Job Fair Will Fill Positions at New National Guard ChalleNGe Academy Campus

The Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy South campus is scheduled to open in Montgomery this fall, and thost a job fair next week. The campus has more than 35 open positions that include trades, administrative, leadership, food preparation, management and counseling, according to a news release from the West Virginia National Guard which sponsors the program. The … Read more

New Park Service director is WV native

The country’s new acting director of the National Park Service calls West Virginia home. Native West Virginian, Margaret Everson will replace outgoing Acting Director David Vela who announced his retirement Friday.

WVU football starts preseason training

The WVU football team starts an unconventional preseason training camp today. The team will be divided into two groups to minimize contact. Head coach Neal Brown says practices will be shorter and crisper.

8 More deaths reported at Princeton nursing home

The state Department of Health and Human Resources is reporting eight additional deaths at the Princeton Health Care Center. That’s in addition to three deaths reported earlier. DHHR says the deaths weren’t reported due to personnel changes at the Mercer County Health Department. The nursing home has been dealing with COVID-19 outbreak for weeks.

Camper fire on Kanawha Blvd.

A camper caught fire on Kanawha Boulevard. A truck that was pulling the trailer started on I-77, and when the driver pulled over the engine burst into flames setting the truck and trailer on fire. No one was hurt.