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Yeager Airport gets grant to beef up security

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Yeager Airport is increasing security with a 195-thousand-dollar grant from the state Emergency Management Division. The airport will add a gunshot detection system in the main terminal building and the General Aviation terminal that will provide a faster response to an active shooter incident.

Citynet will receive more than $50 million to expand broadband

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Citynet will receive over fifty-million-dollars over the next ten-years to expand broadband access in West Virginia. The money comes from the first round of the Federal Communications Commission Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. Senator Joe Manchin says he pleased with the funding, but more work still needs to be done. He says the FCC is overestimating … Read more

Man killed in road rage incident

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A man was shot and killed during a road rage incident in Williamson. The man blocked the intersection at U.S. 52 and U.S. 119 and walked to the driver’s side of an 18-wheeler “screaming and cursing.” When the man opened the door, the truck driver shot him in chest. The shooter is under arrest and … Read more

Woman hit by vehicle on Central Ave.

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One person was injured after being hit by a vehicle on Central Avenue on the west side. The person was trying to cross the street when they were hit. The victim’s condition has not been released.

Woman shot and killed on west side

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A woman was shot and killed early this morning in the three-hundred block of Hunt Avenue on Charleston’s west side. Police responded to a shots fired call and found the woman, but were unable to save her. No one is in custody.

Goodwin calls govern’s remarks sexist & hateful

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Governor Justice unleashed a nearly five-minute rant directed at Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin after she requested a special session of the legislature. Goodwin sent a letter to the governor, senate president, and house speaking calling on them to address policy on substance abuse, homelessness, and mental health. At one point the governor referred to Goodwin … Read more

Fall foliage starting to peak in higher elevations

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The season’s first fall foliage report is out. The West Virginia Tourism Office says there is a high rate of leaves brightening in the state’s higher elevations. Tucker County is reporting 80-percent of color with their peak expected this weekend.