Chapmanville firefighters said they responded to four fires at the same apartment complex between Thursday and Sunday. The fires occurred at an apartment complex on Albany Drive just behind Big Eagle Gun and Pawn. One firefighter was injured and was treated at Logan Regional Medical Center. The West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office is conducting an … Read more
Surveillance camera images led to identifying a suspect in the investigation of a growing trash dump in McDowell County. West Virginia Natural Resources Police said in a Facebook post that officers responded to the Big Four area near Welch after receiving a complaint about the trash. Several loads of trash and debris had been dropped … Read more
The West Virginia Senate has passed a bill declaring it unlawful for public employees to participate in a work stoppage or strike. Senators passed Senate Bill 11 by a vote of 21 to 12 with one abstention. Advancement of the bill by the Senate came on the third-year anniversary of the 2018 teacher strike that … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice held a live online town hall Monday to explain his proposal to get rid of the state’s income tax. Justice said the proposal before the Legislature would cut the state income tax in half initially. To offset $2.1 billion lost from the tax, the governor has proposed raising the state sales tax … Read more
Charleston Area Medical Center’s hospitals are expanding visitation. The hospital system will now allow one adult visitor per inpatient per day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., according to the CAMC website. Visitors were previously allowed until 7 p.m. The visitation guidelines include inpatients and emergency rooms at all CAMC hospitals, including CAMC General Hospital, … Read more
Restaurant owners are optimistic after Governor Justice raised the capacity for indoor dining. Bars and restaurants are now allowed to operate at 75-percent.
Charleston Area Medical Center’s hospitals are expanding visitation today. The hospital system will now allow one adult visitor per inpatient per day from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The state’s COVID-19 alert map is turning green. It has been a week without any counties in the red. Twenty-five counties are in the green, and nine counties are in the orange. There are just over two-hundred-fifty new cases of the virus, and seven more people have died. The state’s number of active cases dropped … Read more
The state Board of Education will take up in-person instruction options at a special meeting Tuesday morning. Governor Justice signed a new executive order allowing full-time in-person learning to resume at all elementary and middle schools. Justice says all school employees fifty and older who wanted the COVID-19 vaccine have received their second dose.
WVU baseball split a weekend series with Georgia State. The Mountaineers rallied for a 3-to-2 win in Sudnay’s finale of the four-game set.