Kanawha County nonprofits are preparing for colder weather. They’re asking for volunteers to help staff Charleston’s warming stations for when it’s 15 degrees or colder outside, including wind chill. The Kanawha Valley Collective said last year, a total of nine warming stations opened their doors at some point in the winter and at least 12 … Read more
The Kanawha Valley Collective is collecting new blankets, coats, winter hats, gloves, disinfectant, and hand warmers. You can take donations to the United way from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Fridays. The nonprofit will also help staff warming centers this winter, and they’re looking … Read more
The Big-12 Conference fined WVU basketball coach Bob Huggins ten-thousand-dollars for comments he made in an interview after the last weeeks loss at Kansas. He wasn’t happy with the officiating.
West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey announced legislation that would maintain protections for people with preexisting health conditions. The West Virginia Healthcare Continuity Act would ensure that people with preexisting conditions do not lose the ability to buy health insurance as federal courts consider a challenge to Obamacare.
Governor Justice and his family have been cleared on any wrong-doing in a federal probe. The U.S. Justice Department was looking into improprieties at the Military Tribute at the Greenbrier Golf Tournament. The Justice Department says the investigation is over and no charges will be filed.
West Virginia lawmakers return to the Capitol today for the start of the 2020 legislative session. An LGTBQ discrimination ban, changes to the bail system, and cutting business taxes are on the agenda. Governor Jim Justice will outline his proposals tonight in his annual State-of-the-State address.
Groundbreaking for the New Herbert Hoover High School has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 22nd. It was postponed because of yesterday’s inclement weather.
Sixty-five employees at Panther Creek Mining in Eskdale are being laid off. The cuts will take place in March, and impact more than one-hundred family members in Kanawha County.
The Kanawha County Commission received confirmation from the FAA that hours will not be cut for the Yeager Airport tower. Nighttime flights will not be affected, and the tower is not at risk of any future reductions.
Fire destroyed an abandoned home in Sissonville. Firefighters say the home on Fields Lane had been abandoned for so long they decided to let It burn. No one was hurt.