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FEMA & flood relief funding

FEMA & flood relief funding

State legislators are waiting on FEMA before scheduling their special session to discuss flood relief funding. Right now, the federal agency is agreeing to cover around 75-million-dollars of the flood damage costs, leaving the...

John Orem

John Orem

Before John Orem’s name could even appear on the ballot for sheriff of Berkeley County, it will appear on the docket at Berkeley County Magistrate Court. Omen was arraigned yesterday on charges of heroin...

West Virginia is Zika free

West Virginia is Zika free

So far, West Virginia is Zika-free. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department reports there are no cases of the virus in the state and no infected mosquitoes have been found. The virus appears to be spreading...

Boone County Teachers Resign

Boone County Teachers Resign

About 40 employees of the Boone County School District have resigned in the middle of the budget crisis. Monday was the deadline for employees to resign ahead of the new school year, and rather...

Kroger is Hiring

Kroger is Hiring

Kroger is hiring, and has room for about a hundred new employees. WCHS TV reports the 39 stores are located in the Charleston area, along with Huntington and Parkersburg areas, Morgantown, Beckley, Hinton, Logan,...

WVU acquiring Neurosciences

WVU acquiring Neurosciences

West Virginia University has agreed to acquire the Blanchette Rockefeller Neurosciences Institute in Morgantown. WVU announced yesterday, the planned acquisition of the Institute, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection last week. Now-retired U.S....

Gordon Gee salary

Gordon Gee salary

The five-year contract signed by West Virginia University President E. Gordon Gee will pay him at least 800-thousand-dollars a year and maybe more. The deal says Gee could make an additional 200-grand a year...

Red light runners

Red light runners

Deputies in Putnam County are cracking down on red-light runners. Operation “Target Red” is underway for the next couple of weeks. Officers will be looking for those who think a yellow light means they...

Teachers went back yesterday

Teachers went back yesterday

Classrooms opened to teachers yesterday, in Kanawha County. For most, it will be the first time they have stepped foot into their classrooms since the June 23rd flood. Hoover High students and Elkview Middle...