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Riverside High School announces installation of new concealed weapons detection system
BELLE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Riverside High School is gearing up for the start of the new academic year, which will officially begin on August 16th. Principal Stephen W. Loftis Jr. has announced information regarding class start time and a new concealed weapons detection system that will be put in place. Parents and guardians are reminded […]
Floyd man charged with attempted burglary, endangering officers
GRETHEL, Ky. — A Floyd County man was arrested on multiple charges after deputies say he charged at them with a knife while they were responding to an attempted break-in. Police were called to a Grethel home Sunday night, after a couple reported that Mitchell Williams, 40, was trying to break down their door, armed with a knife and threatening to kill them.
Bonnie’s Bus to offer mammograms in Clendenin, Belle, and Hamlin
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Kanawha and Lincoln counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women. A service of WVU Medicine – WVU Hospitals and the WVU Cancer Institute, Bonnie’s Bus will be at:
Senior centers, providing in-home care to elderly, struggling amid West Virginia Medicaid troubles
Ebony Moore has been an in-home caregiver for elderly residents in Kanawha County for 17 years. It isn’t a job that pays a lot, she said, but for her, it has always been a passion. “It originated from me taking care of my family — my grandmother, my aunties,” said Moore, 48, who lives in […]
West Virginia school health contest aims to encourage better eating
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Just in time for back-to-school season, West Virginia is launching a contest to help kids eat healthy. On Monday, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice announced the “West Virginia Healthy Habits Schools Challenge.” Elementary school students can make a two-minute video of what’s being done to create healthy habits at their schools […]
Weather Extra | Near 90 heat, drought relief and Ernesto
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) -The themes of the summer have been hot and dry. Often, one feeds back to the other. When it gets dry, the temperature rises in response (hence 40 days of 90-degree heat this summer). When it gets hot in the 90s, the ground dries more and that allows for hotter times.
Driver involved in standoff after allegedly pointing weapon at Charleston police officer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Charleston police launched an investigation Tuesday after a driver was accused of pointing a weapon at an officer in Kanawha City. The incident occurred as an officer was approached by a vehicle while processing a traffic violation along MacCorkle Avenue about 3:30 p.m., according to a news release from the Charleston Police Department.
West Virginia high schools win appeal on sports reclassifications
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Eleven West Virginia high schools have won their appeals to return to their original classifications for West Virginia high school football. The eleven schools that appealed their new classifications were Frankfort, John Marshall, Oak Hil, Petersburg, Preston, Sissonville, Spring Valley, St. Albans, St. Marys, Tyler Consolidated and Wayne. With the […]
False fall mornings with warmer afternoons become the norm this week
Tuesday, a warm front towards the west follows the Jet Stream south through Tennessee proving a few more clouds than Monday. A stray light shower early on with high pressure working in for the afternoon to clear us out. Temps remain muted with northeast winds 1-5mph falling just below average in the upper 70s. The […]
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