The Kanawha County Commission will host a public hearing this week to get feedback on proposed utility rate hikes. West Virginia American Water wants to raise water rates over 25-percent, and sewer and wastewater rates more than 30-percent. The hearing is scheduled for Wednesday at the LaBelle Theater in South Charleston.
A plane overturned while making an emergency landing near West Portsmouth, Ohio on Friday. Troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol said two people were on board and one person reported a minor injury. The plane’s wheels appeared to get caught in mud, causing it to overturn. It is unclear what prompted the emergency landing. … Read more
The West Virginia Department of Transportation released a list of proposed projects following the governor’s call for a special session of the state Legislature to approve the funding. The plans detail more than 400 projects statewide totaling $150 million. District 1, which consists of Boone, Clay, Kanawha, Mason and Putnam counties, would draw the most … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice called a special session of the Legislature to start today,and it’s aimed at allocating federal COVID-19 relief funding and increasing funds for road improvements. Lawmakers were already scheduled to be in Charleston for June committee meetings starting today. The legislature will consider allocating federal relief funds to the Department of Health and … Read more
A company that develops cleaners, sanitizers and other products is planning a facility in West Virginia expected to bring 300 or more jobs eventually. ESC Brands, based in Lexington, North Carolina, is starting its three-phase plan that includes a plant in Mercer County, according to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph. The facility will initially be a … Read more
Cadets at the West Virginia State Police Academy in Charleston received a visit from U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito on Saturday. Capito spoke with the class about the importance of the training they receive in deescalating situations involving those with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The visit highlighted training cadets receive from Steve Slack, an ambassador … Read more
Health experts are urging teenagers to get vaccinated after a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention report shows hospitalizations were up, but still rare for young people in the months before the vaccine was cleared for use among Americans as young as 12 years old. The study showed one in three teens hospitalized ended … Read more
The state Department of Highways is cautioning drivers to be on the lookout for more traffic changes in St. Albans and Nitro, as part of the I-64 bridge project. The current change is at the entrance and exit to the St. Albans connector along Route 817, which is down to two lanes. Engineers say there … Read more
Marshall University’s Athletic Director, Mike Hamrick, is stepping down at the end of this month to assume a new role with the university. Jeff O’Malley will serve as interim athletic director. Hamrick will serve as a special assistant to the president. He will focus on fundraising and facilities planning for Marshall’s new baseball stadium.
Governor Justice and his companies are amending a lawsuit against bankrupt Greensill Capital. Justice says he and his family would never have personally guaranteed millions of dollars in loans if they’d known how unstable the lender’s finances were. The governor is on the hook for seven-hundred-million-dollars. The Justices say they were under the impression that … Read more