Fireworks law
A new fireworks law will be put into place in South Charleston. The use of fireworks will be restricted to just four holidays a year. Fireworks can be shot off on Memorial Day, the...
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Division of Forestry
State lawmakers are calling on the governor to try to find more money for the Division of Forestry. Budget cuts forced 39 forestry layoffs earlier in the year. A motion was approved in yesterday’s...
Mining in Kanawaha
West Virginia environmental regulators are ordering a company to stop mining permanently at a surface coal mine near Kanawha State Forest. Keystone Industries LLC signed the consent order with the Department of Environmental Protection...
Demolishing homes
The West Virginia Army National Guard has started demolishing homes that were ruined by floods in June. Maj. Gen. James Hoyer told state lawmakers Monday that the Guard began demolition Saturday in Greenbrier County....
Kessler Endorses Justice
Democratic nominee for West Virginia governor Jim Justice has the endorsement of one of two opponents he defeated in his party’s primary. The Gazette-Mail reports that Jeff Kessler endorsed Justice on Friday, while Booth...
Officers Unhurt After Shots Fired
Two Charleston police officers got a scare early Saturday, around 1am. They were responding to a break-in call when the suspect took off on foot, ran up a hill, and shot at the officers....
Mini grants handed out
The first round of mini grants to help flood-impacted small businesses in West Virginia were handed out Friday. The requests were through the state’s long-term recovery initiative aimed at revitalizing local economies following the...
Freshman Class of 2020
Marshall University’s annual President’s Freshman Convocation takes place Friday morning. About two-thousand freshman were escorted by police as they walk in one large group on Fourth Avenue from the Huntington campus to the Keith-Albee...
State Fair
Growing up, Avery Vonderheid didn’t have to wait for the carnival to come to town _ she rolled in with it. Her grandfather Bob Boling owned Midsouth Shows for 30 years and her mom...
Tri State Airport will get funding
The Tri-State Airport near Huntington will receive $1.3 million in funding from the Federal Aviation Administration for improvements. U.S. Sen. Shelley Moore Capito announced the funding Friday for improvements to the area where aircraft...
