A West Virginia program that expands the purchases of lower-income families at farmers markets and food retailers has run out of funding. The SNAP Stretch program has benefited more than 2,000 families at 42 sites across the state this year, according to the West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition Facebook page. But the group said … Read more
A coalition representing several groups has asked Gov. Jim Justice to change a policy that doesn’t allow foster parents to decide how children attend school during the coronavirus pandemic. The WV United Coalition said foster families need the power to make decisions. The DHHR said current policy allows case workers, foster parents and sometimes biological … Read more
Kanye West will not appear on the ballot for president in West Virginia. The Secretary of State’s Offices says West needed 7-thousand-one-hundred-forty-four validated signatures to get on the ballot, but the campaign came up more than 760 signatures short.
American Airlines is suspending service to Huntington’s Tri-State Airport in October. Officials are scrambling to figure out what to do next. They say it will not only inconvenience traveler, but could have a long-term impact on economic growth in the area. The suspension is expected to last four-weeks.
COVID-19 continues to spike at long term care facilities in West Virginia. Kanawha County health officials say more than twenty residents and staff members at the Marmet Center have tested positive for the virus. Major outbreaks are also being reported in Mercer, Monroe, and Taylor counties. Nursing are closed to in-person visits.
The West Virginia Department of Education is releasing some guidelines for spectators at high school sporting events and extracurricular activities based on the color-coded system. Immediate household members can attend events in counties that are in the green. Only parents or guardians will be allowed to attend events in counties in yellow, and counties in … Read more
Governor Justice continues to tweak his color-coded COVID-19 reopening plan. Counties with a population under sixteen-thousand will be asses on a fourteen-day rolling average, and counties with higher populations will be assessed on a seven-day rolling average. The change will eliminate a bias for counties with smaller populations. The governor is calling for a more … Read more
Authorities have identified the man who was hit and killed by a train earlier this week. Sixty-year-old Keith Rapport of South Charleston died in the accident near the Chestnut Street crossing.
A man connected to a New Year’s Day shooting in Huntington is under arrest in Detroit. Thirty-year-old Kymonie Davis is charged with seven counts of wanton endangerment and malicious wounding in a shooting at the Kulture Hookah Bar. He was also wanted for burglary and domestic battery in Huntington and he was wanted for fraud … Read more
A South Charleston woman is accused of leaving her baby alone in a car seat with the vehicle turned off while she got her nails done. Thirty-eight-year-old Kathleen Vetter is charged with child neglect. Firefighters rescued the eleven-month-old and treated the baby at the scene. The child was released to a family member.