News Staff State lawmakers learned this week that the RISE West Virginia program is under federal investigation. State Sen. Stephen Baldwin represents Greenbrier County – one of the hardest hit areas by the 2016 floods – and said he just learned about the investigation during a joint committee meeting held Monday. The U.S. Department of Housing and … Read more
Charleston’s Christmas parade returns tonight (Thursday, Dec. 9) and that means streets and intersections will be closed. Starting at 1 p.m. Thursday, Kanawha Boulevard between Pennsylvania Avenue North and Hale Street will be closed, except for one westbound lane from Clendenin Street to Pennsylvania Avenue North. All lanes of Kanawha Boulevard will be closed beginning … Read more
Lawmakers met this week to cover several topics, and one of those was the possibility of creating the state’s first veterinary school. Proponents cite an increase in needs while several emergency clinics have shut down because they cannot find veterinarians to work for them after hours. Some short-term options were presented to lawmakers, including debt … Read more
Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a fire in an abandoned home on Charleston’s West Side. Dispatchers said the fire was at a home in the 1200 block of Upper Vine Street and smoke was visible from Interstate 64 on Tuesday. No injuries were reported. The cause of the blaze is still under … Read more
The total number of patients registered for a medical cannabis card in West Virginia is now nearly 5,000. A spokesperson with the Department of Health and Human Resources said the volume of applications has gone up 150% now that dispensaries are opening. TerraLeaf Dispensaries in Huntington is still waiting on product, but it’s opening the … Read more
Charleston police said two suspects they said were captured on video surveillance vandalizing the memorial for fallen Charleston Patrolman Cassie Johnson have been arrested. Michael White and Lyndzie Legg were caught on video surveillance vandalizing the memorial for fallen Charleston Police Patrolman Cassie Johnson who was shot and killed in the line of duty in … Read more
Senior citizens now have a chance to cash in on vaccination incentives in West Virginia. Gov. Jim Justice announced seniors who have been fully vaccinated and choose to receive their booster shot during one of several upcoming COVID-19 booster shot clinics at senior centers will be eligible for a $50 prepaid Visa gift card.
South Charleston police have released the name of a person who was struck and killed by a train. 51-year old Christopher Bever was killed in the incident Sunday night at Rock Lake Drive and the Kanawha Turnpike.. South Charleston Police Chief Brad Rinehart said the incident remains under investigation.
The West Virginia University Faculty Senate rejected a resolution this week that would have expressed no confidence in President E. Gordon Gee and Provost Maryanne Reed. A vote tally shows that 103 voted against the resolution and 20 voted in support. During the meeting, both Gee and Reed spoke to the senators, with the WVU … Read more
A man who was shot by police in Charleston after he allegedly lunged at officers while holding two knives was in front of a judge this week. Denaul Dickerson of Charleston is charged with attempted malicious assault of an officer. He has been in the South Central Regional Jail on a $50,500 cash only bond … Read more