Fireworks are on as scheduled in Charleston on the Fourth of July, but there is a big change in how you can view them. Charleston city officials are asking residents to watch from their homes or from Kanawha Boulevard. The street will be closed for “socially-distant viewing.” The city will launch Fourth of July fireworks … Read more
The pandemic has had a dramatic effect on travel bookings for 2020, but some travel industry leaders are saying that bookings for 2021 are way up. Some travelers are booking using credits from canceled trips this year. Pent-up demand is also playing a role. Air travel is beginning to pick back up at Yeager Airport … Read more
A West Virginia couple has come forward to claim the over 136-million-dollar Powerball jackpot from earlier this month. They took the cash option and will go home with about 108-million-dollars. They’ve chose to remain annonymous.
Kanawha County Commissioners are asking for ten-million-dollars in CARES Act funds to support small businesses. Governor Justice is criticizing the request, calling it a political stunt.
Several St. Albans High School seniors were prohibited from attending graduation because they tested positive for COVID-19, or had been to Myrtle Beach in the last two weeks. The group that wasn’t allowed to attend held their own ceremony in the parking lot at Laidley Field.
There are eighteen new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, bringing the total to over 26-hundred. The death toll remains at 92, and the positive test rate is below two-percent.
Commissioner of the West Virginia Bureau for Public Health, Dr. Cathy Slemp, is resigning after Governor Justice asked her to step down. Justice complained at a news conference about the accuracy of COVID-19 figures, saying that the number of active cases is being overstated, and expressed a lack of confidence in Slemp’s leadership.
The final two Kanawha County Magistrate races have been certified after campaign finance issues. Mike Ferrell is now officially the winner of the Division-Seven race, and in Division-eight, Ward Harshbarger was declared the winner.
A man with nine-warrants is under arrest after a pursuit that lasted more than an hour. Twenty-eight-year-old Daniel Nelson took off when officers tried to make a traffic stop in Fort Gay. A woman and seven-month-old were in the car, and are okay. After a short foot pursuit, officers took Nelson into custody.
Ten people are under arrest in Kenova after a six-week drug investigation. Charges range from drug possession to burglary and domestic violence. One suspect is on the run. Police are looking for 27-year-old Matthew Korff.