App to help Kids
A West Virginia mental health center has started a mobile response team to help children during emotional and behavioral crises. The Register-Herald reports the Children’s Mobile Crisis Response has operated in Raleigh County for...
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Crews Assessing Flood Damage
West Virginia highway crews are assessing damage to roads and bridges following severe floods. Department of Transportation spokeswoman Carrie Jones says in a news release that maintenance crews will focus on clearing mud slides...
Homeless Woman Dies
A homeless woman authorities say was set on fire last week while sleeping on a porch has died. Multiple media outlets report 44-year-old Rachele Jarrett was asleep on a porch in West Virginia last...
Severe floods
West Virginia highway crews are assessing damage to roads and bridges following severe floods. Department of Transportation spokeswoman Carrie Jones says in a news release that maintenance crews will focus on clearing mud slides...
Greenbrier River Trail Reopens
An eleven-mile section of the Greenbrier River Trail is reopening, one year after a major landslide during the June 2016 floods. The Greenbrier River Trail is a former railroad that is now used by...
New Water Boss
A new water boss is being named in West Virginia. Governor Justice announced the appointment Thursday, of Marie Prezioso of Charleston as executive director of the West Virginia Water Development Authority. Justice say Prezioso...
Pay Raises for
Pay raises are being given to some state workers. Low paying officers in the state’s correction system will receive a dollar-an-hour increase, the first raise of any significance in nearly a decade. The West...
WV State Fair
Officials with the West Virginia State Fair say they’re taking extra precautions in light of the tragedy in Ohio. A teenager was killed and several others badly injured when a carnival ride malfunctioned at...
Prison Illegal smuggling
West Virginia prison officials have tapped a career law enforcement officer to crack down on illegal drug smuggling. Department of Military Affairs and Public Safety Secretary Jeff Sandy has named Jack Luikart as director...
Farming Jobs in WV
Governor Jim Justice says West Virginia has opportunities to expand farming and jobs with fertile soil and good climate, rainfall and temperatures for growing, calling for state’s reconstituted Agriculture Advisory Board to advance them....
