The Charleston Fire Department is accepting applications for firefighters through Feb. 14. Testing will be March 9, according to the job posting on the department’s Facebook page. The applications can be found at the Charleston Fire Department’s Administration Office at 808 Virginia St. West. or at the City Clerk’s Office at City Hall at 501 … Read more
Madison City Council moved to fire a city employee Wednesday in a special session discussing an auditor’s report that found significant irregularities. The city’s attorney, Chip Shaffer, said the report from the West Virginia Auditor’s Office found that the wage withholdings to the IRS had not been made in several years. WCHS TV reported the … Read more
A new app aims to help some WIC participants. Those in West Virginia’s Women, Infants and Children program will soon be able to receive free breastfeeding support 24 hours a day. Pacify is an app that’s launching to provide access to certified lactation consultants to address questions and concerns about breastfeeding. Breastfeeding rates in West … Read more
An investigation is underway after a vacant house fire Wednesday night in Charleston. Flames took down a home in the 1800 block of Coral Drive, but the house was empty so no one was hurt. Charleston firefighters said the home had working utilities at the time. They’re looking into the cause of the blaze.
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department will off free flu shots on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The vaccine will be available from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday at the health deparment.
City of Charleston Community Relations Coordinator Alexandra Gallo is taking a plea deal in an incident last November when she tried to force her way into a babysitter’s home to get her child. She’s charged with battery, trespassing and public intoxication. Gallo will serve a year’s probation and complete fifty-hours of community service.
A judged denied former coal executive Don Blakenship’s request to overturn his 2015 conviction on a mine safety conspiracy charge in connection to an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine that killed 29-workers. Blankenship argued that errors and undisclosed evidence violated his constitutional rights.
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals heard arguments challenging the state’s “right to work” law. At question is whether non-union workers can benefit from union protections without paying dues. West Virginia is one of 28 Right to Work states.
The Kanawha County School District is introducing new technology that will reduce the number of drivers illegally passing school buses. Sensors can predict if a driver is going to try to pass the bus by detecting the acceleration and deceleration of their vehicle, and it will set off an alarm to let kids know not … Read more
Kanawha County deputies served a series of warrants to family court offenders. Officers made several arrests in the Piedmont Road and Rand areas. Most of the arrests were for failure to pay child support.