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Stonewall Jackson’s name will be removed from a middle school on Charleston’s West Side. The Kanawha County Board of Education voted unanimously to change the name. A new name will be chosen by October.

One person has died and two others were injured after a shooting at a large party early Monday in Charleston. 33-year old Darius Lucas, of Charleston, was shot multiple times about 1 a.m. Sunday in the 600 block of South Park Road, according to a Charleston Police Department news release. He died on his way … Read more

The West Virginia State Museum is set to reopen today. The museum and its gift shop in the Culture Center at the state Capitol Complex in Charleston will be limited to 52 people at one time. Visitors will be encouraged to wear face masks, will have their temperatures taken upon entry, and will be asked … Read more

West Virginia Turnpike traffic shows that July 4 holiday travel was down from last year but trending better than Memorial Day when traffic showed a 26 percent decline. Compared to 2015 when July Fourth fell on the same day, it was off 20 percent, according to Parkways boss Greg Barr. Turnpike officials also looked at … Read more

Gov. Jim Justice is going to require mandatory face coverings or masks for public buildings. Virus numbers continue to rise and the governor said at a news conference Monday requiring masks is the only smart thing to do. The executive order requires all West Virginians age 9 or above to wear a face covering within … Read more

Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies have been investigating a burglary that happened June 30th on Lauderdale Road in the Campbells Creek area. Sheriff Mike Rutherford said the resident was gone from 12:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. When he got home he saw his door was open and a window air conditioner was on the ground. A … Read more

Former Richwood Mayor, Chris Drennen, will be in court today. She’s facing felony fraud charges for improperly profiting from the town’s flood relief effort.

The WVU men’s basketball team will not start workouts today as planned. Five players and one staff member tested positive for COVID-19. They’ll begin self-isolation for fourteen day. In addition, four more football players, and a women’s soccer player tested positive.

An 84-year-old Greenbrier County woman has died from COVID-19 bringing the state’s death toll to 95. There are over seventy new cases of the virus, raising the number of active case to over 800. Governor Justice says he is seriously considering a face mask mandate for public buildings where social distancing isn’t possible. Justice is … Read more

A new law in West Virginia will allow honorably discharged military veterans to get a free concealed handgun license. The law exempts veterans from paying fees and costs associated with a concealed carry permit.