Day: August 1, 2018 Archives


WednesdayAugust 1, 2018

Person dead after wreck in Kanawha County

The wreck happened on Slaughters Creek Road before 6 p.m.

Teamsters at Clarksburg health facility to go on strike

Forty employees at the facility are Teamsters.

Justice appoints Linville to House of Delegates

Daniel Linville replaces Delegate Chuck Romine, R-Cabell.

Aspiring state trooper visits State Police headquarters as part of nationwide journey

Twelve-year-old Brett Holbrook visited West Virginia State Police headquarters in South Charleston.

Huntington officials want change following Ritter Park crash

Tabitha and Bradley Wyrick turned themselves in Tuesday, a day after the vehicle Tabitha Wyrick was driving struck a light pole.

Justice speaks at Charleston education summit

Gov. Jim Justice spent around 20 minutes speaking about the progress made since January 2017.

National Guard relieved of corrections facility duties

More than 100 members of the West Virginia National Guard have provided assistance to corrections employees since February.

Sources: Ex-CEO hindered hospice mission with hostile leadership

Malene Davis resigned last week from WV Caring and its parent company, Capital Caring, after charges surfaced in a months-long investigation by The Dominion Post.

Morgantown deputy mayor spars with Mon County Commissioner

Mark Brazaitis says the county's Democrat Party leadership needs to be purged “and replaced with actual progressives.”

Mercer County recovering from high water, preparing for more rain

PRINCETON, W.Va. — While some Mercer County communities are still recovering from high water earlier in the week, residents and authorities are bracing for more rain in the forecast through the weekend. Several inches of rain fell across southern West Virginia at the beginning of the week. This led to high water in and around

Dems demand impeachment vote on Loughry; Shott plans no changes in process

Minority members of panel propose Articles of Impeachment on suspended justice.

Life of Charleston philanthropist to be remembered during Friday service

Betty Schoenbaum, whose husband founded Shoney's, died Tuesday at the age of 100.

One dead after Nicholas County shooting

Limited details are available.

Flood threat continues through Friday

Meteorologists watching stagnant weather pattern.

Storm reached hurricane force winds

Uprooted trees and downed power lines were the result of 80 mile an hour winds near the Cabell/Putnam County border

Driver killed in I-79 crash

Crash occurred Wednesday morning in Kanawha County.

What the Ketchum plea says about the Supreme Court investigation

Former West Virginia Supreme Court Justice Menis Ketchum availed himself of what he must have believed was one of the perks of the position—using a state vehicle for his private trips, and filling up the gas tank on the state credit card. As public corruption goes, Ketchum’s errors, whether of omission or commission, may not