After a 5-year-old girl fell into a restaurant grease pit and was rescued, West Virginia’s Senate has passed legislation that would toughen fines for restaurants that have unsecured lids on the containers. The state Senate passed the bill Tuesday, 33-0. It now goes to the House of Delegates. The legislation would increase fines from $5 … Read more
The Boone County Commission says day report services in Madison will continue. The center offers a way to provide screening, treatment and community service for non-violent offenders. Boone County Commission President Eddie Hendricks said he sees the value of the program and it will stay. The future has been uncertain over financial issues, but WCHS … Read more
Kanawha County deputies said a man faces multiple charges after he fled during an attempted traffic stop and admitted to “shooting up” before driving the vehicle. Robert Hicks of Belle was arrested after a pursuit on Witcher Creek Road in Belle. Deputies said they saw a pickup truck with a defective muffler and brake light … Read more
West Virginia wildlife officials say nearly one-third of the elk herd transported from Arizona two years ago died from a parasite. The parasite is common to white-tail deer, but the deer are unaffected by the parasite.
The Wheeling-Ohio County Health Department is monitoring two people for the coronavirus after a recent trip to China. Both people are under self-quarantine at home, and will be monitored for two weeks. The individuals have no signs or symptons, and are being quartined out of an abudance of caution.
Senator Joe Manchin is suggesting the Senate censure President Trump, because he sees no path for lawmaker to remove the president from office. Manchin made his remarks on the Senate floor following closing arguments in the Trump impeachment trial.
Governor Jim Justice says revenue collection for January is 13-million-dollars above estimates. Justice says that West Virginia is in good financial health, and pacing very close to last year’s record breaking numbers.
Two people were injured in a shooting at a home in Scioto County. Three people got into an argument outside a home in Rarden when shots were fired. One person suffered a gunshot, and the other person was injured in a fight over the gun.
Two women are under arrest for trying to burn down a building in Greenup County. Kentucky State Police say the Mother and Daughter hired a man to burn down their business, Wolfe’s Food Mart and Pool Hall, to commit insurance fraud.
The St. Alban City Council unanimously approved a resolution to become a Second Amendment sanctuary city. St. Albans joins a growing list of counties and cities adopting resolution to limit gun control enforcement.