Senator Joe Manchin helped put together a coalition of Republicans and Democrats to create a new COVID-19 relief bill. He says he couldn’t come back to West Virginia without a deal in place. President Trump is asking Congress to increase what he calls the ridiculously low 600-dollar payment, to two-thousand-dollars.
Governor Justice says he plans to spend all CARES Act funding by year’s end, despite an extension from the federal government. According to the state Auditor’s Office there is over 750-million-dollars in the CAREES Act account. More than half of that will go to pay unemployment compensation benefits.
Marshall University’s head football coach, Doc Holiday, has been named Conference USA’s Coach of the Year for the second. He also won the honor in 2014. The Thundering Herd is preparing to play Buffalo in the Camellia Bowl on Christmas Day.
Kentucky State Police are looking for an inmate who escaped from McDowell ARH Hospital while receiving medical treatment. Thirty-five-year-old Robert Lyttle was able to get out of his handcuffs, change his clothes and escape.
A St. Albans man is under arrest for shooting and killing a woman with a crossbow. Forty-four-year-old George Call Jr. is charged with murder. Police say it appears to be a domestic incident.
You may sirens today. Kanawha County will conduct a monthly outdoor warning siren test around noon. Sirens will be activated in zones, rather than all at once, to diagnose a problem. Some people complained they didn’t hear sires following an explosion in Belle earlier this month.
Governor Jim Justice said this week that West Virginia leads the nation in the number of people vaccinated against COVID-19. The Moderna vaccine arrived in West Virginia on Monday with more than 44,000 doses, according to the governor. As of Monday, West Virginia had administered 15,135 doses of the 16,575 doses the state has received … Read more
The Huntington Fire Department has a new 2020 model fire truck. The new truck can hold 750 gallons of water on board and can discharge up to 1,500 gallons per minute, and it’s easier to maneuver through neighborhoods. The new fire truck cost $543,000 and was unveiled Tuesday at Centennial Station 1 on 7th Avenue … Read more
Many people are now relying on food pantries. Charitable organizations are normally busy this time of year, COVID-19 has amplified the demand, and increased the number of people in need. The Salvation Army in Charleston is working to keep up with the rise in donation requests. Families are in need of food for a variety … Read more
Cabell County moved from orange to red, joining 32 other counties in that color on the latest West Virginia county alert system map. The map was posted Tuesday by the state Department of Health and Human Resources and based on Monday’s data. Cabell joined Wayne, Lincoln, Boone, Mingo, Logan,Greenbrier, Clay, Jackson, and several others in … Read more