CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Students in Kanawha County have a chance to be a voice for their schools thanks to a new effort. In a meeting last week, the Kanawha County Board of Education introduced its new leadership team. Students on the leadership team will be able to work with school administrators to voice student concerns,…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston funeral home sustained minor damage after an impaired driver crashed into the building on Saturday. The crash was reported at around 2:45 p.m. on Washington Street West. The vehicle struck a parked car and part of the Cunningham, Parker & Johnson Funeral Home no Charleston’s West Side. Charleston police arrested…
Story by Chris Lawrence RIPLEY, W.Va. — A Jackson County man has been arrested on charges of sexual exploitation of children that authorities say began at last year’s Jackson County Junior Fair. Caleb Bourgeois (WVRJA) According to Sheriff Ross Mellinger, Caleb Bourgeois, 36, of Cottageville, was arrested by deputies Wednesday night. Investigators claimed Bourgeois placed a…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Air National Guard crews spent several hours Thursday cleaning up an accidental spill of de-icing fluid at the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston. The Guard said less than 500 gallons of diluted Propylene glycol was spilled in the 130th motor pool area not long after midnight. “This chemical is non-toxic, nonhazardous, and there…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – With the open enrollment period for Affordable Care Act healthcare insurance drawing to a close, experts are seeing changes to signup trends in West Virginia. Higher rates for ACA programs mean people are choosing to change their coverage or drop it entirely, according to ACA navigator Jeremy Smith with First Choice Health…
Story by Chris Lawrence CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County’s Chief Health Officer said this year’s strain of the flu has turned out to be worse than expected. “It has been a real butt-kicker as some of the patients have told me. I’m talking some really young, healthy men are telling me they hurt all over…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the 2026 regular legislative session underway, West Virginia School Board President Paul Hardesty wants lawmakers to do something about the state’s school aid formula. Paul Hardesty During the state Board of Education’s meeting on Wednesday, Hardesty took aim at the formula’s “1400 rule,” which sets a minimum for the funding that county…
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CHARLESTON, W.Va – The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals will make the final decision in an election fraud case that goes back more than three years. Justices heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the state’s case against Jan Hite King and Kimberly Maynard, two former candidates for the Cabell County Commission accused of conspiring…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Huntington businessman Chris Miller is making another play for political office, announcing his candidacy to replace Mike Woelfel, D-Cabell, as the state senator for West Virginia’s fifth district. Miller, who ran for governor in 2024 and finished third in the Republican primary, does not like what he sees in the state’s financial…