A public celebration has been scheduled for the late Air Force Brig. Gen. Chuck Yeager. The ceremony is set for noon on Jan. 15 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, and the city of Charleston said Yeager’s wife, Victoria Yeager, is scheduled to attend. Chuck Yeager died last month at age 97. The West … Read more
Those disrupting traffic in certain areas could face a fine. Charleston city councilman Chad Robinson has proposed a bill that would prohibit standing, congregating and obstructing the flow of traffic near a dangerous intersection. He said he has received many complaints about people standing or panhandling in certain areas in Charleston. According to the bill, … Read more
A West Virginia woman has pleaded guilty in a wire fraud scheme. Lois Brotherton of Charleston entered the plea in federal court to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. She also agreed to pay $48,500 in restitution. Prosecutors said Brotherton committed the crime when she provided bookkeeping and accounting services to a now-dissolved Kanawha County nonprofit … Read more
A Kanawha County vaccination clinic scheduled for Friday for those 80 and older is booked up, but other counties have plenty of vaccinations. The Mingo County Public Health Department held a one-day drive-thru COVID-19 vaccination clinic yesterday at the former Williamson Memorial Hospital in Williamson. The health department said appointments were not needed because plenty … Read more
For the second day in a row Wednesday, all 55 counties in West Virginia remained in the red or orange on the state county alert system map. The state Department of Health and Human Resources map showed Kanawha, Putnam and Cabell counties in the red along with 44 other counties. Wyoming, Roane, and Clay counties … Read more
Charleston Restaurant Week is being postponed because of spiking COVID-19 numbers. The event is normally held the last week of January. Organizers say they will reschedule the event when the can provide a positive experience in a safe environment.
Congress will vote today to certify the Electoral College results. Republican Shelley Moore Capito will not join the group opposing President -Elect Joe Biden’s victory. She calls the effort in the Senate “an ill-fated journey.” Senator Joe Manchin will also vote to certify the election results.
All fifty-five counties in West Virginia are in red or orange on the COVID-19 alert map. Forty-eight counties are in red, and seven are in orange. Health officials are reporting almost 13-hundred new cases of the virus, and forty-six more people have died. There are over 27-thousand active cases of COVID-19 statewide.
Governor Justice is pushing to open classrooms in two weeks, regardless of COVID-19 numbers, but teachers unions are pushing back. Educators think it should be up to the local school systems.
A fire destroyed a DOH maintenance garage in Randolph. A truck and several other pieces of equipment and tools were inside. No one was hurt. Investigators from the state Fire Marshal’s Office are assessing the damage and trying to determine the cause of the blaze.