De-icing fluid spill at Charleston Air Guard base

Local NewsBy Aaron ParkerJanuary 15, 2026

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…

Affordable Care Act enrollment trending down as deadline closes in

Local NewsBy daniel.woodsJanuary 15, 2026

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…