Governor Jim Justice was sworn in for a second term as West Virginia Governor. The inauguration ceremony was scaled back because of COVID-19 restrictions. Justice said he didn’t anticipate running for a second term. He thought four years was long enough, but he says there is more to do.
A man is dead after intentionally setting himself on fire at gas pump at a Go-Mart store in downtown Clarksburg. Investigators say the man drove up to the gas pump, got out of his car and set himself on fire. They say it was an intentional act, and the gas pump did not malfunction.
An Elkins man shot and killed himself after a six-hour standoff with police. Police tried to serve a warrant after being notified of a terroristic threat. The home was heavily fortified, and suspect refused to leave the home, even after tear gas was shot inside. It ended when the suspect took his own life.
Huntington police are looking for two men who robbed a pawn shop. The pair walked into Jewelry, Gold and Pawn with a gun and knife. No one was hurt. They got away with undisclosed amount of jewelry and took off in a dark colored SUV.
A woman is recovering after she crashed her SUV into a Teays Valley business. The woman had an appointment at Charleston Blueprint and she hit the gas instead of the brake when she was pulling into a parking space. No one inside was hurt.
Political activist Howard Swint burned a confederate flag near the General Stonewall Jackson statue on the Statehouse grounds. He said seeing the Confederate flag displayed during the riots at the U.S. Capitol spurred him to act. The demonstration started peaceful, but became heated when Swint drew a crowd, and hea and another man were separated … Read more
A convenience store, just minutes from the West Virginia border, in western Maryland, sold the winning 730-million-dollar Powerball ticket. The winner hasn’t come forward, yet. The Mega Millions jackpot drawing tonight is worth up to 970-million-dollars.
Governor Justice is getting ready to appoint a judge that will hear the residency lawsuit filed against him. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Charles King, who was hearing the case, died in December. The residency case would fall to the appointee unless that person decides not to hear the case.
Governor Justice says the state is rolling out a new online registration system for COVID-19 vaccinations. He hopes it will be online by Monday morning, and eliminate the need to make multiple calls. Anyone sixty-five and older is eligible to get the vaccine.
Seniors trying to make an appointment to receive the COVID-19 vaccine overloaded the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department’s call center. People were left on hold for hours, disconnect, or unable to get through at all. There is not enough vaccine to meet the demand, and the health department only takes calls when appointments are available.