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Mayor Amy Goodwin is making extra space for outdoor dining this weekend. Capitol and Hale streets will be closed from Kanawha Boulevard to Lee Street beginning Friday afternoon through Sunday.

The Berkeley County woman accused of kidnapping her daughter and fleeing to Mexico will let investigators look at her cell phone. As part of a plea deal, Elizabeth Jo Shirley agreed to open her electronic devices so federal investigators can determine if she compromised national security.

There over sixty new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, for a total of over 35-hundred. The number of active case went down to just over 800. The state’s positive test rate is still below two-percent.

The West Virginia Board of Education will meet today for an update on the state’s school re-entry plan. State Superintendent of Schools Clayton Burch will present preliminary results from three online surveys. The surveys are still available for public comment through the end of the week. The update comes as President Trump says he will … Read more

The City of Charleston has settled a use-of-force case against the Charleston Police Department. The department reached an 80-thousand-dollar settlement with Freda Gilmore’s family. Dash cam video showed two officers punching Gilmore several times while they tried to take her into custody.

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