News Staff Gov. Jim Justice gave his first public briefing on Monday after recovering from coronavirus, and said “for the first couple days, it was really nasty stuff.” The governor’s positive test on Jan. 11 forced him to miss his in-person State of the State address the next day and several major economic development news conferences. The … Read more
Power outages were part of Monday’s winter storm with about 23,000 without power around midday Monday. The large majority of the outages – nearly 14,000 – were reported in Kanawha County, according to Appalachian Power. Most of the outages were in the Elk River communities. Outages were also reported in Lincoln, Wayne, Mingo, Logan, Boone, … Read more
Several departments were called to the scene after an early morning house fire in Kanawha County Monday morning. Dispatchers said the call came in before 7 A.M. Monday morning regarding a home on Newcomer Road in the Alum Creek Area. One person was inside of the home at the time of the fire, but made … Read more
The entire region is under a winter storm warning through 1 pm today with snow and ice continuing. Total accumulations of 6 to 10 inches of snow are part of the storm, with the heaviest amounts of snow falling west of Huntington and along the eastern mountains. The Kanawha valley, coalfields, and portions of northeastern … Read more
A state of preparedness was declared for all 55 counties in West Virginia ahead of a winter storm that arrived last night and that directs the State Emergency Operations Center and its partner agencies to respond. Coordinating agencies report to the State Emergency Operations Center at the West Virginia Emergency Management Division. The EMD Watch … Read more
Roane General Hospital in Spencer opened a new oncology and infusion center in partnership with the West Virginia University Cancer Institute and WVU Medicine Camden-Clark Medical Center in Parkersburg. The unit at the recently renovated hospital has six private treatment rooms along with support space for patient care and is staffed by a full oncology … Read more
Law enforcement officers in Cabell County are warning residents about scam callers that are posing as deputies. Callers have been reportedly identifying themselves as “Deputy Farley” and demanding money to settle court costs, according to a post on the Cabell County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Individuals that do not cooperate with the con are threatened … Read more
Two Fayette County residents are facing prison time after stealing a vehicle and setting it on fire. Steven Davis of Fayetteville and Rebecca Maichle of Victor have been sentenced to three years in prison, according to a news release from the Fayette County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney. Police say they responded to call from … Read more
Hunting Fire Chief Jan Rader is retiring after more than twenty years. She was the first woman to serve as chief of a professional fire department in West Virginia. Rader will transition into a new position as director of the mayor’s Council on Public Health and Drug Control Policy.
A fire destroyed an abandoned church on Pacific Street. No one was hurt. There has been a rash of fires in abandoned building in Charleston and other cities. Officials blame the blaze on transients trying to stay warm.