Three Kanawha County schools are temporarily closed because of COVID-19. Elkview Middle School is closed today and tomorrow. Bridge-Clendenin Elementary and George Washington High School will be closed through the end of the month.
West Virginia is seeing a record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations. More than three-hundred people are in the hospital with the virus, and over ninety are in intensive care. There are almost seven-hundred new cases of the virus, and two more people have died.
Colorado police are investigating after a West Virginia man was shot and killed by a fellow hunter. No charges have been filed. The shooter is cooperating with authorities.
A Fayette County couple is facing animal cruelty charges after deputies found twenty-five cats living in deplorable condition.
Fire destroyed a vacant home on Charleston’s west side. The blaze broke out at a house on Washington Street West. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The West Virginia Board of Education is declaring a state of emergency for Lincoln County Schools. The school system is deficient in more than ten areas including, purchasing, payment, and bus maintenance. If progress isn’t made in six-months the board of education will take over operation of the schools.
Enrollment in West Virginia public schools is down by over nine-thousand students this school year. School officials say the decrease in enrollment means an almost 43-million-dollar loss in school funding for the 2021-22 school year.
Two people in Fayette County are facing animal cruelty charges after deputies said they found 25 cats living in a home in deplorable condition. Christopher Knotts and Nicolle Knotts are each charged with 25 counts of animal cruelty. Fayette County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a home Tuesday on Armstrong Creek Road for a health and … Read more
The 2020 West Virginia Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony usually happens live, but it will air as a recorded special this weekend. The West Virginia Culture Center held performances in September with no fans, and five hall of fame inductees honored. The ceremony will air this Saturday on West Virginia Public Broadcasting from 7-9 … Read more
West Virginia highway enforcers are taking part in this year’s Click It or Ticket effort that begins Monday. Anyone caught traveling without a buckled seat belt or traveling with unrestrained children will be ticketed. The two-week mobilization coincides with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s campaign during the busy holiday travel season. West Virginia law … Read more