A Charleston organization will unveil the new street sign that will be shared with Court Street in honor of Martin Luther King Jr. next week. The sign – Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Way – will be placed at the intersection of Court Street and Brawley Walkway on Monday, Jan. 20, which is Martin Luther … Read more
The Hollister store at Charleston Town Center is closing this Saturday. the clothing retailer says it’s focus is optimizing it’s store fleet.
Army veteran and former presidential hopeful Richard Ojeda is running for U.S. Senate in West Virginia. The Democrat filed paperwork on Monday and will face incumbent Republican Shelley Moore Capito.
The state Senate approved a resolution to extend an invitation to Frederick County, Virginia resident to become part of West Virginia. Senator Charles Trump introduced the bill, and says West Virginia has a historical connection to Frederick County.
The West Virginia Treasurers Office is transferring an additional twenty-million-dollars to the state’s general revenue fund for this fiscal year. The Treasurer will transfer ten-million-dollars from unclaimed property and another ten-million from banking services to help close the current budget gap.
Charleston Mayor Amy Goodwin says the City’s firefighters haven’t received the correct holiday pay since 2012. The City reached an over one-and-a-half-million-dollar agreement with the Charleston Professional Firefighters union for back wages. Charleston City Council will vote on the agreement next week.
Cabell County Democratic Delegate Sean Hornbuckle missed the start of the legislative session for a good reason. He’s recovering from surgery after donating a kidney to his sister. She is doing well, and Hornbuckle plans to be back to work later this week.
Ten businesses in Putnam County have been cited for selling alcohol to underage customers. The West Virginia Alcohol Beverage Control Administration and Putnam County Sheriff’s Office conducted compliance checks at over 50 establishments last weekend.
A jury found 35-year-old Christopher Goodwin guilty of murder in the 2018 beating death of another man. Goodwin was convicted of hitting Jonathan Brown in the head with a large metal pipe at a home in Quinland. Sentencing is set for March.
Police are investigating after a woman was found in her bedroom with a gunshot wound in the Wheelersburg area. Thirty-two-year-old Sarina Palacios was flown to St. Mary’s Medical Center in critical condition. A person of interest is in custody.