In April, the Department of Human Services statedthat they would need $23 million by Sept. 1 to avoid making cuts to childcare providers. As that date approached, DoHS officials clarified that they can use excess Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) funds from now until December but would need a more permanent solution after that. … Read more
Road crews will temporarily close the RHL Boulevard connector from Jefferson Road beginning this week as part of the ongoing road widening project. Beginning Thursday, Sept. 26, the connector will be closed until Friday, Nov. 15, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation. The road, which includes a 420-foot bridge, … Read more
West Virginia University announced Friday that the fall 2024 semester marks the institution’s highest retention rate recorded. The school is touting a freshman retention rate of 83.2%, after implementing several policies to keep students enrolled. A new tutoring center and a grant program aim to ease the burden on financially at-risk students. Official numbers will … Read more
Authorities are seeking assistance after a woman from Huntington was reported missing in Florida. 24-year old Laikyn Marie West was last seen leaving her home on 12 Street West in Bradenton, Florida on Friday carrying a backpack and getting into a white sedan, according to Bradenton police. According to the missing person’s report, she has … Read more
Crews are nearing completion on road work on Interstate 64 in Kanawha County that slowed traffic at times in recent weeks. There are no planned lane closures moving forward on I-64 near the Montrose Drive exit as crews wrap up a bridge rehabilitation project, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of … Read more
West Virginia native Sierra Ferrell is the winner of two Americana awards for her latest record “Trail of Flowers.”The Charleston-born fiddler won Artist of the Year and Album of the Year, beating Tyler Childers and Brandy Clark in those categories. Ferrell is set to play the Clay Center this Saturday, and the show is sold … Read more
Mason County has become the latest to announce a burn ban as the state continues to face a historic drought. The ban prohibits all outdoor burning according to the Mason County Commission. Anyone with questions regarding the ban can contact Mason County Emergency Management at 304-857-1121.
A Kanawha County man is accused of accidentally starting a Cross Lanes brush fire with a pair of burning shoes. According to court records. Scott Lorenzo Adkins, 52, has been charged with starting a fire on another person’s land after a wildfire ignited along Kelly Road. Adkins was seen by witnesses walking in the area … Read more
A man who is a person of interest in a double murder investigation in Virginia was apprehended in Cabell County this week according to investigators. Xavier Perkins, 36, was taken into custody Wednesday night at a hotel in Huntington as a fugitive of justice out of Richmond, Va., according to U.S. Marshals. Reports in Virginia … Read more
As part of the state’s ongoing response to a series of school threats reported this week, Gov. Jim Justice has announced the formation of a new School Safety Task Force.The task force was formed by the state Department of Homeland Security in the continuing effort to address and mitigate safety concerns, according to a press … Read more