A suspect is under arrest for a burglary in Putnam County. Thirty-four-year-old Chad McDonald is accused of running from police and dragging an officer down some steps. He’s charged with fleeing and battery on an officer.
West Virginia will be opening nine Gordmans stores in 2020. The apparel and home décor retailer will open locations in St. Albans, Buckhannon, Elkins, Grafton, Lewisburg, Logan, Moundsville, New Martinsville and Summersville. These are the first Gordmans stores to come to West Virginia. All nine locations will open March 3. Job fairs were held Thursday … Read more
A committee has been formed in the West Virginia Senate to focus on upcoming legislation related to child welfare. The Senate Select Committee on Children and Families will be led by Kanawha County Republican and Senate Majority Leader Tom Takubo. The committee will focus on issues related to the state’s ongoing foster care crisis and … Read more
The West Virginia Division of Highways will be conducting a routine safety inspection next week on the Fort Hill Bridge on Interstate 64 in Charleston. Road crews will be working from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13, through Saturday, Jan. 18, on the Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge. The DOH said traffic will … Read more
Medal of Honor of recipient Woody Williams was celebrated this week at the governor’s State of the State address. Gov. Justice highlighted what Williams is doing for Gold Star Families – families who have lost an immediate family member in the line of duty of military service. Williams has been backing an effort to have … Read more
Volunteers are needed to staff Charleston’s warming stations when it’s fifteen-degrees or colder. The Kanawha Valley Collective said nine warming stations opened their doors last winter and at least 12 volunteers are needed per night.
There is a growing nationwide trend of grandparents raising their grandchildren. More than 50-percent of students in some West Virginia counties are not being raised by their parents. The state is second in the nation in the percentage of children being raised by grandparents, primarily driven by the opioid crisis.
Lawmakers, on the first day of the legislative session, heard WVU’s state economic forecast for the next four years. The report calls for the economy to expand just over point-two-percent, and job growth will be volatile for the next two years, dropping thousands of jobs, as construction on the Mountain Valley Pipeline is completed.
The economy, taxes and health care highlighted Governor Jim Justices’ State of the State address. The Governor laid out a positive vision for 2020 that includes a leaner budget, and programs to help seniors, families, and children.
Former Charleston Mayor Danny Jones is getting back into the restaurant business. Danny’s BBQ Stand will open in February on Quarrier Street. Jones served 16 years as Charleston’s Mayor.