State Treasurer John Perdue is out after 24-years in office. Purdue says he’s proud of his time as the state’s treasurer. He modernized the office, returned a fortune in unclaimed property to its rightful owners and developed a three-billion-dollar education fund. Republican Riley Moore defeated Perdue in the November election.
Charleston City Council is drafting an amendment to its needle exchange ordinance. The move comes is response to the Charleston Police Department’s announcement that the grassroots harm reduction group “SOAR” will not face any criminal charges after an investigation into its needle exchange program. Both city and county attorney’s determined the law was ineffective. The … Read more
Almost five-hundred West Virginia Nation Guard troops will be in Washington D.C. next week to assists with security during President-elect Joe Biden’s inauguration. The troops will support local law enforcement efforts. The 59th Presidential inauguration takes place on Wednesday.
Vice-President Mike Pence was in Charleston for a memorial service in honor of Brigadier General Chuck Yeager. Pence praised him for becoming the first pilot to break the speed of sound and a pioneer in American aviation. Yeager died last month at the age of 97.
The number of deaths from coal mining accidents remained low in 2020. The federal Mine Safety and Health Administration says there were twenty-nine deaths in the country, with only five coming during coal mining activity. Two of those five deaths were in West Virginia. It’s the sixth straight year that mining deaths were under thirty.
The West Virginia Public Service Commission entered orders in the Frontier Communications bankruptcy case and quality of service audit. The company is required to upgrade and maintain its systems in West Virginia. Frontier has committed to spend a minimum of two-hundred-million-dollars by the end of 2023, and deploying fiber to at least 150-thousand locations by … Read more
Another store is closing at Charleston Town Center. Christopher and Banks is filing for Chapter-Eleven bankruptcy. The women’s clothing store says it was hard hit by the pandemic. The company is closing more than four-hundred stores nationwide, including its locations at the Huntington Mall, Ashland Town Center, and five other West Virginia locations.
Two people are changed with animal cruelty after officers found four dogs chained in an abandoned house in Dunbar. The dogs could only move four-feet and couldn’t reach their food or water bowls, which were empty. They were emaciated and one dog couldn’t walk. A veterinarian is taking care of the animals.
Police are investigating after a person was hit and killed on I-79. A pedestrian was struck by several vehicles near the Elkview exit. So far, no charges have been filed.
The West Virginia Lottery says Mega Millions and Powerball lottery tickets are selling like crazy. Tonight’s Mega Millions jackpot is estimated to be around 750-million dollars, and tomorrow’s Powerball jackpot is around 640-million-dollars.