Charleston police are trying to fill more than 15 empty police officer positions and will be holding two testing events in November to recruit new officers. Certified West Virginia law enforcement officers will get a $5,000 sign on bonus. The physical ability and written exam portions of the hiring test will be held on Nov. … Read more
Scheduling conflicts with a sports tournament have prompted a polling place change for some voters in the South Hills section of Charleston. George Washington High School’s administration notified County Clerk Vera McCormick Friday that the school can’t be used as a polling place in tomorrow’s general election because of the sports tournament. Precincts 240, 240A, … Read more
In a vote over the weekend, nurses at Cabell-Huntington Hospital authorized a 10-day strike notice, if needed. The Nurses’ Union and hospital administrators have been negotiating for nine months over things like health insurance costs, sick leave benefits, and hospital staffing, and reached a standstill in the contract talks. The union claims nurses have been … Read more
Charleston has a new wellness center that held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house Saturday morning. Mosaic Wellness offers mental health services like dealing with anxiety, depression, family conflict or stress management. The facility recently added education services to further support families and students. Because of the pandemic, Mosaic Wellness said they hope they can … Read more
Montgomery unveiled its new Amtrak station Friday with a ribbon cutting and public ceremony. Mayor Greg Ingram said the city has been in talks with Amtrak for about five years. The station is a $1.8 million investment by Amtrak, and it’s one of several upgrades coming to train stations in the mountain state, totaling almost … Read more
West Virginia officials announced a $101.3 million settlement Friday in an antitrust suit against 11 asphalt and paving companies the state accused of cornering the market and driving up project costs. West Virginia,” Attorney General Patrick Morrisey called it the state’s largest antitrust settlement and said the savings can be directed to road rebuilding and … Read more
Governor Justice presented a more than two-million-dollar check to the City of Huntington for the Thundercloud broadband expansion project. It will provide a high-speed fiber connection between the Village of Barboursville and the heart of downtown Huntington.
Charleston police are enforcing work zone speed limits through the construction zone at the new intersection being built at Oakwood Road and Corridor-G. There’s a traffic lane shift and a reduced speed limit of forty-miles-per-hour through the work zone.
Street closures for outdoor dining are changing in downtown Charleston. Restaurants on Capitol Street between Quarrier and Lee streets will no longer offer outdoor dining and will reopen their part of the street. All other road closures will stay in place. Capitol Street will be closed between Kanawha Boulevard and Quarrier Street until 7 o’clock … Read more
Friday was record setting day for COVID-19 numbers. There are more than five-hundred new cases of the virus, and 240 patients are hospitalized. Eight more people people have died, raising the state’s death toll to over 450.