HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –A new emergency overnight shelter in Huntington is entering its first phase after city council passed a resolution to give the mayor funds in order to get the project underway. The Huntington City Council voted Monday night to allow Mayor Patrick Farrell to use the funds from the opioid settlement distribution money to construct…
MULLENS, W.Va. — Mullens Elementary in Wyoming County joins just two other schools in the state to be selected as a 2025 Exemplary Practice School. A fairly new award that was created last year through the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE), it recognizes the school’s efforts to improve student outcomes through research-based and data-driven…
Story by Chris Lawrence POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Mason County authorities say a Jackson County man is identified as the victim found along Route 2 overnight. The victim is Michael Kay, 19, from Jackson County, W.Va. His body was discovered along State Route 2 just about a mile south of Eckard Chapel Road according to…
Story Chris Lawrence FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Actions by the Fayette County Commission could cripple fire service in the county, according to one official. Chief Tim Richardson of the Oak Hill Fire Department said the county commission recently voted to reduce the rate of the public safety levy by 48 percent. The move cuts in half…
Story by Ananya Rautela CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill requiring utilities to notify customers of planned and unexpected outages is one step away from becoming law and the bill’s sponsor expects Gov. Patrick Morrisey to sign it. Del. Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha, said Morrisey called him Monday and said he planned on approving the legislation. Pushkin introduced…