The West Virginia DEP has suspended the mining permit for Bluestone Coal Corporation’s Poca surfface mine. A news release said the Wyoming County mine had it’s license suspended over thirteen violation orders and sixteen cessation orders issued by the DEP in the past year, including failures in reclamation, sediment and runoff control, and unlawfully dumping … Read more
West Virginia native, actress Jennifer Garner, has been lending a helping hand to those impacted by the wildfires in Los Angeles. Garner’s home was spared, but a friend from her church was one of at least twenty-four killed by the fires. People reported she has been actively volunteering to provide food for evacuees. The largest … Read more
Charleston native Harper Gardner was recently appointed to fill Council Member Samuel Minardi’s Ward 15 City Council seat. Gardner was nominated and approved to serve immediately. Gardner was born and raised in Charleston, attended Charleston Catholic High School and later received a B.S. in Physics from Hampden-Sydney College in Virginia. Gardner, who worked for the … Read more
St. Albans Police will have new ballistic helmets soon. The agency is getting the money for twelve shellback tactical ballistic helmets that have hands-free communication devices built in. The helmets will help when teams execute search warrants and conducts drug investigations. The money for the equipment is coming from the city’s economic development fund.
Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz are both accused in a 20-count indictment alleging charges of human trafficking, child abuse and forced child labor along with civil rights violations that stem from the October 2023 discovery of children locked in a shed in Sissonville. They lived in Washington before moving to Sissonville with their five adopted … Read more
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey becomes the state’s governor today. A swearing-in ceremony is scheduled for 11 a.m. at the West Virginia Capitol to be followed by a parade, according to a news release from Morrisey’s inaugural committee. The procession will start at 1:30 p.m., traveling Kanawha Boulevard, Morris Street and California Avenue. Kanawha … Read more
An abandoned commercial building caught fire on Christmas Day in Huntington, and now the city is suing the owner. The lawsuit filed in Cabell County Circuit Court lists Everett Hannah Properties LLC and Everett Hannah indiidually as the defendants. A fire broke out at the old BASF building on 5th Avenue. The building housed Fling … Read more
A new report issued Friday suggests West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, who will soon become the state’s U.S. Senator, has a net worth “less than zero.” The report from Forbes said the net worth claim is due to what it estimates as $1 billion in debts owed by Justice as well as a decline in … Read more
The West Virginia Department of Human Services announced Friday that it no longer has the ability to replace stolen Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits. The agency’s Bureau for Family Assistance said in a news release that a federal law – the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 – gave the bureau the ability to replace SNAP … Read more
Authorities are looking for a suspect in a shooting that left one injured in Dunbar Friday evening. Reports of a shooting at a residence along the 200 block of 18th Street came in just before 5 p.m.Upon arrival, police discovered a 25-year-old man with a gunshot wound in the stomach, according to Dunbar police. Police … Read more