CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After months of failed negotiations, the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority and Highmark Blue Cross/BlueShield have reached a contract agreement on Highmark’s reimbursements for ambulance services. About a month ago, KCEAA said it would be cancelling its contract with Highmark after negotiations failed. If a new deal wouldn’t have been reached, those…
BUFFALO, W.Va. — Several state and local officials made their way to Buffalo in Putnam County Tuesday for the opening of a large maintenance facility. KC Logistics is a freight management company that operates in multiple states. The company, which is the inbound carrier for Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia, has now made a $4.5…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over the next several months, passengers at West Viriginia International Yeager Airport may see construction crews and yellow tape as they’re trying to make their flight. Work is beginning on CRW’s multimillion dollar project to renovate the pre-security areas, according to the CRW Authority Board. The project will renovate the ticket lobby,…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The dates are set for the Capital City’s large annual art festival. FestivALL, which features a variety of art, theater, dance, and music events around the Capital City, will be held from May 22-31 next spring. Last year’s FestivALL was scaled back to five days. New executive director Zack Harold says he…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — One northbound lane of the West Virginia Turnpike is closed due to a rockslide. The slide occurred at little after 1 p.m. Tuesday not far from the Sharon exit in Kanawha County. West Virginia Parkways Authority crews were dispatched to begin the clean-up.
HURRICANE, W.Va. — A Putnam County woman is in jail in connection with a months-long animal cruelty investigation. Annette Maria Devries, 61, of Hurricane, was arrested last Friday and charged with eight counts of animal cruelty. The investigation dates back to an April incident where police showed up to a residence on Moss Creek Drive…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Next year’s school calendar is set for Kanawha County students and teachers. The board of education gave the community four options to vote on during the month of November, and the most popular option received 40 percent of the votes. This version has school has students beginning on August 19, a later…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin is asking city council members to confirm Joseph Baldwin as the new city attorney. Baldwin, the Capital High School graduate, served the city as the assistant city attorney from 2019 until 2022. Baldwin has also served as a judicial law clerk for state Intermediate Court of Appeals…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Board of Education took time Thursday to recognize the efforts and leadership of former board member Tracy White. Tracy White spent seven years serving on the board and stepped down in September due to personal reasons. The board voted Michael Arbogast “It wasn’t a decision that I made in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Commission approved $630,000 to go towards 32 fire stations in the county. The funds are coming from the county’s general fund and coal severance funds. This is an annual contribution according to the commission.