The West Virginia Education Association say it will file an injunction in Kanawha County Circuit Court challenging changes made to the state’s color-coded county alert map. The teachers union is questioning whether continued changes to the map have compromised the safety of students and employees in public schools.
More than 94-thousand absentee ballots are being requested in West Virginia. The Secretary of State’s Office says more than 90-percent have been sent to voters. The deadline to request an absentee ballot is October 28th.
During the presidential debate last night, President Trump claimed West Virginia mailmen sold ballots. Secretary of State Mac Warner has not reported any incidents of ballots being sold by mailmen. A Pendleton County mail carrier was charged with changing voter registration from Democrat to Republican on several absentee ballots in May.
A Greenbrier man is accused of threatening to blow up a video gambling parlor if he didn’t get his winnings. Fifty-one-year-old Timothy Snead claimed he’d been there the night before and won big money. He’s charged with making terroristic threats.
A Charleston man is charged with child endangerment after breaking out a car window while his three kids in the back seat. One of the children was cut by shards of glass, and is expected to be okay.
A Point Pleasant family is displaced after a fire destroyed their home on Cornstalk Road. Everyone made it out safely. The family has three young children, and neighbors are pitching in to help with clothes, and school supplies. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
A 21-year-old Delbarton woman is under arrest for a deadly DUI crash. Seanna Starr crashed into a car on route 52 near Williamson, killing the driver. Starr’s blood alcohol level was more than three times over the legal limit.
Spencer Elementary School in Roane County was closed Tuesday after two confirmed positive COVID-19 cases. The Roane County school system said the cases involved one student and one staff member from the same family. The school was cleaned using specialized sanitizing equipment, and the school was closed Tuesday to all students and staff. The confirmed … Read more
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has been investigating a crash that happened Monday night on I-79. A tractor-trailer hauling food struck a barrier near a bridge and overturned, then landed in a wooded area and caught fire as first responders arrived. Sheriff Mike Rutherford said a Deputy Sheriff was able to locate one man near … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice is making an impassioned plea for as many people as possible — healthy or otherwise — to get tested for the coronavirus in an attempt to slow its spread. In announcing plans for “massively, aggressively” testing people in Kanawha County, Justice said at a news conference that multiple testing sites will be … Read more