A man from Chapmanville who was killed in the Korean War has been accounted for. The remains of Army Cpl. Pete Conley was reported missing in action on Dec. 12, 1950, when his unit was attacked by enemy forces near the Chosin Reservoir in North Korea. His remains were not found after the battle and … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice announced a new general counsel this week. J. Berkeley Bentley succeeds Brian Abraham, who became chief of staff earlier this year. The governor’s office said Bentley has been deputy general counsel and senior counsel for policy legislation since April 2019. He was previously at West Virginia law firm Bowles Rice, where his … Read more
Governor Jim Justice said there will be four more drawings, with the top prizes of $1 million for each of the next three and a top prize of $1.88 million and a runner-up prize of $588,000 for the final drawing on Aug. 4. The winners for the next drawing will be announced July 14. Deadline … Read more
FEMA is encouraging anyone affected by flooding in Kanawha, Cabell, Mingo and Wayne counties in February and March to apply for federal assistance. The deadline to register is July 19th.
Education officials are asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit challenging West Virginia’s new law that bans transgender athletes from competing in female sports. They say they can’t be held liable for the law, which they didn’t request and largely won’t be responsible for enforcing.
The street where fallen Charleston police officer Cassie Johnson was killed is now named in her honor. Garrison Avenue was honorarily renamed Patrolman Cassie Johnson Avenue. Johnson was shot in December 2020 while responding to a parking complaint.
There is a new millionaire in West Virginia… Heather Coburn, of Princeton, is the third one-million-dollar winner in the “Do it for Babydog” sweepstakes. Governor Justice and his bulldog personally delivered the check. There are also two more winners of four-year scholarships, and two winners of custom-outfitted trucks received the keys to their new rides.
The Ark Encounter in Williamstown, Kentucky, is expanding. The Bible-themed park is planning a “Tower of Babel” attraction that will take about three years to research, plan and build. The theme park features an over 500-foot-long wooden Noah’s ark.
Charleston police arrested a man wanted for murder in Meigs County. Twenty-one-year-old Jaquan Hall is wanted in connection to the death of former University of Charleston football player, Kane Roush, on Easter morning in Pomeroy.
Police are looking for a Campbell’s Creek woman who has been missing since early June. Thirty-five-year-old Joanna Hall is eight months pregnant, and is a military vet with PTSD and bi-polar disorder. She is a white female, 5’3”, and weighs about 120-pounds.