There are almost fifty new cases of COVID-19 in West Virginia, bringing the total to over three-thousand, and more than 600 of those are active cases. The state’s death toll remains at 93. The positive test rate is below two-percent. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department tested more than five-hundred people for COVID-19 at the Schoenbaum Center … Read more
Charleston City Council will consider a resolution to donate a plague that was removed from Ruffner Memorial Park, to a museum. The plague lists the names of more than 90 men who were members of the Confederate-aligned Kanawha Rifleman. Mayor Goodwin had the monument removed after complaints about a Confederate monument on city property.
After hearing public comments, the Harrison County Commission will decide what to do with the statue of Confederate General Stonewall Jackson. The Clarksburg History Museum has offered to take the statue and use it to tell the life story of Jackson, who was born in Clarksburg. The chairman of the West Virginia Black Heritage Festival … Read more
Huntington firefighters battled two different fires, just a block apart. The first fire broke out at a vacant home on 8th Avenue and 23rd Street. No one was, and fire crews were able to get the fire under control quickly. The second fire broke out on 9th Avenue and 17th Street at a house that … Read more
A Matewan man is charged with attempted murder. James Sincell is accused of shooting his son in the leg. The victim suffered non-life threatening injuries.
Dunbar police are investigating a shooting that injured a man on 17th Street. He’s expected to be okay. No arrests have been made.
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