An apartment fire that happened Thursday morning in Huntington is under investigation. It happened about 5:20 a.m. at the intersection of 24th Street and First Avenue. Cabell County 911 said gire crews arrived to find fire coming out of a second-story window on one side of the building. Crews were able to rescue one person … Read more
The Big-12 plans to play this fall. COVID-19 testing will continue through the season, with as many as three times a week for football, soccer and volleyball teams. The Mountaineer football season is set to begin on September 12th against Eastern Kentucky.
Bars in Morgantown will remain closed. The Governor extended an order keeping Monongalia County bars closed until August 20th. State officials will reach out to bar owners and medical officials next week to come with a protocol for reopening safely.
Vice-President Mike Pence will be at the Greenbrier this weekend for a fundraiser. Governor Justice says he doesn’t know much about it, but he doesn’t think the crowd will violate state guidelines limiting gatherings to twenty-five people.
Six more people have died from COVID-19 in West Virginia. Hospitalizations are up to 135, and almost 50 patients are in ICU. The state’s positive test rate is close to two-point-four-percent.
Governor Justice is shutting down visits to nursing homes, again. Nearly thirty nursing homes in the state are dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks and the death toll continues to rise.
A new neighborhood is coming to South Charleston. The city Planning Commission approved a project that will create a new subdivision in Little Creek Golf Course.
A man wanted for shoplifting is under arrest. Forty-three-year-old Timothy Arbaugh is accused of stealing a cart full of groceries at Rural King.
Testimony continues in the rape trial of 22-year-old Chase Hardin. He’s accused of sexually assaulting two women in 2018. The jury will continue hearing from witnesses when the trial resumes this morning.
The majority of families in Kanawha County prefer in-person learning. Just over 50-percent opted for in-person learning, nearly 30-percent chose the Schoology (skoo-luh-jee) eLearning option, and less than 20-percent chose the virtual plan.