A union representing Kroger workers voted “overwhelmingly” on Saturday to ratify a new contract. The new deal guarantees fully-funded health care benefits, raises for everyone and caps on prescription drug costs among other things, according to a news release from UFCW Local 400. The contract will last for three-and-a-half years. The agreement covers more than … Read more
Volunteers with the annual Frank Veltri Thanksgiving dinner won’t be able to serve food the same way in person this year, so they prepared meals to be delivered. Six hundred food bags were prepared last Thursday and Friday, and delivered to those in need on Saturday. Volunteers will hold a smaller in person meal on … Read more
All eyes are on West Virginia’s hospital capacity levels as positive cases continue to surge, especially in rural counties where options for care are limited. Dr. Carmen Burrell, a clinical director with WVU Urgent Care, told WCHS TV that there is usually a two week lag behind when we see case numbers starting to trend … Read more
An inmate at Mount Olive Correctional Complex in Fayette County died Friday night after being assaulted by another inmate. Brian Gifft died at a hospital following the assault, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Homeland Security. Investigators believe Gifft was attacked with a makeshift weapon that was found after the … Read more
Six counties in West Virginia are red and 13 are orange in the latest West Virginia Department of Education map. Jackson remained red. Cabell, Mason, and Putnam are among those in orange. Mingo, Lincoln, Kanawha, Clay, and Nicholas were all gold in the update. All other counties were yellow or green.
With COVID-19 cases rising, the City of Charleston is canceling this year’s Christmas parade. Mayor Amy Goodwin says last year’s parade was the largest in the city’s history. She was looking forward to bringing that excitement back this year, but says with the surge in COVID-19 cases, it was the best move to cancel the … Read more
Governor Justice says he is not shutting anything down, at this point, but West Virginia is trending badly. One reason for the sharp increase in COVID-19 cases is mass testing as a result of “Operation Drumstick,” five days of continuous testing ahead of Thanksgiving. There are over one-thousand new cases of the virus, and sixteen … Read more
The West Virginia Supreme Court is designating a new Chief Justice. Justice Evan Jenkins will take over when current Chief Justice Tim Armstead’s term ends on December 31st. The court also designated Justice John Hutchison to serve as Chief Justice in 2022. He’ll also serve as Acting Chief Justice in Chief Justice Jenkins absence.
The question of where Governor Justice lives is going back to the Kanawha County Circuit Court. The West Virginia Supreme Court says the lower court did not exceed its powers when it denied the governor’s motion to have the case dismissed. Delegate Isaac Sponaugle filed the two-year-old case, claiming that the state constitution requires the … Read more
A Charleston chemical plant is closing its doors and eliminating about thirty jobs. Elementis abruptly announced the plant was closing immediately, and Off-duty Charleston police officers are guarding the gates. The company says the plant is closing to “improve efficiency and capacity utilization.” The United Steelworkers Union is negotiating how this will affect the workers … Read more