After a seven-month wait, the Charleston city council voted on a bill that would prevent certain people from receiving grant funding from the city. On Sept. 7, 2021, council member Shannon Snodgrass, D-Ward 11, introduced the bill after Steele Properties,...
Millions of grant dollars have been flowing into Charleston for more than a year, helping ease the financial burden put on local businesses. In total, 325 businesses applied and 96 have received money, including one owner who also happened to...
Patty DeLuca is a Republican running for Ward 11 on Charleston City Council. DeLuca is running unopposed on the Republican ticket for Ward 11 in the primary. * Editor's Note: If you are a Charleston resident, you can find the...
Want to know how your tax dollars are being spent? An online platform through the West Virginia Auditor's Office gives people insight into how local governments are spending money. The program is called "Project Mountaineer" through the West Virginia Checkbook...
Money to put or keep officers in schools is up in the air after Monday night's Charleston City Council meeting. Many council members want the discussion to go to the Public Safety Committee before a decision is made. City councilwoman...
A fiery debate over harm reduction programs in the city of Charleston continued Tuesday night, but Public Safety Committee members – after a lot of back and forth – approved a new bill that now heads to the full City...
A resolution being proposed by some members of Charleston City Council to anonymously survey first responders and refuse workers will stay before the public safety committee following a sometimes heated discussion at Monday night's regularly scheduled council meeting. Council...
The needle exchange ordinance in Charleston is once again, front and center at city council. The passionate conversation sparked after a several months-long criminal investigation into SOAR's syringe distribution. The group will not face any charges under Charleston's current needle...
