News Staff An apartment fire in Cabell County is being ruled arson. The blaze broke out Saturday night in the Altizer area. The fire was contained to one apartment, but several apartments sustained smoke and water damage, and several residents are displaced. One firefighter suffered a heat-related injury.
A firefighter was hurt when a blaze broke out in downtown Buckhannon. An ice cream shop, a hair salon, and a consulting firm were damaged in the fire at the corner of Main Street and South Spring. The firefighter was treated at the scene. At least one of the businesses is a total loss. The … Read more
A fourth aide at Horace Mann Middle School is being terminated for “inappropriate incidents” in the classroom. James Lynch was an aide is a special needs classroom, but the left that classroom before abuse from two other aides and a teacher was discovered. After reviewing video of the classroom for the three months prior to … Read more
The U.S. Quidditch Cup organization is cutting ties with West Virginia over the transgender athlete ban. A national tournament for the popular game from the Harry Potter franchise was set for Shawnee Sports Complex in 2020 before it was canceled because of the pandemic. The organization says it will no longer consider West Virginia, or … Read more
Construction on I-64 near Nitro is slowing down your commute with narrow lanes and lane shifts. Starting today eastbound lanes will see a new traffic pattern. The new pattern will affect drivers between the Winfield and Nitro exits. The speed will slow to 55 mph through the work zone, and both lanes will become narrower … Read more
Kentucky regulators want the Justice family companies to pay a penalty and fix environmental problems at their eastern Kentucky coal mines. They’re asking a circuit court judge to enforce an agreement over reclamation violations, that includes a three-million-dollar penalty, plus interest.
Westover City Attorney Tim Stranko is asking city council members to put their claims against Mayor Dave Johnson into “simple sentences,” so city council can discuss the issues. Several council members have questioned Johnson’s leadership after he criticized former Westover Police Chief Rick Panico.
The Marshall University Presidential Search Committee will meet with candidates on campus, starting next week. The search committee has narrowed the list to five finalists. Candidates will visit the Huntington and South Charleston campus. Community receptions for each person will be open to the public. Current President Jerome Gilbert will leave the institution in July.
There are no active COVID cases on the University of Charleston campus. One student is home in isolation. UC is a private university, and requires students to be vaccinated. The vaccine is optional for employees, with 90% vaccinated. Unvaccinated people are subjected to weekly COVID-19 testing and must wear masks.
The Putnam County Board of Education says it has no plans to change their mask policy. The policy only requires masks for high schools when 25% of students are COVID-19 positive. For elementary and middle schools, 15% of students would have to be positive for a mask mandate. Several spoke in favor of implementing as … Read more