News Staff West Virginia’s congressional delegation is frustrated and heartbroken over attacks in Afghanistan that killed eleven Marines, a Navy medic, and several civilians. Senator Shelley Moore Captio tweeted, “it’s devastating and incredibly sad to see,” and Senator Joe Manchin called the attacks, “an unconscionable act of terrorism.” A West Virginia Air National Guard C-17, based in … Read more
West Virginia health officials reported 13 COVID-19 deaths and 1,448 positive cases between Wednesday and Thursday. The state Department of Health and Human Resources reported 12,736 active cases yesterday. The vast majority of the cases are in unvaccinated people. The state’s data shows 0.49% of fully vaccinated people in the state have gotten COVID. The … Read more
A new program helps ensure that veterans are not lonely at the end of their life. The Uniforms for the Final Salute program aims to help veterans who are either homeless or without family, and places like the Roark Sullivan Lifeway Center and Goodwill Industries have contributed through the program. Veterans are honored with a … Read more
Federal data shows West Virginia has the highest rate of children in foster care in the nation at 17.8 percent. Some local Scout organizations have teamed up with the Buckskin Council to offer free programs for some of those children in foster and kinship care. WCHS TV reported it’s all part of a Benedum Foundation … Read more
A new program aims to raise restaurant wages in West Virginia. The High Roads Kitchen program plans to distribute $7,000 each to seven West Virginia restaurants that commit to increasing wages for tipped workers to the state’s full minimum wage of $8.75. The national organization One Fair Wage is funding the bonuses for the chosen … Read more
Huntington Water Quality Board Executive Director Brian Bracey took city council members on a bus tour of the city’s facilities this week, so they could assess water quality needs first hand. The City of Huntington is currently in the process of a $4.5 million-dollar upgrade to fix the drainage issues at the underpasses and in … Read more
The Cabell-Huntington Health Department said this week that the West Nile Virus has been found in mosquitoes in the county. No human cases have been reported and it’s not uncommon to find the virus in mosquitoes during the summer months. There is no human vaccine or specific treatment for West Nile infection so prevention is … Read more
According to a new Instacart study, West Virginian is the number-one consumer of pumpkin spice in the country. West Virginians are over 120-percent more likely to buy pumpkin spice items than the rest of the country.
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is back open today. The building was closed for about fifteen-minutes yesterday when a car hit a gas meter. No one was hurt.
Face masks are now required for anyone entering the Kanawha County Judicial Building. A new administrative order requires face masks for anyone, regardless of vaccination status.