Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority officials held a meeting on May 31, 2024 about proposing route discontinuations and fare increases. According to officials at the meeting and a detailed comprehensive plan posted on the KRT website, eleven routes could be discontinued. In place of the regularly occurring bus lines, officials proposed an on-demand ride service that will allow riders to request or schedule a ride in advance from their phone.
A federal judge has approved the sale of a helicopter surrendered by one of Gov. Jim Justice s coal companies to an Indian construction technology firm. The sale follows the Justice company, Bluestone Resources Inc., failing to pay a $13 million judgment awarded to Caroleng Investments Limited in a coal production-related dispute.
Current County Attorney Marc Slotnick will be appointed Kanawha County commissioner following the resignation of longtime commissioner Kent Carper.
Slotnick will serve the remainder of Carper s term until the winner of the November election — either Democratic nominee Natalie Tennant or Republican nominee Chris Walters — will take over and serve a six-year term.
FAIRMONT — On Wednesday, the Charleston Gazette-Mail finally cornered Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., and nailed the elusive lawmaker to a concrete position on the governor’s race.