The West Virginia Legislature’s Veterans’ Affairs Committee met this week to talk about suicide prevention programs for veterans. The National Veteran Suicide Prevention Annual Report said an average of 17 veterans take their own life every day. State lawmakers are considering ways to support veterans’ families to bolster the network around veterans, and they encourage … Read more
The West Virginia Division of Natural Resources is raising concerns about providing free hunting and fishing licenses to veterans and volunteer firefighters. DNR officials say it is a noble cause, but it comes at a cost. The departments funding come from federal taxes based on the number of paid licenses. Free licenses will result in … Read more
FEMA assistance is available to people in Kanawha, Cabell, Wayne and Mingo counties for flood damage in February and March. Assistance is available for temporary housing and home repairs.
More than one-hundred cities across West Virginia will hold municipal elections today. The turnout in local elections is historically very low. Polls will be open today from 6:30 to 7:30.
West Virginia lawmakers approved the Department of Transportation’s request for 150-million-dollars to repair roads across the state. The legislature met in special session yesterday to allocate federal relief funds to the Department of Education and to the Department of Health and Human Resources.
The Kanawha County Board of Education is allocating two-point-six-million-dollars to build outdoor classrooms. The board also voted to add additional maintenance jobs. Many of the district’s buildings are more than one-hundred-years old, and maintenance is one of the biggest complaints.
Construction materials, stored in the Dunbar Middle School parking lot, caught fire and spread quickly. Heat from the fire damaged a nearby home and scorched the side of a fire truck. The fire engulfed the entire parking lot, and investigators are concerned that there are other schools with building materials stored in the same way.
Larry Moore is now on Charleston City Council. He replaces Tiffany Wesley-Plear who resigned to take a job with the state. Moore represents Ward-4 and will also serve on the Public Safety Committee and the Economic Development and Urban Renewal Committee.
Charleston City Council passed an anti-discrimination measure called the Crown Act. The resolution protects hair styles, commonly associated with race, likes braids and twists. The ACLU says women of color regularly find their hair policed by dress codes in schools, at work, and during sports.
Kanawha County dispatchers confirmed that a fire broke out about 10:40 p.m. Sunday by Dunbar Middle School. Dunbar police said some materials that were in a Dunbar Middle School parking lot caught fire, but there was no damage to the school. Dunbar Fire Department said the materials were foam panels they believe were supposed to … Read more