The bishop of the Diocese of Wheeling-Charleston is calling for people to unite in peace and prayer after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. Bishop Mark Brennan said the killing of Floyd was “an egregious act of violence with no justification whatsoever. The bishop also stressed most law enforcement officials are decent men and … Read more
Charleston will be closing a section of Kanawha Boulevard on weekends to provide a safe area to exercise and to get outdoors. Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin said the Boulevard will be closed from Court to Greenbrier streets each Sunday in June and July. All lanes will close at 7 a.m. and reopen at 8 p.m. … Read more
Charleston police are investigating after multiple shots were fired near Renaissance Circle. Several cars and a townhouse were hit. No one was hurt. Police believe at least three people were involved.
More than three-thousand people were tested for COVID-19 at testing events over the weekend. The results are expected in a few days
There are eight new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, bring the total number of cases to over two-thousand. The death toll remains at 75, and the positive test rate is just over two-percent.
State tax collection numbers are due out today, and Governor Justice says he wouldn’t be surprised if they are better than anticipated. Justice says the state’s finances are “rock solid” despite a two-month shutdown of the state’s economy because of the pandemic.
Firefighters put out a large fire at a building on 3rd Avenue in Huntington. The building was under renovation, and the fire started in the elevator shaft. No one was hurt. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Police are looking for a suspect who stabbed a man in a drug deal on Washington Street East. The victim was treated and released.
A teenager is under arrest for the shooting death of a 16-year-old Huntington girl. Tayla Johnson was shot on May 20th on 22nd Street. Two other people were taken into custody in connection to the case.
A Grafton man is charged with beheading his girlfriend’s father. Twenty-eight-year-old Nicholas Padron turned himself in over the weekend.