Drivers could see delays because of a large hole in the road. The sink hole closed one lane of Kanawha Boulevard in Charleston Tuesday morning and the westbound slow lane and sidewalk area in the 1500 block on Kanawha Blvd. East were shut down. Crews may still be working in the area.
The West Virginia University Mountaineer mascot and alternate will get to serve an extra year due to the coronavirus pandemic. Colson Glover, a junior from Lewisburg, became Mountaineer in April, and Brooke Ashby, a senior from Mannington, is alternate. They have not made in-person appearances since beginning their duties. The Mountaineer Advisory Council announced Monday … Read more
Residents in one Fayette County community said they are fed up with years of having high levels of iron and other possible chemicals in their tap water. Customers of the Page-Kincaid Public Service District took their protest to the streets Monday in their community. They held signs and bottles filled with brown water. An Eyewitness … Read more
Kanawha County deputies made two arrests over the weekend in investigations related to child trafficking and soliciting minors. Mark Alan Armstead of Dunbar and Jonathan Vazquez-Gonzales of Nitro were arrested. Both face felony charges that carry sentences of five to 30 years incarceration and up to $25,000 in fines.
Two more people have died from COVID-19. The latest deaths were an 83-year-old Kanawha County man, and a 74-year-old Logan County man, raising the state’s death toll to over 140. There are over 19-hundred active cases, and more than 120 people are hospitalized with the virus.
Governor Justice is calling for another round of COVID-19 testing at nursing homes, and could shut down visitation again. There are thirty outbreaks at West Virginia long-term care facilities. The governor says more testing needs to be at the state’s correctional facilities. Eight inmates at the South Central Regional Jail tested positive for COVID-19, and … Read more
President Trump’s plan for enhanced unemployment will cost West Virginia 26-million dollars week, and Governor Justice says the state will pay for it. The president’s plan calls for a reduced unemployment benefit of 400-dollars-per week. The federal government will cover 300-dollars-per-week, and the state is responsible for the remaining 100-dollars.
Two people in Wood County are facing charges for leading police on a pursuit and ramming two police cruisers. No one was hurt. Nineteen-year-old Hannah Byers, and 21-year-old Devan Sunderman are charged with fleeing.
Schools are set to open September 8th. Governor Justice says he will make a final decision no later than September 1st, he says the metrics for determining the status of schools will be unveiled soon.
Kanawha County Schools has almost 170 bus routes, and transportation officials are putting together a plan to combat COVID-19. Buses will be cleaned and disinfected after each run. There will be hand sanitizer on board, and kids will have to wear a mask. Kids will sit in assigned seats next to family members, or someone … Read more