The Donald Legg Memorial Bridge widening project continues this week. Expect delays on I-64 near St. Albans. Crews will be clearing vegetation and installing erosion control measures on the east bound exit ramp.
Flags are at half-staff on all state buildings in honor of the two U.S. Capitol Police Officers who died following last week’s riots. Governor Justice issued a proclamation in accordance with a proclamation from President Trump to display flags at half-staff through Wednesday.
Wayne County Delegate Derrick Evans is out. He resigned from the House of Delegates and is facing two federal charges for taking part in last week’s riot at the Capitol building in Washington D.C.
The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association is making some changes in the adoption process after a staff member tested positive for COVID-19 last week. Animal shelter workers will bring cats and dogs up for adoption outside to meet and greet those interested in adopting. No one is allowed inside while everything is being deep cleaned and they’re … Read more
A correctional officer and a nurse have been released from the hospital after they were potentially exposed to fentanyl at the South Central Regional Jail. Two inmates needed medical assistance and when the nurse and guard responded, they started to show signs of “medical distress.” The area where it happened was decontaminated, and the incident … Read more
The Girl Scouts of Black Diamond Council kicked off their cookie season statewide Friday. The council says the cookie program encourages girls to discover leadership potential and use their earnings to create opportunities for their troop to help the local community. You can purchase cookies directly from your local Girl Scout troop or online. The … Read more
West Virginia Del. Derrick Evans, R-Wayne, has resigned from his position in the House of Delegates. Evans was charged with two federal misdemeanors Friday after court records said a video posted to his Facebook showed him “joining and encouraging a crowd unlawfully entering the U.S. Capitol.” Evans said in a statement he takes full responsibility … Read more
DHHR is confirming a pandemic high, nearly 19-hundred new cases of COVID-19, and thirty-six more people have died. The number of counties in the red on the state’s alert map went down to forty-one of Fifty-five. The daily positive test rate dipped to under seven-percent.
More than a thousand people got the COVID-19 vaccine at a mass clinic at the Charleston coliseum and Convention Center. First responders, government workers, and anyone 80-years-old or older can get the vaccine.
The West Virginia Board of Education is considering a return to full, in-person instruction beginning January 19th, but counties that want to continue blended instruction can do so until all school employees are vaccinated. The Board says many county school systems have indicated they want to return to in-person instruction five-days-a-week as soon as possible.