News Staff The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association hosted an adoption event last weekend after receiving a donation in honor of Officer Cassie Johnson, who died this month in the line of duty. Police Chief Tyke Hunt said Officer Johnson had a profound love for animals, and she have been thrilled seeing so many animals adopted. The city of … Read more
A woman convicted of stabbing and killing a woman outside a Sissonville convenience store has been sentenced to life with no possibility of parole. Cynthia Gatewood was sentenced Monday in Kanawha County Circuit Court after being found guilty of first-degree murder for stabbing Cheryl Fisher. The two strangers had a brief argument outside of the … Read more
Save some room….more cookies are coming after the first of the year. The Girl Scouts of the Black Diamond Council will be selling Samoas, Thin Mints and Tagalongs, and more. Cookie season across the state kicks off on Friday, Jan. 8th. The Girl Scouts will be selling cookies directly, and they’ll be for sale online … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice’s chief of staff is retiring at the end of the month a no immediate replacement has been named. Justice appointed Mike Hall to the position in August 2017. Hall also served in the state Senate and House of Delegates. Hall is the second member of Justice’s administration to announce his departure in … Read more
Huntington Tri-State Airport said daily service from the airport through American Airlines will be restored beginning Jan. 6th and flight reservations are open now at www.aa.com, and all other online travel sites. Service was suspended in October, and as flights resume at the Huntington Tri-State Airport, American Airlines will offer daily flights to and from … Read more
The Mountaineers will play football on New Year’s Eve. The Liberty Bowl announced that West Virginia will represent the Big 12 in the game Dec. 31 at 4 p.m. ET at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium in Memphis. This will mark the third appearance for the Mountaineers in the Liberty Bowl, and their first since 2014. … Read more
Marshall football will wrap up its season with a Christmas Day bowl game. The Thundering Herd will play Buffalo in the Camellia Bowl.
The Monongalia County Salvation Army says an anonymous donor dropped a one-thousand-dollar bill into one of their red kettles. The Salvation Army says the donor has dropped off the bill in a different kettle for over forty-years.
Twenty-five counties are in the red, and twenty-two counties are in the orange on the latest school alert map. Only eight counties will be allowed in the classroom this week, if they are not already on Christmas break.
West Virginia has the third-highest rate of COVID-19 spread in the country. The state’s RT Value is one-point-one-three, trailing only Maine and California. There are over a thousand new cases of the virus, and over 22-thousand active cases, and six more people have died.