The town of Madison’s police chief is hospitalized after a cardiac-related incident. Police Chief Chet Burgess is being treated at Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Hospital, according to a Facebook post Wednesday from his wife, Tammy Burgess. The chief is on a ventilator and is being treated for some blockages. Community members and first responders … Read more
A former church in Kanawha County was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning. The call came in around 2:00 am on Golden Lane near Kanawha State Forest. Firefighters said the building had been used for storage in the past, but it had been years. The cause is under investigation.
West Virginia American Water said it now owns the town of East Bank’s water distribution system after completing its acquisition. The East Bank system will operate as part of West Virginia American Water’s Kanawha Valley system. All customers previously served by the town of East Bank are now American Water customers and will see increases … Read more
We are getting mixed messages from the groundhogs. French Creek Freddie did not see his shadow, which means spring is right around the corner. Concord Charlie at Concord University in Athens confirmed Freddie’s findings. But, Punxsutawney Phil did see his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia is going down; however more patients are in the hospital. There are over five-hundred new cases of the virus, but the number of active cases dipped below 20-thousand. More than two-dozen people were hospitalized, which is the first time that numbers gone up in almost two … Read more
Registration for medical marijuana starts at noon today. The Office of Medical Cannabis says it’s the final step toward legal usage. A law making cannabis legal for medical issues was passed in 2017, but has faced a series of road blocks.
Senator Shelley Moore Capito was one of ten senators who met with President Biden this week, hoping to reach an agreement on a COVID-19 relief bill. The senators are hoping to pass more targeted legislation. Capito says that Biden is adamant that 14-hundred-dollars is an unnegotiable figure for stimulus checks.
Trash is piling up in Boone County. The Sheriff’s Office is investigating an illegal dump site on Lens Creek Mountain, and evidence left at the scene points to a Marmet man. Illegal dumping is becoming a problem in the county, and Sheriff Chad Barker is making clean up a priority.
A Braxton County man is under arrest for the death of an infant. Thirty-three-year-old Samuel Workman, is charged with the death of a child by child abuse and neglect. Additional charges are pending.
A bond hearing for 38-year-old Joshua Phillips is being rescheduled after a potential conflict of interest. Phillips is accused of killing Patrolman Cassie Johnson last December. A lawyer with the Public Defender’s Office previously represented a potential witness in the case.