The Kanawha-Charlesotn Health Department has tested close to 35-hundred people for COVID-19. Another free testing event will be held Friday and Saturday at Univesity of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field.
The winner of the 136-million-dollar Powerball jackpot wants to remain anonymous. The winning ticket was sold at a convenience store in Hinton earlier this month.
A Raleigh County man is charged with murder after a woman was found dead in a house fire. Investigators found 44-year-old Joseph Davis with the woman’s car in Summers County. He was arrested after a standoff with police.
A former Fairland High School Spanish teacher has pleaded guilty to having sex with a student and selling Adderall to friends. Thirty-year-old Amy Adkins faces up to eight-years in prison.
It might be next week before an official winner is declared for one of the seats on the state Supreme Court. Beckley attorney Bill Wooton holds a slim lead over Joanna Tabit with absentee votes still to be counted. Chief Justice Tim Armstead and Justice John Hutchison won their races on Tuesday.
Fayette County deputies said a man whose blood alcohol limited was twice the legal limit is charged in a hit-and-run incident after he sideswiped a vehicle and was pursued by the victim. Alan Sullivan of Mount Nebo faces charges after an incident on Deepwater Mountain Road just outside Oak Hill. Sullivan is charged with aggravated … Read more
Officials with Charleston Moose Lodge 1444 announced they have reached a sale and purchase agreement with a private corporation, but the lodge will not be closing. A message on the lodge’s Facebook page said they look forward to “rightsizing” the lodge and will reopen when everything is in place. The lodge is located in the … Read more
When students return to West Virginia public schools in the fall, school officials say things will be much different. State School Superintendent W. Clayton Burch talked about the re-entry of students into school Wednesday during a state Board of Education meeting. Burch said school will likely not be five days a week at first. The … Read more
Marshall University employees are continuing to return to their workplaces on the university’s campuses and at its centers in southern West Virginia. The second phase of the return began this week, and the school welcomed up to 50% of workers back. The four-phase plan began May 26. The last phase is set for July 6, … Read more
Two men who believe they were switched at birth nearly 80 years ago are suing a Roman Catholic diocese in West Virginia, alleging negligence and breach of duty by the hospital where they were born. John William Carr III and Jackie Lee Spencer were born Aug. 29, 1942, at St. Joseph Hospital in Buckhannon. The … Read more