The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection is giving you more time to share comments on the state’s water quality report after revisions were made. The changes cleard up a dataflow issue between WVDEP’s and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s databases, according to a news release. The issue caused some delisted streams to be excluded. … Read more
A former day care director in Cross Lanes has pleaded no contest to failing to report child abuse at the facility she once ran. 48-year-old Amy Williams had been set to stand trial, but instead took a plea deal of no contest to a single charge of failing to report abuse. Originally, she faced four … Read more
School is starting back, but one major change has been made. No cell phones will be allowed in West Virginia classrooms starting this school year. Governor Patrick Morrisey signed the bill nto law which prohibits cell phones in schools and gives the counties the power to decide how they’re going to do it. WCHS TV … Read more
Investigators are asking for the public’s help following a burglary and arson last week outside of Huntington. The incident was reported in the early morning hours of Aug. 8 in the 3500 block of James River Road in the Huntington portion of Wayne County, according to a news release from the West Virginia State Fire … Read more
A Kanawha County home suffered heavy fire damage Sunday morning. A fire at a Nitro home along 40th Street caused “extensive damage,” eliciting a response from Kanawha and Putnam County firefighters, according to city spokesperson Joe Stevens. WCHS TV said the blaze prompted the response of fire agencies from Kanawha and Putnam counties, and flames … Read more
The city of Milton is taking a major step toward flood protection that’s been decades in the making. Representatives from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers joined state and local leaders Monday morning to sign the partnership agreement for the Lower Mud River flood risk management project. The project will require relocating a portion of … Read more
The National Board for Certification in Occupational Therapy, Inc. awarded University of Charleston OTA Program Director Jackie Hurt the 2025 NBCOT Excellence Award. UC said on its website Hurt has advocated for nontraditional, underrepresented, and first-generation college students and is committed to bridging the gap between practice and education. Hurt has introduced flexible learning options … Read more
The US Department of Agriculture is calling on SNAP agencies across the country to release personal information about those who are in the program. Almost two dozen groups across West Virginia are urging Gov. Patrick Morrisey to not allow this to happen within the state, including the West Virginia Citizen Action Group. The information the … Read more
A man is behind bars in Floyd County after allegedly threatening a postal worker and sheriff’s deputies. The Floyd County Sheriff’s Office says Jonathan J. Howell was arrested Saturday evening after a warrant was issued for his arrest. Deputies say Howell is facing several charges, including two counts of terroristic threatening, along with resisting arrest, … Read more
Food options have changed slightly for 240,000 West Virginia students. Red Jell-O fruit cups have disappeared, along with yogurt topped with colored sprinkles and Cool Ranch Doritos, because they were made with synthetic dyes. Foods that contain colors made from natural sources will be in their place after a law signed by the governor banned … Read more