The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is kicking off “Operation Drumstick.” The health department is holding a series of COVID-19 testing events ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, and is encouraging people to keep celebrations small this year. There is a testing event today at the Quincy Center in Belle.
COVID-19 numbers are surging in the state with over eight-hundred new cases of the virus, and three more people have died. DHHR is reporting over ten-thousand active cases statewide, and almost four-hundred people are in the hospital.
Governor Justice is on the offensive over beefing up his mask mandate. He says two former gubernatorial candidates spend the weekend telling people he was trying to take away their constitutional rights. Justice says the rhetoric isn’t true.
A homeowner detained a burglar at gunpoint until deputies arrived at a home in Elkview. The homeowner saw a man on his security camera trying to break-in. He left work to return home and held the man at gunpoint until police arrived.
The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration is suspending the liquor license of Big Shots Bar in Jefferson following a weekend shooting. A large group got into a fight outside the bar when three people were shot and wounded. They’re expected to be okay. The suspension is for ten-days, and could be extended.
A 92-year-old woman is dead after a fire at a home in Fraziers Bottom. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The West Virginia Education Association is calling on Governor Justice to shift schools to remote learning until after Christmas break. Justice has already moved classes online for three days after thanksgiving to curb any possible COVID-19 outbreaks, but the WVEA says his actions don’t go far enough.
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said Monday that a breaking and entering suspect has been arrested after a homeowner held him at gunpoint until deputies arrived. It happened about 11:30 a.m. Monday at Newhouse Branch Road in the Elkview area. The homeowner used surveillance video to see someone snooping around the property, and he drove … Read more
Kanawha County’s Main Public Library will reopen this week. The main branch closed at the Charleston Town Center Nov. 5 due to a staff member testing positive for coronavirus, and it will reopen today Face coverings and social distancing will be in effect, and all surfaces have been thoroughly sanitized. They’ll let in eight people … Read more
The West Virginia Education Association as called for Gov. Jim Justice to order remote learning for all school systems through the remainder of the year. The governor has shifted schools to remote learning for three days after Thanksgiving, but the association doesn’t think his actions go far enough. Dale Lee, president of the WVEA, said … Read more