Some roads, including Kanawha Boulevard, will close early this afternoon for the Fourth of July fireworks Celebration. The Boulevard will close at 4 p.m. between California Street and Court Street, and will remain closed until Sunday night. Traffic on both sides of the river will be affected. MacCorkle Avenue will also be closed between Porter … Read more
Triple-A is expecting fewer cars on the roads the Fourth of July weekend. The pandemic is expected to keep many people at home. Gas prices are up nearly a dime across the state, but that’s about 50-cents less than this time last year.
Governor Justice describes himself as “terribly concerned,” and says he’s considering a face mask mandate for all public building in West Virginia where social distancing cannot be achieved. Justice will make a decision early next week after reviewing COVID-19 numbers from the weekend.
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department tested more than five-hundred people for COVID-19 at the Schoenbaum Center this week. Four more testing events will be held next week in Kanawha County. Nearly 180-thousand people have been tested statewide, and the positive test rate is below two-percent. There are almost fifty new cases of the virus in West … Read more
The City of Richwood has a new mayor. Former judge Gary Johnson was sworn in by state Supreme Court Justice John Hutchinson. Johnson takes over a town that was devastate by the 2016 floods and is currently dealing with scandals involving previous mayors.
West Virginia State University has appointed its first female president. Dr. Nicole Pride will serve as the twelfth president of the university. Pride is currently Vice Provost for Academic Strategy and Operations at North Carolina A&T State University. She replaces former president Anthony Jenkins who left to become president of Coppin State University in Baltimore.
The state Division of Natural Resources is canceling West Virginia National Hunting and Fishing Days, billed as the state’s largest hunting and fishing show. DNR officials encourage people to spend that weekend participating in an outdoor activity, or visiting a state park.
Summerfest in South Charleston is being canceled this year due to coronavirus concerns. South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens said leaders waited as long as they could to make the decision. The festival was originally scheduled for Aug.12-15.
Charleston police said charges are pending against a driver involved in a single-vehicle crash that shut down a section of Interstate 64. The crash occurred about 8 p.m. Wednesday on I-64 West just past the Oakwood exit ramp. Charleston Police said the driver of the car lost control while negotiating the curve just past the … Read more
Two new sober living homes are now available in the Charleston area and a third will open this month. West Virginia Sober Living said it is expanding into Kanawha County with a men’s home, women’s home and a home exclusively for women with children. The home for women with children and the women’s home — … Read more