Hurricane police are looking for a driver who was seen taking photographs of children playing outside. A black Audi sedan with dark tinted windows was seen in several neighborhoods in Hurricane and Winfield.
Marshall University has decided to remove the name of a Confederated general from a campus building. The Board of Governors voted unanimously to remove the name of Jenkins Hall, named after Albert Gallatin Jenkins. For now, the building will be known as the Education Building.
The Kanawha County school board voted unanimously to rename Stonewall Jackson Middle School, and now the district is looking for suggestions for a new name. The school district posted a survey on social media that will be available until Monday morning.
In response to Gov. Jim Justice’s executive order for West Virginians to wear face coverings when in buildings other than their homes, the city of South Charleston is requiring masks be worn in its recreational facilities. Visitors are required to wear a face mask or covering when entering South Charleston Community Center, South Charleston Memorial … Read more
Former Nitro baseball star, Levi Kelly, has an opportunity now with the Arizona Diamondbacks. Kelly got the call to join the D-Backs camp roster in late June. In 2015 he was a highly touted freshman at Nitro High School and committed to LSU that same year. After just one season with the Wildcats, he moved … Read more
Kanawha County school board members have unanimously voted in favor of changing the name of Stonewall Jackson Middle School in Charleston. An online petition to rename Stonewall to Katherine Johnson Middle School generated more than 6,500 signatures. The new name for the school will be chosen later this summer. The board also voted this week … Read more
The City of Charleston has settled with a woman nearly 10 months after she was the center of a controversial use-of-force investigation involving the Charleston Police Department. The Charleston City Council agreed this week to put $80,000 in a trust for Freda Gilmore. Gilmore’s arrest on Oct. 14, 2019 was caught on video and caused … Read more
The Monongalia County Health Department has reported more than 100 new cases of the coronavirus this week and that’s a more than 60% increase in positive cases. But that recent spike hasn’t stopped West Virginia University officials from going ahead with plans for an on-campus experience this fall. They encourage everybody to wear their mask, … Read more
West Virginia Turnpike traffic numbers indicate travel over the July 4th holiday weekend was down from last year, but trending better than Memorial Day. Turnpike officials say the numbers are off by around twenty-percent.
The 130th Airlift Wing of the West Virginia National Guard welcomed home seventy airmen from Kuwait, and sixty more are waiting to be deployed to the Middle East as part of Operations Inherent Resolve and Spartan shield.