Gov. Jim Justice’s office has released a list of 12 applicants for a vacant Kanawha County Circuit Court judge position. Last month, Judge Tod Kaufman announced he was retiring by the end of March. The applicants for his position are Kevin Baker, Kenneth Ballard, Mark Browning, Nicole Cofer-Fleming, Jim Douglas, Christine Fox, Dan Greear, Travis … Read more
Police in Milton are warning residents of an advertisement scam circulating in the area. The Milton Police Department said a woman is claiming that for $400 the Piggly Wiggly in Milton will put an advertisement on its grocery bags for a year. Officers said they have confirmed with those at the grocery store that the … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice plans to hold a summit to talk about a plan to eliminate the state personal income tax. The governor said Friday he wants to have a meeting with Republicans and Democrats from both the House and Senate at the West Virginia Culture Center. Justice has said he won’t sign the bill that … Read more
The CDC is releasing guidance for Easter celebrations. The agency says if it’s been two weeks since your last vaccine dose, you can safely gather indoors with other fully vaccinated people without wearing a mask. If you are not fully vaccinated, you should stick to your own household, or gather outside while wearing masks and … Read more
The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources is reporting five more deaths and more four-hundred new cases of COVID-19 in the past 24-hours. Active cases continue to rise, and are over 66-hundred. Over five-hundred-thousand West Virginians have received one dose of the vaccine, and over 340-thousand are fully vaccinated.
The state exceeded revenue estimates by over 27-million-dollars in March, putting it 235-million-dollars ahead of estimates for the fiscal year. Governor Justice says the state has almost become “numb” to good revenue reports.
Governor Justice is ordering flags at state-owned facilities to be flown at half-staff. The order comes after a U.S. Capitol Police Officers was killed when a man rammed a car into a security checkpoint. F lags to be flown at half-staff until sunset on Tuesday.
A protest at the state Capitol highlighted opposition to the three plans aimed at eliminating the state income tax. Community leaders say the tax cut proposals do nothing to make up the lost revenue, leading to budget cuts in higher education.
The West Virginia House of Delegates passed their version of the state budget with bipartisan support. The proposed budget projects nearly four-and-a-half billion-dollars in general fund spending. The House’s separate income tax reduction bill would require and 75-million-dollar cut the budget. The state Senate is considering a different budget plan that should pass next week. … Read more
West Virginia Fire Marshals are asking for help in an arson investigation involving a home in St. Albans. Fire broke out Wednesday night at a home Rosedale Drive. If you have any information, call the West Virginia Arson Hotline at 800-233-FIRE (3473).