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Crestview Village Apartment tenants furious about road damage
BECKLEY, WV (WVNS) – Tenants at Crestview Village Apartments are furious over the conditions of their road. About 4 years ago, Crestview Drive was permanently damaged due to the high volume of logging trucks doing work around the former governor’s mansion on Crestview. At the time, West Virginia Governor Jim Justice had property in the […]
Babydog is not West Virginia’s Li’l Sebastian. She’s ‘puppaganda.’
On West Virginia Day, Gov. Jim Justice held a dedication to the four new murals in the state Capitol rotunda. The next day, we heard rumors that Babydog, Justice’s prized English bulldog, was in the murals. Sure enough, when I looked through the state Legislature’s photo gallery, there she was … right between a painter […] The post Babydog is not West Virginia’s Li’l Sebastian. She’s ‘puppaganda.’ appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
West Virginia launches new portal for accessing vaccine records
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The West Virginia Department of Health’s Bureau for Public Health has introduced a new tool for residents to access their vaccine records. Through the MyIRMobile system, patients can now view their immunization history and print their official records. Speaking about the initiative, Sec. Sherri Young emphasized the importance of immunizations in […]
Mostly clear & comfy tonight; chance for showers & storms on the way
Tuesday evening will be a typical summer drive with temps in the 70s. Mostly clear skies with high pressure around so outdoor evening dinner plans won’t be impacted. We’ll see those temps drop into the low to middle 60s, average lows for this time of the year. As winds diminish a bit, we could see […]
West Virginia’s soft drink tax is repealed this week
Beginning this week, for the first time in more than 70 years, West Virginia has no tax on soft drinks. Lawmakers approved a bill repealing the tax during the 2022 regular legislative session. The legislation repealed the tax effective July 1. During his revenue report Monday, Gov. Jim Justice noted the tax had been eliminated […] The post West Virginia’s soft drink tax is repealed this week appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
Kirby appointed judge, resigns from House of Delegates
Gov. Jim Justice has appointed Del. Todd Kirby to be circuit judge in Raleigh County. He replaces Judge Robert Burnside, who announced last year he would not seek reelection. Kirby, R-Raleigh, resigned from the House of Delegates effective Tuesday, according to the letter he sent to House Speaker Roger Hanshaw Tuesday. “I am grateful for […] The post Kirby appointed judge, resigns from House of Delegates appeared first on West Virginia Watch.
West Virginia man escapes from Correctional Center after being allowed to go to church on Sunday
West Virginia officials are looking for a man from the Mountain State that escaped a correctional center. Officials say Gregory Dale Stewart escaped from the Parkersburg Correctional Center while he was on furlough to go to church on Sunday.
Senator Capito tours reinvigorated Form Energy site, forecasts regional uplift
WEIRTON, W.Va. — West Virginia U.S. Senator Shelly Moore Capito made her way to Weirton on Monday to tour Form Energy's Factory 1 and she said a lot has changed since the last time she was here three years ago. "There's no comparison as to where the flat land...
Students now permitted to carry guns on West Virginia college campuses
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (KDKA) -- Starting Monday, students on West Virginia University's campus were allowed to carry guns on campus grounds and all college campuses throughout West Virginia. It's thanks to the West Virginia Campus Self-Defense Act."Personally, I think it's a great idea. I was having a conversation with some of my buddies, and we all thought that was something that would occur in the near future, and we all thought that was a good idea," said West Virginia student Bryce Biggs.Regardless of whether students or faculty think it's a good or bad idea, the West Virginia legislature said yes to a...
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