Alex Mayer will no longer serve as Secretary of the West Virginia Department of Human Services, the governor said Friday. Mayer’s departure will take effect on Sunday, according to a press release from the office of Gov. Patrick Morrisey. Mayer served a little over a year as DoHS Secretary after he was appointed by Morrisey … Read more
A man was arrested Thursday after a standoff situation in Kanawha County. Charleston police said the suspect was wanted on a felony warrant and barricaded himself inside a home in North Charleston. It happened off of 7th Avenue in the neighborhood behind Los Amigos Mexican Restaurant. The standoff prompted a shelter in place for neighbors, … Read more
West Virginia is investing $500 million to improve rural health care through the Rural Health Transformation Fund. Governor Patrick Morrisey is criticizing lawmakers for moving too slowly on Senate Bill 570, which would place $199.5 million of that fund under the state Department of Health and Human Resources. The bill passed the Senate last month … Read more
West Virginia Senate lawmakers have passed a bill honoring the memory of Leah Hickman, a 21-year-old Marshall University student from Mason County who was found murdered in her Huntington apartment nearly 19 years ago. Her case gained national attention and remains unsolved. The Leah Hickman Memorial Act would create a statewide cold case task force … Read more
A young Raleigh County artist has won the design contest for West Virginia’s “I Voted!” stickers for the upcoming primary election. Reese Childers, an eighth-grader at Shady Spring Middle School, was chosen from over 1,000 entries from 42 counties. After four regional winners were selected, nearly 16,000 public votes determined the final design. Childers was … Read more
Charleston leaders have unveiled a proposed $113.6 million budget for fiscal year 2027, highlighting what officials say is the city’s strongest financial position in decades. Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin and Finance Director Andy Wood presented the plan during a recent Finance Committee meeting, saying it maintains essential services, invests in infrastructure, and supports city employees—without … Read more
Shawnee State University introduced Mark Snyder as the school’s first head football coach during a press conference Wednesday morning. Snyder will spend the next couple of years building the program, with the Bears’ first football season scheduled for 2028. The South Point native previously served as head coach at Marshall University from 2005 to 2009, … Read more
More than 1,700 new businesses were registered in West Virginia in February, according to Secretary of State Kris Warner. That total includes 96 non-profits and 175 businesses that qualified for fee waiver programs. Berkeley County led the state with 134 new registrations, followed by Kanawha and Monongalia counties. Fee waivers included the Boots to Business … Read more
Kevante White, accused of killing two brothers and injuring another in Huntington, has waived his preliminary hearing after being extradited from Ohio. White faces charges of first- and second-degree murder and malicious or unlawful assault in the February 20 shooting that killed Adrian Phillips, 26, and Derious Johnson, 39, near a local bar. Authorities say … Read more
The March trial of Donna Stone, accused in the death of her granddaughter Kyneddi Miller, has been continued to April 15. Stone faces charges of murder by a guardian and child neglect after Kyneddi was found emaciated in their Boone County home in April 2024. Kyneddi’s mother has already been sentenced to 15 years to … Read more