Governor Justice is considering getting rid of three-hundred-dollars-a-week in additional unemployment benefits for thousands of West Virginians. He says employers can’t fill jobs, and people need to go back to work. Nine other states have already decided to eliminate the additional benefits.
An employee for AmerisourceBergen, one of the “big three” drug manufactures; will be back on the witness stand today in the opioid trial. He talked about interactions with the Drug Enforcement Agency and said that one distribution point was temporarily shut down by the DEA for not reporting suspicious orders.
A man is under arrest for firing nearly twenty shots throughout a Williamson neighborhood. Twenty-five-year-old Andrew Hicks was standing in his front yard randomly firing a gun. He fired at police, but they did not return fire. Hicks eventually listened to verbal commands and put down the gun.
A man is under arrest after an ATV pursuit in the Crum area. Officers pursued the ATV on Jennies Creek Road, and then the suspect took off on foot. Police caught up with him and found a revolver in his back pocket, along with crystal meth.
A 70-year-old man died in a house fire in the Harts Creek area. The blaze broke out at the corner of route-10 and Dry Branch Road. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The Colonial Pipeline is back online, but it could take a couple of days for things to get back to normal because panic buyers. Gas stations in Roane County had to ration gas for first responder as cars lined up down the block. The pipeline does not supply West Virginia.
First lady Jill Biden, U.S. Senatory Joe Manchin, and actor Jennifer Garner are set to visit West Virginia today. Jill Biden’s office said they will tour Arnoldsburg Elementary School in Clay County and visit a COVID-19 vaccination center at Capital High School in Charleston. Biden will arrive and depart from Yeager Airport and she’ll visit … Read more
Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin said 18 businesses have been awarded small business investment grants totaling $160,000 in the third round of the grant cycle. Businesses are awarded amounts up to $10,000 for improvements and marketing support. Among the recipients – Blackwell and Company, Braids and Twists, Bridge Road Bistro, CrossFit West Virginia, Good Shepherd … Read more
More than 60 people from 18 different states have applied to relocate to Charleston through a program incentivizing the move. The Charleston Roots program was launched in April by the city and the Charleston Area Alliance to attract full-time employed remote workers and those looking to fill high-demand jobs. The current applicant pool is made … Read more
The City of Charleston has dedicated a park to the memory of a young and courageous girl who lost a battle with cancer. WV KIDS Cancer Crusaders kicked off Childhood Cancer Awareness Month with the dedication of a playground on South Street in Charleston to honor Bailee Rose Dunlap, who lost her battle with cancer … Read more