A landmark federal trial got underway Monday in Charleston, involving three major drug distributors accused of fueling the region’s drug epidemic. The city of Huntington and the Cabell County Commission filed a lawsuit in 2017 against AmerisourceBergen, Cardinal Health and McKesson, alleging the companies created a public nuisance with their opioid pill distribution in the … Read more
Students at Poca High School are fighting a dress code they think is outdated. WCHS TV reported parents and guardians recently received a letter from the school outlining rules and details about the Dots’ upcoming graduation ceremony. The parent letter said girls must wear dresses or skirts, and it specifically said girls may not wear … Read more
Cabell County Schools will hold two open houses this week to discuss a redistricting plan. The proposal is an attempt to balance enrollment and prevent overcrowding or underutilization of schools. A meeting will be held tonight at Huntington High School, and Thursday night at Cabell Midland High School.
Seven more deaths were added to the official COVID-19 death toll, bringing the total to almost 27-hundred over the last 15-months. Governor Justice is expected to announce a plan today to get more young people vaccinated.
Governor Justice signed the Mylissa Smith Law. The end of life bill will allow loved ones and clergy to visit a terminal ill patient in their final hours of life during a pandemic.
West Virginia senators are also weighing in on President Biden’s nearly two-trillion-dollar “American Families Plan.” Senator Manchin and Senator Capito are concerned about the cumulative cost of the three major Biden proposals, including an infrastructure plan and COVID-19 economic relief plan.
Senator Shelley Moore Capito is voicing her concerns about President Biden’s climate change agenda. She told EPA Administrator Michael Regan that it is a “federal overreach,” and more regulation could hurt the state.
WVU linebacker Tony Fields was selected by the Cleveland Browns in the fifth round of the NFL Draft. Two more Mountaineers signed undrafted free agent deals.
Marshall Men’s Soccer outlasted Fordham 2-to-1 in overtime. The Herd advances to the third round of the NCAA tournament against number-one Clemson.
Floyd County deputies are looking for an escaped inmate. Twenty-two-year-old Jason Estep walked out of a hospital in Prestonsburg. He stole a vehicle and was last seen heading toward U.S. 23. Police have located the vehicle, but Estep is still on the run.