News Staff The latest COVID surge is still active with more than 1,000 people hospitalized with COVID in West Virginia right now. Health experts are warning of yet another variant making its way across the country. They expect it to reach the mountain state in just a few weeks. BA.2 is the name of the next COVID … Read more
A bill working its way through the Kentucky Legislature would make stealing a package from someone’s porch a felony. Right now, it is a misdemeanor in most cases and does not fall under felony mail theft because the law has not been updated in decades. Felony charges are filed only if the package is delivered … Read more
The main library branch at Charleston Town Center will close today (Jan. 31) in preparation for the reopening of the main library on Capitol Street in May. The mall location is expected to reopen in March as the Mall Branch Library. A $32 million renovation project has been underway at the main downtown library. Library … Read more
The requirement to be vaccinated against COVID-19 kicked in Thursday for millions of health care workers in half the states in America. West Virginia is not yet included because it challenged the rule from the Biden administration in court, but unless something changes soon that day is approaching. The mandate is starting first in states … Read more
Used medical equipment like wheelchairs, vital signs machines and medication carts will find new life in a nursing simulation laboratory at Fairmont State University. Fairmont Medical Center donated those items and others that can no longer be used in clinical settings but will be useful to students who are not in direct patient care. Fairmont … Read more
Huntington Police arrested two individuals with outstanding warrants from Ohio. Robert Filius and Michaela Hupp face multiple charges including involuntary manslaughter, endangering children, possession of a fentanyl-related compound and possession of drugs, according to a news release from the city of Huntington. Officers found Filius in Huntington’s 400 block of Bridge Street Friday morning and … Read more
The Job Jumpstart Program was announced by Gov. Jim Justice Thursday night during his State of the State address. West Virginia residents who currently receive unemployment benefits, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits or Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) benefits and who become employed between Jan. 1 and Aug. 12, 2022, may be eligible … Read more
A Lincoln County man has been found guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of his wife. Edward Jeffers of Hamlin was accused of cutting the throat of his wife, Stephanie Jeffers, during an argument in 2017. A criminal complaint said Stephanie Jeffers had contacted her mother and told her that her husband was … Read more
Lawmakers are considering whether a penalty for adults smoking with children in the car would be a violation of “parental rights.” Senate Bill 139 would make it a misdemeanor to smoke in the car with a child under 16 present. The violation would be punishable by up to a $25 fine. The violation would be … Read more
Marshall is looking to break a ten game losing streak in Conference USA. The Thundering Herd will tipoff against UAB tonight at 7:00 at the Cam Henderson Center.