Firefighters and Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin have a new agreement. On Monday, Mayor Goodwin announced a $1.7 million agreement between the city of Charleston and the Charleston Professional Firefighters Local 317 union. She said the city’s firefighters have not been paid correctly for holidays since 2012 after the city council approved a change. Mayor Goodwin … Read more
A West Virginia delegate had a good excuse for missing the recent start of the legislation session, he was recuperating from surgery after donating a kidney to his sister. Cabell County Democrat Sean Hornbuckle told The Herald-Dispatch that he planned to return to Charleston this week. Hornbuckle was told by doctors to stay in bed … Read more
The Huntington Cabell-Wayne Animal Shelter needs donations to cover the medical costs of a dog that was found next to a dumpster starving to death. The eight-year-old dog is showing signs of improvement, but will need to be hospitalized until she is stronger.
A West Virginia senator wants a Virginia county to switch states. Senator Charles Trump introduced a resolution requesting that Fredrick County, Virginia, become part of West Virginia.
Today is the first day of the election filing period. You have between now and January 25th to get your name on the ballot for the May 12th primary election. It will be a busy political year with the race for President, U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito is running for reelection, and all three U.S. … Read more
A teenager died a side-by-side crash in the Ashford area. Fourteen-year-old Alex Perdue was killed when a tree fell on his UTV. Two other people were hurt.
A woman was shot and wounded on the west side. She was shot in the hand and was taken to Thomas Memorial Hospital by car. She’s expected to be okay. No arrests have been made.
A Roane County firefighter died responding to a fire. Mark Horwich was driving a fire truck for the Clover Volunteer Fire Department that crashed on Big Sandy Road on the way to a structure fire.
Strong winds damaged several buildings in Portsmouth. The roof was blown off a building that partially collapsed downtown, and the steeple and roof were damaged at the Evangelical United Church of Christ.
Legislation has been introduced in the West Virginia Senate that would make it illegal to run a needle exchange. Lawmakers are considering a bill that would outlaw syringe exchange programs in West Virginia. Some say the risks are outweighing the benefits, but exchange supporters said the centers help prevent the spread of diseases such as … Read more