There will be no Veterans Day parade or large in-person ceremony in Charleston this year due to the pandemic, but city officials said they will still commemorate the occasion virtually. John Brawley Post 20 of the American Legion and the city are teaming up with a stream on the city of Charleston’s Facebook and YouTube … Read more
There are a couple of races that are still too close to call. Marion County Sheriff Jimmy Riffle is holding onto a lead of less than 200 votes over former sheriff Joe Carpenter. The battle for the District 51 seat in the House is even closer. Democrat John Williams has a slim lead over Republican … Read more
Eighteen states, including West Virginia, contend that the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional, and the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Tuesday. If the Supreme Court rules to end the entire law, it would end protections for covering preexisting conditions and funding states receive for Medicaid coverage.
Schools in eleven West Virginia counties are closed as the school week starts, with students learning from home. Mingo and Mineral counties are in the red on the latest school re-entry map, and nine counties are in the orange.
COVID-19 cases continue to climb in West Virginia. There are more than 660 new cases of the virus, and an 83-year-old Kanawha County man has died. The state’s positive test rate is over four-percent.
Vote canvassing begins today in West Virginia. All fifty-five counties will be looking over provisional ballots. President Trump won the state by a large margin. There are not enough provisional ballots to change the outcome.
Two people are recovering at St. Mary’s Hospital after a shooting accident on Mud River Road in Barboursville. A man and a young boy were injured when a .50 caliber rifle malfunctioned and exploded. The Cabell County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
Fire destroyed a southern Jackson County home. The home on Kentuck Road was fully engulfed when firefighters arrived. Everyone made it out safely. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
The Charleston Police Hybrid Unit is boarding up abandoned homes where there is evidence of squatters. The Hybrid United boarded up two houses on the West side, two on the East end, and one on the South side. The police department offers people experiencing homelessness help with an outreach coordinator.
Police in Charleston said they recovered about $4,000 in shoplifted merchandise and arrested 23 people during a weeklong operation. The Charleston Police Department said the Lowe’s in Kanawha City has lost thousands of dollars in merchandise from shoplifting. Through Operation Low Down in late October, the police department was able to arrest 23 people – … Read more