Eric Fossell

As COVID-19 continues to claim lives and economically ravage communities, leaders in Kanawha County say local businesses stand to lose as much as $20 million this summer.

The American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 598 ratified a two-year labor agreement, with 63 percent voting in favor of the agreement that Williams says is similar to the previous four-year agreement.

That decision was made despite nearly $54,000 owed to the city from the animal shelter – debt that dates back as far as April 2010, according to city Finance Director Deron Runyon.

A tractor-trailer overturned Monday night on the West Virginia Turnpike, and the driver was trapped inside the cab until rescue crews arrived.

The bridge will be part of the eventual Paul Ambrose Trail for Health project named in honor of the late physician -- a Huntington native who died in the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001.

Huntington City Council on Monday unanimously adopted a resolution in favor of the contract. While the three-year contract does not necessarily guarantee a pay raise, it does provide stability regarding health-care coverage.

Council unanimously adopted a resolution to encourage CSX to “properly maintain railroad crossings” within the city.

Council members ultimately voted to transfer former Huntington Fire Department Station No. 4, located along 14th Street West, to the Huntington Urban Renewal Authority.

Huntington City Council on Monday night unanimously approved a nearly $40.9 million budget for fiscal year 2012-13 that had been agreed upon during a special meeting Saturday.

The fire at Mansbach Metal Co. was contained to a crane inside a storage building.

47-year-old Dennis Gaines was killed.

A 62-year-old man from West Portsmouth died Friday from injuries he received in a crash with another car at the intersection of Ohio 239 and Ohio 73.

Members of the Huntington Public Safety Committee met Wednesday night about a pending city ordinance to prohibit camping on public property.

Once again, a lack of money became the key focus of attention during Monday's Huntington City Council meeting.

U.S. Attorney Booth Goodwin said he came to Huntington City Council “bearing good news,” and he had the statistics to back that up.

A car was reported underwater Tuesday evening in an area near East Mall Road at the Huntington Mall, Cabell County 911 dispatchers say.

U.S. Route 60 has been reopened in the Ona area.

I-64 westbound lanes are clear.

Two Salt Rock men were arrested Tuesday in connection with the theft of recent equipment from a music group in Huntington’s Ritter Park during the weekend, Cabell County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. R.H. McQuaid said.

Firefighters say the house fire was difficult to bring under control because of no fire hydrants in the area of Township Road 275.

The suspect wanted for murder was arrested in Columbus, Ohio.

One person was killed Monday evening in a traffic accident on Poindexter Road.

The man was found dead along railroad tracks between the Calgon plant and the Marathon Oil Refinery along Route 757 in the Catlettsburg area.

A diesel spill from a tanker truck in the 500 block of 6th Avenue led authorities to briefly close the intersection of 6th Avenue and 6th Street late Tuesday night, Cabell County 911 dispatchers say.

The westbound lanes of Interstate 64 were reopened around 7:45 p.m. Wednesday, Cabell County 911 dispatchers say.

Firefighters battled a mobile home fire Wednesday evening in the Little Buffalo area of County Road 58, a Lawrence County 911 dispatcher said.

Kenova Police Chief Bob McComas tells WSAZ.com that he is 99.9 percent sure that the body pulled from the Ohio River Wednesday night is that of a man missing from Huntington.

Firefighters from several departments, as well as state forestry officials, are on the scene of two separate brush fires Wednesday night, Wayne County 911 dispatchers say.

A bet between WSAZ.com’s Bill Murray and Chris Bailey cost Murray the price of lunch Friday.

A man wearing a black mask robbed a Subway restaurant Monday night along U.S. 60, dispatchers say.

A man was seriously injured Tuesday evening when his truck crashed into a utility pole on Ohio 7 just south of Athalia, an Ohio Highway Patrol dispatcher said.

Seeing her son come home from school in tears after classmates called him “Retard” and placed a “Kick Me” sign on his back marked the turning point for Mary Calhoun Brown.

Huntington residents worried about neglected properties ruining their neighborhoods have renewed reason for hope. At Monday night's City Council meeting, Council unanimously approved second reading of an ordinance known as the land bank program to purchase and eventually turn around uncared for properties.

Charleston City Council passes ordinances to crack down on nuisance noise and make some changes to urban deer hunting.

All current and future city employees must live within the city following a decision Monday night by City Council to not side with a civil Circuit Court case in which a Huntington firefighter and police officer challenged the residency requirement.

Huntington City Council voted unanimously Monday night to postpone second reading of an ordinance that addresses payment of delinquent municipal and refuse fees.

While it was a night to honor heroes at Monday’s Huntington City Council meeting, it also was a night to wrangle over adding a controversial position to the Public Works Department. And perhaps the most highly anticipated item on the agenda – the second reading of an ordinance regarding the tethering of dogs – failed to advance at all.

After months of controversy and legal issues, the Cabell County School Board unanimously approved the purchase of the University Heights property to build a consolidated middle school.

Despite going into executive session for nearly two hours Tuesday evening, the Cabell County Board of Education took no action on discussed property matters.

While Huntington City Council voted Monday night to provide greater enforcement to police regarding nuisance properties, it continued to waver on a dog tethering ordinance.

After heavy rain caused problems Wednesday in Huntington, including at a business that flooded along 8th Avenue, some people were left wondering how a sewer rate increase might help.

Once again the treatment of pets took center stage during a Huntington City Council meeting Monday night -- even though the issue wasn’t even on the agenda.

After three meetings, the Cabell County School Board has found its newest member. It turns out to be someone the board rejected in an earlier meeting.

For the second consecutive week, the Cabell Board of Education failed to appoint a new board member to fill the seat vacated by Dr. Greg Borowski. While board members met specifically Wednesday evening to fill Borowski's remaining 13-month term, the three-and-a-half hour meeting ended with long awkward silences coupled with angry outbursts.

Cabell County Board of Education President Ted Barr says candidate Rick Duncan is his pick for vacant school board seat.

Charleston Mayor Danny Jones encouraged city leaders to proceed with plans for metro government, despite Gov. Joe Manchin’s recent veto of legislation to authorize metro government by a simple majority vote in the city and throughout Kanawha County.

Plans to hire seven new police officers are put on hold until Huntington city leaders find a way to deal with the enormity of the $130 million unfunded pension liability for existing and retired city police officers.

Charleston City Council on Monday unanimously approved nearly $1.9 million worth of upgrades for two bridge projects.

While Huntington City Council's approval of a weekly $1 user fee increase generated its share of heated discussion from the public Monday night, the treatment of animals turned into a fiercely debated issue among residents and council members.

Huntington Mayor Kim Wolfe's administration is crunching numbers and getting details ready for City Council to show how money from a $1 weekly user fee increase would be spent.