News Staff A man is under arrest for leading police on a chase at more than one-hundred-miles-per-hour on U.S. 119 in Boone County. Officers tried to pull over the driver for reckless driving when he took off. The pursuit came to an end in Julian.
The Public Service Commission is approving a plan submitted by Appalachian Power for a broadband infrastructure project in Logan and Mingo Counties. The over sixty-million-dollar project will install over four-hundred-miles of fiber optic cable to facilitate broadband access in unserved areas.
Dozens of residents are voicing their frustration with the city’s Suddenlink cable service. A community meeting was held last night to gauge resident’s feeling s toward Suddenlink. It’s franchise agreement with the city ends in December. The Public Service Commission has logged nearly 19-hundred complaints against the company since 2019.
The fourth grant cycle of Charleston’s Small Business Investment Grant program is open. To date, funds awarded as part of this grant program total over $300,000. Businesses can apply for up to $10,000 through June 30th. Projects that qualify for this grant funding include broadband connectivity, marketing, advertising, demolition projects, construction of exterior and interior … Read more
West Virginia Day on Sunday will include a celebration at the state Capitol with food trucks and vendors, and an announcement about the “Do It for BabyDog” vaccination lottery’s first $1 million prize winner. Babydog, Gov. Jim Justice’s prized pooch and the official mascot of the vaccination lottery, also will be on hand for the … Read more
The Test Assessing Secondary Completion, or TASC exam, will end later this year. Data Recognition Corporation notified the West Virginia Department of Education that it is discontinuing high school equivalency support nationally. The exam has been relied on in West Virginia by students 16 and older who have officially withdrawn from school and have chosen … Read more
Yak Fest is happening this weekend in St. Albans. It’s a two-day festival on Olde Main Street that runs Friday and Saturday with music, exhibits, new kayaks, fishing, and craft beer. Also, about 1,500 kayakers are scheduled to participate Saturday in Tour de Coal, a 12-mile float trip on the Coal River beginning at Meadowood … Read more
The State Fair of West Virginia is ready to go with no restrictions. Fair week is set for August 12th through 21st. Officials say the fair will open at one-hundred-percent capacity and masks will be optional.
The City of Huntington is on track to tear down over one hundred structures from its unsafe building list by the end of June. “The ugly green monster” at the corner of 26th Street and 4th Avenue is the 101st structure to be demolished. It burned several years ago, and has been an eyesore and … Read more
West Virginia’s mask mandate ends this weekend, but you will have to continue wearing a mask on CENTRA and KRT buses. That’s in line with guidance from the CDC and TSA. Riders will need to wear a mask until September 13th.