The CDC says it’s okay to go outside without a mask, if you are fully vaccinated. Masks are still recommended if you are in a crowded space. There are less than two-hundred new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, and the number of active cases dropped below seven-thousand for the first time in over three … Read more
About ninety members of the West Virginia National Guard are in Washington, ahead of President Biden’s speech tonight. Biden will give the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress.
A West Virginia sandwich shop owner is pleading not guilty to assaulting three U.S. Capitol police officers during a riot on January 6th. Lawyers for George Tanios say he was at the Capitol to show support for former President Trump, and did not intend to hurt anyone. They say he should be released from jail … Read more
Governor Justice just turned seventy. He celebrated his birthday on Tuesday. The First Lady tweeted a special birthday message to the governor from their English Bulldog named Baby Dog.
The Cabell County Courthouse is getting the all clear after a bomb threat. The building was evacuated at a precaution. Bomb dogs were sent in, but they didn’t find anything. The courthouse will resume regular business hours today.
The trial is underway for a man accused of murdering a 77-year-old Charleston woman and attacking a police officer with an antique iron. Twenty-eight-year-old Joshua Drennen’s attorney says his client suffers from “religious delusions” and attributed the crimes to mental illness and methamphetamine use.
A woman is under arrest after stabbing her boyfriend in the Chelyan area. The victim was stabbed in the side, and is in unknown condition.
Legionella, the bacteria that causes Legionnaires’ disease, has been found in the water at Mildred Mitchell-Bateman Hospital in Huntington. It was detected in two sinks in the administration building, but no buildings where patients are located. About thirty employees will be moved to another building or work from home.
Beginning May 7, Charleston is bringing back Food Truck Fridays and they’ll be bigger than before. Kanawha Boulevard will be closed from Capitol Street to Court Street each Friday from 10:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. To operate in Charleston city limits, food truck owners have to submit a plan review to the health department and … Read more
There are 63 national parks in the United States, and the newest one is along the New River Gorge. The newly formed New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is West Virginia’s only national park and became one after being approved by Congress at the end of last year. Recreation including whitewater rafting, fishing, hiking … Read more