Herding goats on I-64
Milton police had their hand full Saturday night wrangling goats along I-64. It’s the second time this month the goats have ventured near the interstate. The goats escaped from the same home earlier this...
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Gov. Justice appoints new director of School Building Authority
Governor Justice appointed former schools superintendent David Roach as executive director of the West Virginia School Building Authority. Roach replaces “Bucky” Blackwell, who recently submitted his resignation. The authority funds school construction and renovation...
Fire destroys home under renovation
Fire destroyed a Charleston home over the weekend. Firefighters responded to a house fire on Indiana Avenue Saturday night. The home was being renovated, and no one was in the house when the fire...
Schools are closed across Kentucky
Schools are closed across Kentucky today as teachers stage a protest at the state Capital. The Kentucky Education Association is holding a rally and march starting at union headquarters in Frankfort before heading to...
Final respects for Pratt Assistant Fire Chief
Family, friends, and fellow first responders said goodbye to Pratt Assistant Fire Chief Michael Edwards Saturday, one week after he was killed in the line of duty. Edwards funeral was held Saturday at Riverside...
Homeowner shoots man in self-defense
Police are investigating a shooting in Henshaw. It happened on Lens Creek Road just after 10:30 Saturday night. A homeowner shot another man outside his home in self-defense. The man was shot several times,...
A deadly crash in Clay County under investigation
West Virginia State Police are investigating a deadly crash in Clay County. Fifty -three-year-old Dallas Nicholas was killed early Sunday morning when he crashed his vehicle into a tree on Ivydale Road. Nicholas was...
Cabell County Also Struggles with Needle Returns
The Cabell County Health Department’s Needle Exchange program has distrbuted almost a million needles since 2015 and took in 690,000 which is a return rate of 72 percent. The Cabell County Health Department Harm...
McDowell County Leads Opioid Hospitalizations
A study shows that McDowell County led West Virginia in the number of people hospitalized for opioid-related reasons in 2014. The Gazette-Mail reports a ratio of about 750 residents per 100,000 in McDowell County...
Special Session May Be Needed to Set up Arts Agency
Gov. Jim Justice has proposed calling a special legislative session in May to deal with creating a Department of Arts and Culture and History. Justice says he has been working with legislative leaders to...
