A controversial policy at a Kanawha County cemetery has been overturned, allowing artificial flowers to be placed on gravesites. Charleston’s Spring Hill Cemetery made a policy earlier in the year to ban synthetic flower decorations, citing issues with maintenance crews tasked with mowing and trimming the property. Public feedback led to a reversal of the … Read more
The construction of a Kanawha County school won its designers an award from the West Virginia chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Clendenin Elementary School was among thousands of structures destroyed by catastrophic flooding in 2016. Students spend years in portable classrooms until a permanent facility could be built. Last year, a state-of-the-art building … Read more
A new fire station In Huntington will help make response time quicker. The new builing in the 3200 block of Piedmont Road will help firefighters get out onto a main road quickly and into the Westmoreland area. The new space will also have a better separation between living and working areas. A contract will be … Read more
At a special meeting held last week, the Logan County Commission voted unanimously to reject an $81 million proposal from West Virginia American Water to purchase the county’s two financially troubled Public Service Districts (PSDs). The meeting was convened specifically to address the potential sale. Despite the ongoing financial challenges and infrastructure needs facing both … Read more
Independence Road in Jackson County will be closed during daytime hours each day through Friday due to ongoing highway work, according to a press release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation. The closure affects Jackson County Route 33/12, also known as Independence Road, from milepost 0.0 to milepost 1.38. The road will be closed … Read more
The Children’s Theatre of Charleston has been taking the stage for 93 years, but they’ve never had a permanent home. Now with the help of $80,000 from the Kanawha County Commission allocated to the theatre for a down payment on a new location, that dream is becoming a reality. Eyewitness News spoke with General Manager … Read more
Two people are dead following a stabbing incident in Huntington Saturday evening. The incident happened just after 6 p.m. along the 1000 block of 19th Street. According to Cabell County dispatchers, and two people were dead when responders arrived on scene. Huntington Police Department said that an investigation is ongoing.
The Marmet Public Library closed its doors for good over the weekend. The building had been showing its age and the decision makers with Kanawha County Public Libraries determined it wasn’t in anyone’s best interest to have patrons or workers in the library any longer. The KCPL Bookmobile will make regular stops Marmet to fill … Read more
United Mine Workers of America International President Cecil E. Roberts issued a statement Saturday in response to Friday’s layoffs at the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health. He said it’s “not just an attack on jobs,” but it’s an “attack on the very foundation of worker safety” in the US. Taking down the Respiratory … Read more
West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey says his office will be distributing $3.5 million in funding from a settlement in a lawsuit against Pfizer and Ranbaxy. The lawsuit involved the cholesterol drug Lipitor and a cheaper generic version. Pfizer and Ranbaxy are alleged to have delayed the generic drug for 20 months, and the attorney … Read more