The Federal Emergency Management Agency awarded the Cabell-Huntington Health Department with $1.07 million dollars to assist in its vaccine distribution plan. This is all part of President Joe Biden’s plan to enlist the help of FEMA nationwide to help with vaccine clinics. The Cabell-Huntington Health Department plans to use the money to prepare with more … Read more
Kanawha County first responders helped deliver a baby on Friday. EMT Kaitlyn Smith arrived on the scene and there was no time to wait. She delivered the baby with help from St. Albans Lt. Mike Farry and a team of others. Both mom and the baby girl are doing fine.
State health officials have announced the businesses that have received dispensary permits for medical cannabis. The list includes more than 30 businesses. The DHHR Office of Medical Cannabis said those who were approved will be allowed to operate retail locations. Eligible West Virginia residents can register on the DHHR website beginning at noon on Wednesday, … Read more
A thousand fans will be in the stands when WVU hosts the Florida Gators as part of the SEC-Big 12 Challenge. Tipoff is at two o’clock in Morgantown.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources’ Office of Medical Cannabis is issuing dispensary permits for medical cannabis to more than thirty businesses across the state. Eligible West Virginians can begin registering online Wednesday, February 3rd, to received medical cannabis.
The bodies of a man, woman, and dog were found inside a van in a parking lot at Eastern Heights on route-60 in Huntington. Investigators say it appears they were trying to stay warm and were overcome by carbon monoxide. The van’s ignition was on, but it was out of gas.
Huntington police arrested a robbery suspect with an extensive criminal history. David Michael Weaver is accused of robbing two men at gunpoint and stealing their car at Sheetz on 18th Street West earlier this week. Weaver’s criminal history spans numerous states. He was previously charged with grand theft auto, carjacking, and armed robbery.
The Kanawha County School system is reminding students, parents, and teachers that in-person learning starts Monday. The schools will continue with a blended model, and eLearning and virtual students will stay remote. Students whose last name begins with A-L will attend Monday and Tuesday. Students whose last name begins with M-Z will attend Wednesday and … Read more
A federal judge is postponing a sentencing hearing for former nursing assistant Reta Mays, who killed at least eight veterans at the Clarksburg VA Medical Center. Sentencing was set for February, but is being pushed back to May. Attorneys filed a motion in December to postpone the hearing because the impact COVID-19 was having on … Read more
There are over nine-hundred new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, but the number of active cases is going down, with less than 23-thousand. Twenty-three more people have died, pushing the state’s death toll to over two-thousand. Over five-hundred patients are hospitalized with the virus. That’s the lowest number since November.