News Staff Charleston police are investigating after reports of shots fired on the west side. Witness heard two people arguing and then shots were fired at the corner of Russell and Main streets. People were seen running from the scene, but police didn’t find a victim.
Heavy smoke filled the second floor of the Mardi Gras Casino and Resort. All guests and employees were evacuated. No one was hurt. The Nitro fire department says it was caused by an electrical problem.
Governor Justice is signing a bill that will allow you to decline the COVID-19 vaccination and keep your job. The bill passed in the recent legislative special session, and says companies cannot discriminate based on an employee’s vaccination status. There is a medical and a religious exemption. The bill goes into effect in ninety days.
Two men in Mingo County were arrested after deputies said they found a methamphetamine-fentanyl mix commonly known as “gray death,” nearly 2 pounds of crystal meth and thousands of dollars in cash. Paul “Paul Cat” Thomasson of Delbarton and Stephen Andrew Thomasson were arrested after deputies and the U.S. 119 Drug Task Force served warrants … Read more
West Virginia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate dropped two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.6 in September, and that’s the lowest rate since August 2008. Total unemployment grew 1,200 over the month and the number of unemployed state residents dropped by 2,100 to 36,000, according to WorkForce West Virginia. Sean O’Leary, a policy analyst with the … Read more
West Virginia University has chosen a veteran officer as the school’s first female police chief. Sherry St. Clair begins her new role this week with the school’s University Police following a national search to fill the position, according to a news release from the university. More than 50 candidates applied for the job. In 1994, … Read more
A Parkersburg-based communications company has submitted a cable franchise agreement application to the City of Charleston. If an agreement is reached, CAS Cable would provide cable, phone and internet service throughout Charleston beginning in 2022, according to a news release from the city. The service would start in north Charleston and the West Side before … Read more
It’s been three weeks since the Special Metals strike began in Huntington. Union workers are hoping to come to agreement with the company about pay, benefits and labor practices. Because the workers have gone three weeks without pay, a drive has been organized for food and supplies for the workers. WCHS TV said the striking … Read more
After days of deadlock, moderate and conservative state Republican senators came up with a redistricting plan that passed easily with only two Democrats voting no. It took days of debate but when the vote came, it passed 31 to 2. One of the negative votes came from Sen. Richard Lindsay, D-Kanawha. Lindsey said the final … Read more
A West Virginia teachers union is suing a county board of education over its COVID-19 policies. The West Virginia Education Association filed the lawsuit against the Putnam County Board of Education seeking a preliminary injunction, and it claims the board’s policies on contact tracing, masks, quarantines and seating charts violate state reportable disease rules. Under … Read more