The victim of a shooting Wednesday on Charleston’s West Side was a Capital High School student. The shooting was reported around 8 p.m. on Central Avenue, near the cross streets of Glenwood Avenue and Park Avenue. Police said the victim was shot in the chest and later died. The investigation continues.
The West Virginia Capitol Complex is in bloom. Groundskeepers planted nearly 47-thousand spring blooming bulbs, and around five-thousand pansies. They say in about two weeks, everything will start to look different when they start planting summer annuals.
More than thirty-percent of all West Virginians have received their first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and quarter of the people eligible for the shot are fully vaccinated. Meanwhile, variants of the virus are spreading. There are over 140 confirmed cases of the UK variant, and over 160 cases of the California variant statewide.
Governor Justice is extending the legislative session by one day to pass a budget. The extension allows the legislature to run into Sunday, but lawmakers can only conisder budget related matters.
The West Virginia Senate narrowly passed an amended version of a House bill that would eliminate state personal income tax. The bill would initially lower income tax brackets by nearly half. There were several amendments, which include raising the sales tax to eight-percent, and eliminating a proposed food tax. Now the bill goes back to … Read more
The Interstate-64 Nitro/St. Albans Bridge project is set to get underway in the next couple of days. A ground breaking ceremony was held yesterday. The 225-million-dollar project is expected to be finished by October of 2023.
Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin is announcing a city wide cleanup initiative called the spring 2021 “Team Up to Clean Up.” A series of cleanup events will be held every Saturday between April 24th and May 22nd. Businesses and organizations can join resident to clean and beautify neighborhoods.
A West Virginia Walmart worker is accused of stealing over 120-thousand-dollars in gift cards over five-months. The 63-year-old man was an associate at the Moundsville Walmart. He faces up to twenty-years in prison.
SOAR is suspending its health fair on the West Side. The grassroots harm reduction program has been under fire for its needle distribution service. The group says it will participate in a series of conversations with faith and community leaders to improve services.
The City of Charleston is allocating more money to tear down abandoned homes, about 960-thousand-dollars in the latest budget. That’s three-and-a-half time more than in previous years. The city has nearly one-hundred homes on its demolition list.