Nitro Gets Tough on Property Owners
The Nitro City Council has approved an ordinance that will penalize property owners for having homes that are problems for police. If landlords are renting to repeat drug offenders they can now be fined...
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West Virginia official contain an HIV outbreak
West Virginia health officials say they were able to contain an HIV outbreak in the southern part of the state by quickly identifying infected people and getting them into treatment. The outbreak involved people...
Kentucky County Clerk will seek re-election
Kim Davis, the Kentucky County Clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, will run for re-election in 2018. Davis stopped issuing marriage licenses following a U.S. Supreme Court decision that effectively...
A new Kroger contract
Kroger store employees have a new contract. Over 4-thousand workers in West Virginia, Ohio, and Kentucky ratified a deal that will give them a raise and keeps health care and retirement benefits. The contract...
130th Airlift Wing celebrates homecoming
A homecoming for some local soldiers. The remaining members of the 130th Airlift Wing’s returned home yesterday from a tour in Southwest Asia. Friends and family gathered at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base for...
Layoffs at West Virginia Wesleyan
West Virginia Wesleyan College is cutting 15 staff positions and won’t renew ten faculty members’ contracts. The school says the layoffs are the result of market pressures and revenue challenges. The staff members were...
Your internet may be getting faster
Frontier Communications is increasing internet speeds for over 40-percent of its customers. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey says the company is living up to its agreement to improve connectivity after complaints about internet speeds. Frontier...
Sky Zone Sets Opening Date
A big trampoline park opens in Charleston next week. Sky Zone Charleston says it’s opening date will be November 18th with FreeStyle Jump, Ultimate Dodgeball, and SkyFit classes, according to the news release. The...
Dunbar Closes Pedestrian Bridge
Dunbar is closing a pedestrian bridge. The vote was unanimous this week for the City Council as they approved a request to close the Ninth Street Pedestrian Bridge effective immediately. The Gazette-Mail reports a...
HIV Outbreak Contained
Health officials in West Virginia say they were able to contain an HIV outbreak in the southern part of the state by quickly identifying infected people and getting them into treatment. The Gazette-Mail quotes...
