CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Most of the Juneteenth festivities in the Capital City are moved to Friday this year after Governor Patrick Morrisey said he would not be giving state employees the day off on the recently-designated federal and state holiday. Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating a major milestone toward the end of slavery in the United…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A new behavioral health clinic has opened its doors for the communities and residents in the Charleston area. Recovery Point West Virginia’s Behavioral Health Charleston Clinic began offering services Monday after a ribbon cutting was held last week. The new clinic aims to expand on Recovery Points mission to help individuals and families with…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state’s largest waste pickup company will start making some modifications to its operations following direction from the Public Service Commission after a series of complaints about garbage collection mishaps. The issue was brought to the attention of Kanawha County Delegate Andy Shamblin after he said he kept receiving calls from constituents…
MARMET, W.Va. –The new elected mayor of Marmet says she’s looking forward to serving the town she’s grown to love over the years and hopes to bring about positive change. Francis Armentrout was elected mayor during Super Tuesday on June 10. She beat out current mayor David Fontalbert, with a vote of 196 to 82. She…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President of BridgeValley Community and Technical College Dr. Casey Sacks says her temporary consultant job for the U.S. Department of Education is going well so far. After taking the six month consulting job for the U.S. Department of Education back in May, Sacks said during her most recent appearance on 580 Live…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –West Virginia natives author Homer Hickam and actor/producer Kevin Sizemore are teaming up together to bring what they call an “equal not a sequel ” to the 1999 movie October Sky. The pair, who were on MetroNews Midday last week, said they are hoping to bring to life Hickam’s book The Coalwood Way, in…
BIG CHIMNEY, W.Va. — One person is in critical condition following a crash in the Big Chimney area of Kanawha County Saturday. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened just before 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Big Chimney Boulevard. They said on driver was taken to the hospital…
LOGAN, W.Va. — Two people are hospitalized after being injured in a crash involving a four-wheeler in Logan County Friday evening. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office says one male and one female were riding along Greenville Road near Man High School around 7 p.m. Friday when the wreck took place. Deputies say the male victim…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over 5 million people are expressing their concerns for Donald Trump’s presidency in the form of peaceful protests that took place across over 2,000 cities and towns Saturday while the nation’s military parade happened simultaneously. As the ‘No Kings’ protests were taking place across the country Saturday and with several happening right…
HARTS, W.Va. — A Lincoln County woman is accused of stealing a vehicle with two children inside at at Lincoln County yard sale. State Police say Frances Adams, 31, of Harts, was near the Smith’s Drive-In when she walked up on a yard sale and allegedly got into the vehicle and drove off. While stealing…