Kanawha River
The Environmental Protection Agency has announced an agreement to address dioxin contamination in the Kanawha River by constructing a cap over nine acres of sediment containing the toxic substance. According to the EPA, the...
Local News
Boy Scout Leaders did Not Call Trump
The White House is acknowledging that top Boy Scout leaders did not call President Donald Trump, as he’d claimed, to praise his politically aggressive speech to the Scouts’ national jamboree. White House spokeswoman Sarah...
Registration is Open for Charleston Distance Run
The Charleston Distance Run is coming up in a month. The run is now in its 45th year, and is expected to attract runners from across the country when it returns Saturday, September 2....
Crime Rates are up in the Homeless Population
Police said the crime rate among the homeless population in Charleston is going up. In the past 10 days alone, Charleston Police Lt. Steve Cooper said he has seen more than 15 arrests of...
Putnam County Park Gets Major Upgrades
Work is progressing at a Putnam County Park. Valley Park is undergoing a $15 million renovation project and walls are going up now on the new 30,000 square foot community center. When the work...
Charter Bus Company
A charter bus company is being shut down in West Virginia. West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says Cav’s Coach Company cancelled two student field trips and did not fully refund money already paid....
Folks Drying Out from Weekend Floods
West Virginia is drying out after this past weekend’s flooding. A State of Emergency was declared for more than half a dozen counties with hundreds of homes being damaged in Marion County alone. Flood...
Pageants
Beautiful ladies from all over the globe will be arriving in Charleston over the next couple of weeks to compete in a few pageants. This Saturday is the Miss Teen and Miss International finals....
DMV Shift Workers
Those working evenings and Saturday at the Division of Motor Vehicles offices in Martinsburg and Charleston will be rewarded. Those shift workers will soon be paid a bonus. The five extra dollars an hour...
Ramaco Resources Berwind Mine
When the new Ramaco Resources Berwind Mine is up to full capacity several new jobs will be created. The statement this week from U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke says the mine will employ 50...
