cox Landing … Read more
West Virginia’s state auditor JB McCuskey is pushing a bill that sets aside $30 million to help cities and counties knockdown dilapidated buildings that can’t be saved. McCuskey met with several mayors on Monday and took a first-hand look at problems in St. Albans. McCuskey says the proposed legislation would rid the state of thousands … Read more