A restaurant in Hurricane is giving customers and staff the choice of whether or not to wear a mask. In a message posted Wednesday on Facebook, Bridge Cafe and Bistro said the business will not turn away customers who choose not to wear a mask. The post said the restaurant is providing social distancing opportunities … Read more
Governor Justice says his target date to reopen West Virginia schools is September 8th, three weeks later than the original start date. Justice says it will depend on how things develop between now and then.
A former Harrison County deputy will spend five-years in jail for drug charges. Timothy Rock was found guilty of distributing heroin He gave confidential informants heroin that came from an evidence locker.
A Kenna man, who confessed to murdering his wife, will spend twenty-years in prison. James Kiser pleaded guilty to killing his wife after she told him she wanted a divorce following years of abuse.
A Cross Lanes man is under arrest for holding a couple hostage in his mobile home. It was a drug deal gone wrong. Thirty-four-year-old Jonathan Brewer held the couple at gunpoint and fired at least one shot. Brewer is accused of sexually assaulting the female victim.
A Charleston man is pleading guilty to defrauding the federal government out of 2016 disaster relief funds. Forty-six-year-old Randall Butler admitted to applying for FEMA relief funds, even though he knew he wasn’t eligible because he’d received rent payments from another agency. Butler faces up to thirty-years in prison.
COVID-19 has led to the cancellation of another gathering that attracts thousands. The Bridge Day Commission announced Wednesday that it has decided to nix Bridge Day scheduled Oct. 17 in Fayette County over uncertainty about mass gatherings. Bridge Day is West Virginia’s largest single-day festival and one of the largest extreme sports events in the … Read more
With the pending name change at Stonewall Jackson Middle School, things like signs, sports and band uniforms, and the mural of Stonewall Jackson on the back of the school need to be replaced. WCHS TV reported one group has quietly been raising money for the campaign. Charleston City Councilwoman Jennifer Pharr and several other people … Read more
The Chesapeake Volunteer Fire Department in Kanawha County is again allowed to respond to emergency calls after being shut down nearly a month ago by the West Virginia state fire marshal due to deficiencies. A re-evaluation of the department showed the deficiencies had been corrected to fire engines and tankers, including one tanker that had … Read more
The State Fair of West Virginia may be canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, but the food isn’t. The State Fair said in a news release it will allow vendors to sell their food on the state fairgrounds in Fairlea every Thursday through Sunday. The fair will decide weekly which food stands will … Read more