The West Virginia Board of Education met Tuesday and voted in favor of all schools in grades pre-kindergarten through eighth grade to return to in-person classes five days a week. The board also voted to recommend that students in grades nine through 12 move to five-day, in-person learning. Those who chose virtual instruction can continue … Read more
The state Senate passed a bill declaring a work stoppage or strike by public employees is illegal. Senate Republicans say the bill is a reminder after teacher strikes in 2018 and 2019. The House is working on a similar bill.
State health officials are urging caution after three cases of the UK variant of COVID-19 have been identified in West Virginia. Two of the cases are connected to WVU, but the individuals have not been on the main campus. It is important to continue wearing face masks and practicing social distancing. The vaccine is effective … Read more
The state DMV says it will keep the regional office appointment system in place after the pandemic. The agency says COVID-19 protocols forced the change, and it’s gone well. More than fifty-percent of transactions are being done online, and the agency plans to expand those services.
Governor Justice is laying the groundwork for his proposal to phase out state personal income tax. He says other taxes will need to be raised “here and there” to make up the more than two-billion-dollars. An initial step would cut the income tax for all residents, except for the highest earners.
WVU’s Texas tour continues tonight. The Mountaineers will take on TCU tonight in Fort Worth. Tipoff is at 7:00. WVU will play Baylor Thursday night.
West Virginia still has more than twenty-thousand power outages. Appalachian Power says it could take until the end of the week to restore power in some areas. Outages peaked at 97-thousand customers due to back-back-ice storms more than ten days ago.
The West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating after firefighters responded to four different fires at the same apartment complex. The fires broke out on three different days on Albany Drive. One firefighter was hurt.
South Charleston police are investigating after a woman walked into Thomas Memorial Hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. She’s expected to be okay. No arrests have been made.
The Cabell County Board of Education voted to move forward with the over five-and-a-half-million-dollar purchase of the former Sears property at Huntington Mall in Barboursville. The building will be turned into a high-tech career center for training in aerospace, coding, and local industries.