U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito of West Virginia said federal awards totaling over $47.7 million will go to the state for addressing affordable housing and homelessness. The 51 funding awards from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development will go to city and county housing authorities and other local groups.
High water and mudslides were reported across the region Monday as several inches of rain fell across the widespread area. Torrential rainfall Sunday pushed rivers to their highest levels in years across West Virginia and Ohio. Emergency responders also rescued several drivers who went through areas with high water on Monday morning. One of those … Read more
High water remains a concern today. As flash flooding in some areas subsides, meteorologists say the runoff from smaller stem streams and creeks will flow into the larger rivers. The delayed reaction time could mean that flash floods pop up in other areas over the next day or two. The Ohio River could take 2 … Read more
Charleston police are investigating after a 5-year-old boy was shot in the leg. Investigators said it happened in a parked vehicle in the 100 block of Kanawha Boulevard East. The boy was taken to Charleston Area Medical Center Women and Children’s Hospital around 10pm Sunday. Charleston Police Department’s Criminal Investigation is handling the case and … Read more
March is Red Cross Month, and there are several ways to get involved. Red Cross volunteers have been providing food and shelter to those in need during recent bouts with winter weather, and they’re looking for more volunteers. Several Red Cross blood drives have been canceled recently because of the pandemic and winter weather, and … Read more
Most branches of the Kanawha Public Library will re-open today for in-person visits. New guidelines from the Governor’s Office will allow for more people inside.
Health officials administered nearly 23-hundred doses of COVID-19 vaccine over the weekend at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. More than forty West Virginia counties are in the yellow and green on the state’s COVID-19 alert map. Eight counties are in gold, and six counties are in orange. COVID-19 numbers continue their downward trend. There … Read more
The Tour de Coal is coming back. The popular kayaking event will be held on June 19th. The 12-mile float was canceled last year due to COVID concerns.
A South Charleston man is under arrest in connection to a deadly shooting on Woodward Drive Friday night. Forty-year-old Fahim Abdul-Majeed was arrested during a traffic stop. He’s charged with first degree murder.
A tree nearly crushed a car on Route-62 in Poca. The tree fell on a woman’s car and landed on power lines, knocking out power in the area. No one was hurt, but the car is likely totaled.