The West Virginia Legislature ended the 2020 legislative session around midnight Saturday, and approved an over four-and-a-half-billion-dollar budget for next year. The budget includes nearly 17-million-dollars for foster families, and the Senate passed a bill that will put a one-hundred-dollar cap on a monthly supply of insulin for diabetes patients.
Work will begin today to replace a bridge in Putnam County. The bridge on Bills Creek Road between County Route 42 and WV 817 will be shut down for about two months. Detours will be set up on Rocky Step Road and Blue Lick Road.
One person is under arrest after Ashland police were called to break a large fight, involving more than a dozen people. Forty-one-year-old Shane Brown is accused of stabbing a man in the leg. The victim is expected to recover. Another man suffered a severe head injury and is in critical condition at a Huntington hospital.
The FBI is back in Wayne County. They are searching area where human remains were found last week. The remains were found off of Defoe Road. Investigators are waiting on an ID.
Police are searching for a man who ran away from a traffic stop. Twenty-three-year-old Devon Kroesser led police on a pursuit in the Sissonville area, and then ran away on foot. Kroesser has active warrants and is wanted on several charges.
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources says the state’s lab can now test for coronavirus. Previously, tests in the state had to be sent to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, creating a delay in receiving results. According the CDC, West Virginia was one of six remaining states that did not … Read more
The West Virginia Legislature passed its budget bill Saturday evening, hours before the end of the legislative session. The budget includes complete funding for changes to the state’s foster care program. The full $16.9 million in funding is included, along with $20 million in funding to eliminate the waitlist for the Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities … Read more
The West Virginia Department of Transportation announced plans to replace a bridge in Putnam County. Beginning today, a short span bridge on Bills Creek Road between County Route 42 and WV 817 near John Amos Power Plant, will be closed and the project is expected to last about two months. Detour routes are Rocky Step … Read more
A U.S. Navy ship was commissioned Saturday morning in honor of West Virginia native Hershel “Woody” Williams. Williams is a Marine Corps veteran and is a Medal of Honor recipient for his heroism in the Battle of Iwo Jima. Acting Secretary of the Navy Thomas Modly said its a way to honor Williams’ dedication as … Read more
The Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is expanding its Safe Environment Program. The Diocese will expand a fingerprinting requirement as part of background check, and a third-party provider will conduct “safe environment” spot checks, site assessments and training.