CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Law enforcement officers are set to begin targeting motorists who fail to stop at red lights and stop signs as part of a high-visibility enforcement campaign.
The “Target Red” enforcement mobilization, which falls under the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program (GHSP), runs through August 15. Launched in Beckley in 2008, the program has successfully reduced incidents by 60% since its inception.
Jack McNeely, Director of the GHSP, emphasized that this is a widespread

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. –There are currently 500 West Virginians waiting for a life-saving organ transplant, and WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals is stepping up to help change that by emphasizing the importance of donation.
Nurses and officials with the hospital held a call to action on Friday to help encourage people to register as an organ donor.
Susan Garrett, a Registered Nurse and Clinical Coordinator of Critical Care Services, said that while registering as a donor is important, it’s equally

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An organization that provides Medicaid coverage to families is giving back through resources and fresh fruits and vegetables in honor of a company milestone.
Highmark Health Options will host its first Farm-to-Family fresh produce market and community resource fair marking its one-year anniversary serving West Virginia families.
The event will get underway from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at Heart and Hand Outreach Ministries in South Charleston, or until all produce runs

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The woman who was allegedly sexually assaulted by an on-duty Kanawha County sheriff’s deputy this week has been released on home confinement in her criminal case.
The alleged victim was an inmate at the South Central Regional Jail. A judge agreed Friday to her home confinement request. She told the judge she was traumatized by what had happened.
Fired Deputy Cass Close, 54, is being held in the Southwestern Regional Jail on the charge of imposition of sexual acts on persons

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia retailers are hoping for a big weekend with the annual Sales Tax Holiday.
Bridget Lambert
“I think shoppers across the state will see great deals on items that have been specifically ordered and well-stocked,” West Virginia Retailers Association President Bridget Lambert said Friday on MetroNews Midday.
The holiday is aimed to take advantage of the approaching school year.
The following items are exempt from the sales tax through Monday, according to the

BECKLEY, W.Va. — Close to 500 coal miners in southern West Virginia are working their final shifts headed into the weekend. Back in June Beckley based coal company Civil LLC announced plans to lay off 279 miners at nine of its southern West Virginia mining operations. Those layoffs take effect Saturday.
The biggest number of miners were at the company’s C-V 2 mine in Fayette County which had 135 workers. Another 20 workers at the mine’s prep plant also lost their jobs. Additional layoffs will be