CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Dirty Birds’ second annual Light the Night event broke a record of over 11,000 visitors on Saturday night. The Salango Law Dirty Birds Light the Night broke a record of approximately 11,263 visitors. This well surpassed the just over 8,000 people the holiday light event at Charleston’s GoMart Ballpark brought…
WAYNE COUNTY, W.Va.— A fire that left two dead in Wayne County is being investigated by the WV State Police and the WV State Fire Marshals Office. The fire happened at a home located in the 2100 block of Spring Valley Drive near Ceredo around 10:40 p.m. Sunday evening. Both victims are believed to be…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Those associated with brining the high school football championships back to Laidley Field who now do a self-evaluation. Organizers said they were generally pleased with all things went but there were also things learned that will be improved for next year. The four championship games drew large, enthusiastic crowds. The AAA championship…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State legislatures and educators are continuing to put their heads together to look at how to better address concerning behaviors in schools across West Virginia. The Legislative Oversight Commission on Education Accountability heard from West Virginia Department of Education officials recently on new initiatives they are working on to implement in a…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va.—- The development of the WV Consolidated State Laboratories Facility continues to make progress. Last year, funding came down from the state legislators for the start of the project, that would put a consolidated lab in South Charleston at the West Virginia Regional Technology Park. The new lab will house seven different state…
Story by Aaron Parker CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Commission is continuing its discussions surrounding the county’s judicial building renovation project. The Commission decided last week to go to a re-bid on the project that looks to renovate and add space to the building as it welcomes in a circuit judge and three magistrates…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The University of Charleston has announced it will no longer admit new students for its pharmacy program. The university made the decision to drop its accredited Doctor of Pharmacy program after nearly two decades of operation, citing a decline in student interest. UC President Marty Roth, in a statement, said it was…
BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. — An auxiliary coach in Boone County has been arrested after West Virginia State Police say he exchanged nude photographs with juveniles. Eric Maloskey, of Bloomingrose, was arrested Friday after State Police investigated a complaint that Maloskey had “sent and/or received nude photographs with juveniles via a social media platform.” Maloskey was…
West Virginia native and Pro Football Hall of Fame member Randy Moss has announced he is battling cancer. Moss announced the diagnosis Friday evening on an Instagram live video. Moss recently stepped away from ESPN’s “Sunday NFL Countdown” due to health issues, and was wearing sunglasses in recent weeks when he announced he was battling…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Nearly 30 small business owners are the first cohort in West Virginia to be graduating from a $100 million dollar national funding initiative through America’s leading multinational investment bank Goldman Sachs. Goldman Sachs graduated 26 small business owners from its signature business-education program, 10,000 Small Businesses, at BridgeValley Community & Technical…