News Staff Gov. Jim Justice announced he will use CARES Act money to address the nursing shortage, back to work initiatives and food bank and shelter needs – but not the college mental health crisis as some student leaders had hoped. Student leaders from West Virginia University plan to invite the governor to campus to ask for … Read more
The Cabell County Board of Education approved the purchase of five unique outdoor classrooms for elementary schools in the district. The outdoor STEAM classrooms will be built at Culloden, Martha, Spring Hill, Central City and Salt Rock elementary schools using federal funding. Each of the outdoor learning centers can hold three classrooms of students and … Read more
New westbound entrance and exit ramps for the St. Albans exit of Interstate 64 are open to traffic now. The West Virginia Division of Highways announced the opening this week and said the new ramps are part of a $224 million project to widen I-64 to six lanes from Nitro to the US 35 interchange … Read more
West Virginia’s interagency COVID task force is trying to determine how it will manage an already short supply of antibody COVID treatments when the omicron variant spikes demand soon. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department was down to two doses of monoclonal antibody treatment Wednesday morning with another shipment of 50 somewhere on the way. There is … Read more
The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association said it has made progress in finding homes for dozens of cats that were seized from a single residence in November where 105 cats were found. Humane officials said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that 21 cats related to that case are still at the shelter. In November, South Charleston … Read more
The Charleston Police Department has been awarded a federal grant to purchase 90 body cameras. The Charleston Police Department has been awarded a Bureau of Justice Assistance Grant to help complete the purchase of the cameras that will have a longer battery life and the ability to change the battery mid-shift if needed. The main … Read more
Governor Justice said this week that his $48 million plan to recruit, train and retain nurses is expected to add 2,000 nurses to the mountain state over the next four years. But officials with the West Virginia nurses association say those frontline workers need help now. A spokesperson from the West Virginia Nurses Association said … Read more
All major ski resorts in the Mountain State will be open for winter sports activities by Christmas Day. As locations begin to resume operations, resorts will be making snow to open as many trails as possible. Visitors can check local snow reports to see what trails and activities are currently available. The White Grass Ski … Read more
Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin this week administered a ceremonial oath to the 2022 Charleston Youth Council at the Charleston City Council meeting. The 13 students will provide young people in the Capital City a voice in developing public policy and community development initiatives. The mayor said a past Charleston Youth Council was instrumental in the … Read more
The hundreds of workers on strike at Special Metals in Huntington are waiting until the next negotiation dates in January to learn more about whether the ongoing strike will be resolved. That means the workers are going the full holiday season without income. An Angel Tree was created this year for the workers and their … Read more