Williamson Memorial Hospital was purchased earlier this month, but despeit that it will close today. The hospital’s CEO, Gene Preston, shared a statement on Facebook Monday about the closure, saying a decline in volumes related to the pandemic were too sudden and severe for the hospital to sustain operations. The CEO said he is confident … Read more
An annual fundraiser at Marshall University to help feed needy families has moved online. Marshall says its art school is teaming up with the Pottery Place of Huntington and more than 500 bowls and T-shirts are listed on its website. The bowls were made by Marshall ceramics students but some were not finished before the … Read more
Former West Virginia State baseball coach Cal Bailey has passed away at the age of 77. He was head coach of the Yellow Jackets from 1978 to 2014, and the baseball field in Institute bears his name.
More than a million absentee ballot applications are in the mail to West Virginia voters. The applications need to be returned by June 3rd to vote in the primary election that’s been moved from May 12th to June 9th.
The first COVID-19 death is Kanawha County is an 80-year-old man who was a resident at the Eastbrook Center. Nine other patients at the nursing have tested positive for the virus. The West Virginia National Guard will begin statewide testing at all nursing homes today. Governor Justice issued an executive order following dozens of confirmed … Read more
WorkForce West Virginia hopes to be caught up on unemployment applications by mid-week. The agency is processing nearly 11-thousand applications a day. More than 140-thousand unemployment claims have been filed in the last month.
Search and rescue crews are looking for a man who jumped into the Tug River near Kermit during a pursuit that started in Kentucky.
A person was shot in the leg in a drive-by shooting on Jonquil Drive. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries. Police are still looking for the shooter.
Huntington police are investigating a stabbing in the Marcum Terrace neighborhood. The victim is in unknown condition at a local hospital. No arrests have been made.
Special Metals in Huntington is shutting down production for at least two weeks after three employees tested positive for COVID-19. At least 550 employees will not be paid while the plant is closed.