News Staff An auto repair shop and a housing complex were destroyed in Huntington after a massive fire. The flames started inside Wooten’s Garage on 3rd Avenue and spread next door after neighbors reported hearing a boom. WCHS TV said everyone inside both structures made it out safely and no one was injured. Huntington Fire Chief Jan … Read more
A new website has been launched for a West Virginia program that seeks to remove barriers to job opportunities for those recovering from addiction. Gov. Jim Justice’s Office said Jobs & Hope operates within the West Virginia Department of Education and offers steps to help recovering addicts graduate from the program and find jobs. The … Read more
Thanksgiving Day runs are planned in a number of cities on Thursday including Charleston and Huntington, according to information on tristateracer.com. In Charleston, Union Mission’s 10th Annual Drumstick Dash 5K is set to begin at 9 a.m. on Kanawha Boulevard at Laidley Street. The Huntington Turkey Trot gets underway at 9 a.m. at the Ritter … Read more
West Virginia voters who are blind or visually impaired will now be able to use a complete Voter’s Guide in Braille. Secretary of State Mac Warner released the newly published guide and said all 55 county clerks will receive a copy and will make them available to those who request them. Some copies are also … Read more
Two people have been indicted after the death of an Oak Hill man. Oak Hill Police found 39-year-old Johnnie Edwards unresponsive inside of a car parked at McDonalds on September 13 and said he had already died of a drug overdose. 48-year-old Ronda Stull and 30-year-old Kevin French are accused of obtaining the drugs with … Read more
Boone County deputies said a man faces charges after speeding on a motorcycle through a school zone and then crashing following a short pursuit. Michael Hill of Seth was arrested following an incident that occurred Friday. The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were doing traffic enforcement in school zones in the Seth area when … Read more
Tolls on the West Virginia Turnpike will increase at the beginning of next year, according to the Gazette-Mail. The rate for most passenger vehicles will rise by 5% on Jan. 1, going from $4 to $4.25. West Virginia Parkways Authority Executive Director Jeffrey Miller told a legislative committee that the E-Z Pass annual program will … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice’s Office and the state Division of Natural Resources announced a Big Buck Photo Contest that will be open through Dec. 27. The contest is open both to West Virginia residents and nonresidents and includes two divisions: a youth division for hunters 17 and younger, and an adult division for hunters 18 and … Read more
Charleston’s mayor on Monday said the planned Capitol Connector Project will bring monumental improvements to the city. The project will transform a four-mile stretch of Kanawha Boulevard from Magic Island to the 35th Street Bridge and include a section of Greenbrier Street and will make the city more walkable and more friendly to bicyclists. Mayor … Read more
The City of Huntington will offer free parking at all of its metered spaces downtown on several days to encourage holiday shopping. Parking is always free on metered spaces on Saturdays and Sundays, but the city will add free parking on several Fridays, including November 26, and every Friday in December. Parking is free too … Read more