CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin presented her proposed $113 million budget Monday evening at a Charleston Finance Committee meeting. Goodwin, who appeared on “580” Live with Dave Allen Monday morning, laid out what she thought were the top priorities for the year. “What it has in there is our priorities. It’s safety,…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over 50 people have been indicted in recent days by a Kanawha County jury. Michael Wayne Smith, 45, and Virginia Marie Smith, 33, were indicted Monday. They’re both charged with murder, concealing a dead body, use of a firearm during the commission of a felony and conspiracy to commit a felony. The…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tuesday will be a solemn reminder of a tragic fire that took place in the City of Charleston 76 years ago. On Tuesday, a ceremony will be held for the 76th anniversary of the fire that took place at Charleston’s former Woolworth Department Store that killed seven firefighters and injured fifteen. “It’s…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — From election bills, budget losses and increases, to various other issues that county officials face from year to year, roughly 350 of them are coming together again to work through those matters. The West Virginia Association of Counties hosted its annual Conference of Counties Monday in Charleston. It was the second day…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lisa Johnston has been named the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of West Virginia, according to a release. Johnston, who held the position in 2021, will represent 23 counties. She’ll succeed Will Thompson, who finished his time in the role in February. Johnston, the Moundsville native and West Virginia…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Kanawha County Judge Maryclaire Akers says her decision to appoint a monitor to the Department of Human Services at Friday’s hearing was because housing children in hotels and 4-H camps is not safe and needs to be stopped. “It is supposed to be temporary, it is born out of necessity and emergency, I think…
MASON COUNTY, W.Va. — Leaders in both Mason and Cabell counties are asking new state Transportation Secretary Rumbaugh for an expansion to state Route 2 as new businesses come to the area. Ground was broken in the fall of 2023 for the new, $3 billion Nucor Corp. steel plant in Apple Grove, which will serve…