Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin’s proposed 2020-2021 budget raised the possibility of switching city employees to PEIA insurance. Right now the City is self-insured, but due to rising health care costs, that model is no long sustainable.
WVU officials are urging students to remain calm following two shootings. A student was shot and killed Friday at College Park Apartments, and another student was shot and injured during a drug deal. four suspects are in custody.
Governor Justice signed the “born alive” abortion bill. The new law will penalize physicians who don’t provide medical care for a child born after an abortion. The law is largely symbolic since state law prohibits abortions after twenty-weeks.
Governor Jim Justice will hold a roundtable discussion with medical experts from across the state. He’ll get an update on efforts to monitor and prepare for the possibility of the coronavirus in the state.
A Clarksburg man is accused of stealing an ambulance and crashing it into United Hospital Center in Bridgeport. An EMT was in the back of the ambulance when she heard someone get in. She got out to see what was going on, and 55-year-old Anthony Grooms drove off and crashed the ambulance into the hospital. … Read more
A Huntington man is charged with murder and arson for killing his aunt and setting her house on fire in an attempt to destroy evidence. Thirty-year-old Joshua Hatten turned himself in and admitted to killing 75-year-old Theresa Wilson.
An inmate has been sentenced for walking away from the prison in Alderson. Fifty-five-year-old Linda Avila escaped last January and was immediately captured. She was sentenced to four-months for escape. She was already serving a 12-year sentence for conspiracy and mail fraud.
Police are investigating a robbery at Ashton Place shopping Center. The victim was walking to his car when a man pressed a gun into his back and demanded money. The suspect is described as a white man wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans.
Gov. Jim Justice, members of his administration and medical experts from across the state will have a roundtable meeting Wednesday to give updates on efforts to monitor and prepare for a potential spread of the coronavirus in the state. Kanawha County Commissioners are also coming up with a plan to make sure the area is … Read more
The City of St. Albans is now officially the first dementia-friendly city in West Virginia. The city hosted an Alzheimer’s discussion panel Saturday to discuss the disease and announced the city’s new designation. St. Albans has taken extra steps in recent years to better serve its residents with dementia. The city’s mayor, Scott James, said … Read more