Capitol High School Open
Classes were back in session yesterday at Capitol High School. The school had been closed for a week after high levels of mold and carbon dioxide were discovered. There are a still a few...
Local News
Tony Lewis has Passed Away
West Virginia House Speaker Tim Armstead says Delegate Tony Lewis has died of cancer. The Preston County Republican was 59. Armstead says in a news release that Lewis died Sunday. Lewis was elected to...
Smoke Detectors Installed as Part of a Push to Reach as Many Homes as Possible
Volunteers with state and local agencies helped install smoke detectors over the weekend around Institute, Dunbar and South Charleston. The smoke detectors are free as part of the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s ‘Get...
Hospital Makes Job Cuts
One of West Virginia’s largest employers says it will eliminate 40 jobs. WCHS-TV reports the Charleston Area Medical Center will get rid of the positions effective Nov. 4. Company spokesman Dale Witte said most...
Chemical Reaction Likely Killed Workers at Industrial Site
Federal officials say two explosions that killed three workers at a West Virginia industrial site earlier this year were likely caused by unintended chemical reactions. The Gazette-Mail reports the U.S. Chemical Safety Board said...
WV Campaign Fund
Governor Jim Justice is talking about the importance of the West Virginia State Employees Combined Campaign Fund, speaking about a program which benefits all of United Way organizations across West Virginia. Justice was joined...
WV Supreme Court
West Virginia’s Supreme Court clerk is moving to a District Court. Rory Perry the Second has spent nearly two decades with the court but said yesterday he is leaving for the same position with...
Fight Against Opioids
U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions says progress is being made in the fight against the opioid epidemic but a lot more work is still needed. Sessions spoke at a conference yesterday in Charleston and...
Airport Expansion
The terminal area at the North Central West Virginia Airport is expanding. The Benedum Airport Authority is onboard with the expansion plan, and now the FAA has to give the green light to the...
Synthetic Fuel Plant
PPD of WV One wants to build a 73-million-dollar synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County. The newly created firm says they plan to start construction in early 2018, and will employ more than 150...
