First Responders Get a New Tool to Help Pets

Pet oxygen masks have been given to the Hurricane fire department to help animals injured in fires. The masks are a donation through the Emma Zen Foundation, which donates masks to departments across the country. The kits have been placed on fire engines, and the department donated one kit to the Hurricane Police Department and … Read more

Now is the Time to Get the REAL ID

West Virginia residents without a passport will need a REAL ID by October 1st, if they plan to travel by plane or enter a federal building. The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles said the Mountain State has been REAL ID compliant since 2012. The process is mapped out online, in a section of the … Read more

House of Delegates approves Bible course elective

The state House of Delegates passed a bill that would let individual counties decide if they want to offer bible history classes in public schools. The bill would create an elective course for high school students to study the historical, academic and literary aspects of the bible, not theology. The Senate is considering a similar … Read more

Kanawha County Library moving to Town Center

The Kanawha County Library is moving to Charleston Town Center. The downtown library will move into the mall temporarily with the current library undergoes a major renovation and expansion. The library will take over the space by early summer, and the project is expected to take two-years to complete.

City demoloshing East End building

City officials have started demolishing a crumbling building in the East End. A judge denied the owner’s request to halt the process, saying nothing had been done in the past ten years to make sure the building was safe and kept up to code.

Device explodes in man’s hand

A man was injured when an explosive device went off in his hand at his Culloden home. Family members told officers that the victim likes to “tinker,” and he was trying to make a rocket. He’s in the hospital, and is expected to lose his hand.

Elderly man robbed and left inside trunk

The Scioto County Sheriff’s Office is investigating after an 84-year-old man was robbed, beaten and left in the trunk of his car. The suspect crashed the car into a creek in the Highland Bend area and ran off. The victim was able to escape and get help.

Cabell County deputies receive Purple Heart

Two Cabell County Sheriff’s Deputies received the Purple Heart for being shot in the line of duty last fall. Deputies James Johnston and Jared Cremeans were shot while trying to serve a search warrant at a home on Blue Sulphur Road.

Loaded handgun found at Yeager Airport

TSA agents founded a loaded 9mm handgun in a carryon bag at Yeager Airport. A Huntington man was detained for questioning and cited on weapons charges. The man said he forgot he had the gun with him.

FEMA Funds to Help With Coonskin Park Flood Recovery

Kanawha County Commissioners are setting aside nearly $800,000 for repairs caused by flooding nearly four years ago at Coonskin Park. The floods in June 2016 damaged about 1,900 feet of the riverbank of the Elk River and Kanawha County Commissioners have worked with FEMA on funding for repairs. The money will go toward stabilizing the … Read more