Blankenship files for Senate race
Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship filed paperwork Tuesday to run for U.S. Senate in November. That will likely lead to a legal battle between his campaign and the state. Blankenship filed to be...
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PSC wants to know what utilities are doing with tax savings
The Public Service Commission is holding hearings on utilities plans for the money they’ll save as the result of the 2107 tax reform act passed by congress. The PSC wants to know why the...
Sports betting will be ready by football season
The state’s five casinos say they will have sports betting ready to go before football season kicks off. The casinos lost some time while the governor’s office reviewed the emergency rules to authorize sports...
RISE WV completes 15 homes
The number of homes rebuilt by RISE West Virginia is up to fifteen. The National Guard says two more homes damaged in the floods two years ago are nearing completion.
Yeager Airport receives seed money
Governor Jim Justice is calling the three-million-dollars in seed money for the Yeager Airport a “no brainer.” That money will help leverage as much as 30-million-dollars from the Federal Aviation Administration. The funding will...
Fatal crash in Fayette County
A fatal crash in Fayette County…Police responded to a crash yesterday afternoon on Route-19 at Route-612. A small SUV crashed into a mini-van. The van driver died in the wreck. The SUV driver was...
Body recovered from Grayson Lake
Emergency crews recovered the body of a man from Grayson Lake in Elliott County. Ninety-year-old Oscar Roe Jr. was pulled out of the lake around one o’clock Tuesday afternoon. He died while trying to...
Crime reports go online
The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says you can now report some crimes online. The Citizen Self-Report form is an online service on the sheriff’s department’s website. It can be used to report “low level...
CSX Transportation slapped with over $2,000,000 in fines
CSX Transportation will have to pay over two-million-dollars in a proposed settlement for water pollution violations from a 2015 train derailment and oil spill in Fayette County. Under the proposed settlement, CSX would pay...
“Grow with Google” stops in Charleston
“Grow with Google” made a stop in Charleston yesterday to help small business owners and job seekers improve their internet skills. The workshop was the tenth event being held nationwide. Google says the intent...
