CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The City of Charleston is beginning the discussion process for a potential ordinance to limit driver and pedestrian interactions. Discussion began on Monday night when the Charleston City Council Ordinance and Rules Committee brought up a draft bill. The bill mirrors the City of Wheeling’s recent ordinance, which prohibits the interaction between…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Putnam County man has been sentenced for fraudulently obtaining COVID-19 relief funds and unemployment benefits. Gary Lomax, 62, of Hurricane, was sentenced to five years of federal probation Tuesday, as well as four months of home detention for the theft of public money, property or records. In March 2020, Lomax was…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A man has been arrested for robbing a Huntington pharmacy. Huntington Police arrested Norman Ratliff, 68, of Huntington, after he allegedly robbed the 29th Street and 5th Avenue CVS. At around 3:45 Tuesday afternoon, a CVS employee called 911 and said Ratlif demanded money and made threats to shoot the employee if…
PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. — Putnam County Commissioner and former sheriff Steve Deweese has stepped down from his role after an investigation surrounding misappraised funds while he was the county’s sheriff. Deweese, who was elected to a six-year term in November 2022, has entered an information plea on a misdemeanor charge of fraudulent schemes, according to…
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — After being the only land-grant higher education institution in the entire country lacking an agriculture research laboratory, that is all changing now on the campus of West Virginia State University. A groundbreaking ceremony for the new $50 million agriculture lab was held at WVSU Tuesday. WVSU President Ericke Cage was joined Tuesday…
NITRO, W.Va. — The largest Roads to Prosperity project that saw six miles of interstate widening and the construction of two bridges over the Kanawha River is complete. The project on Interstate 64 between Nitro and Scott Depot and was part of Gov. Jim Justice’s $2.8 billion Road to Prosperity program. Justice, along with state…