A festival that celebrates West Virginia’s Rocket Boys will be held online this year due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Rocket Boys Festival will be livestreamed today through Thursday. According to the festival’s Facebook page, author and former NASA engineer Homer Hickam is scheduled to attend. The festival celebrates the three years from 1957 to … Read more
Putnam County sheriff’s deputies cracked down last week on speeders in a construction zone on U.S. 35. Fifty-four speeding citations were issued Monday, Oct. 19, through Sunday, Oct. 25, on the highway and Shamrock Road in Fraziers Bottom, according to a news release from the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office. A speed limit of 40 mph … Read more
Kanawha and Cabell counties remained in the yellow and Putnam County in the green on the latest West Virginia county alert system map. The color of the daily map will be important in Charleston on Saturday because that will determine whether trick or treat will be held in the capital city. City officials have said … Read more
The founder of Murray Energy, Bob Murray, died over the weekend. His death comes just days after announcing his retirement as chairman of the board of directors. He recently filed for black lung benefits, saying he was heavily dependent on oxygen and “near death.” Murray was 80-years-old.
More than two-hundred-thousand votes have been cast in West Virginia. The Secretary of State’s Office says over 75-percent of absentee ballots have been returned, and early in-person voting has drawn over 96-thousand people.
A coronavirus testing blitz continues across the state this week. A testing event will be held Wednesday at the K-Mart parking lot on McCorkle Avenue and on Friday at the Shawnee Sports Complex.
A 70-year-old Cabell County man has died, and there are nearly two-hundred new cases of COVID-19 statewide. West Virginia is one of thirty states where COVID-19 cases are classified as higher and staying high. More than 85-thousand new cases of the virus were confirmed nationwide, breaking a single-day record set in July.
A church in Pomeroy was badly damaged when a car crashed into the building. No one was inside when it happened. The driver wasn’t seriously hurt. The cause of the crash is under investigation.
Three people are under arrest after police found drugs, thousands of dollars in cash, and a gun at a home in Martin County, Kentucky. Officers found marijuana, fentanyl, meth, and heroin. All three are facing drug trafficking charges.
A Huntington man is under arrest after exchanging gunfire with police. Officers responded to a domestic assault on Artisan Avenue. When they arrived, fifty-one-year-old Thomas Ray III took off on foot and fired multiple shots. Officers returned fire and hit him in the leg. He’s hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries.