Bob Aaron

1 week ago | wchstv.com | Bob Aaron

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. (WCHS) — Demolition of a historic building in Ravenswood is underway Monday morning. The former “Old Hardware” building is being demolished after it was ruled structurally unsafe when a tractor-trailer crashed into it. The building is believed to date back more than a century. Owners said the plan is to develop or sell the property once the space is cleared. Demolition on the building is expected to take a couple of weeks. Traffic delays are expected during that time.

1 week ago | wchstv.com | Bob Aaron

Public broadcasting officials in West Virginia are still trying to get a handle on the impact of President Trump's executive order cutting off federal funding to PBS and NPR. Broadcasters in rural areas are more likely to see problems, especially if Congress follows the president’s lead. Public broadcasting outlets are calling Trump's executive order "blatantly unlawful” and they plan to fight the order, which claimed it was ending taxpayers underwriting a biased media.

1 week ago | wchstv.com | Bob Aaron

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginians will now need a valid photo identification to vote. While some call the change common sense, others view it as voter suppression. Gov. Patrick Morrisey and Attorney General JB McCuskey argue the legislation was needed to uphold election integrity and prevent voter fraud. "No photo ID, no vote,” Morrisey said.

2 weeks ago | wchstv.com | Bob Aaron

WILLIAMSON, W.Va. (WCHS) — Monday provided the last chance for victims in Logan, McDowell, Mercer, Mingo, Raleigh, Wayne and Wyoming counties to apply for federal assistance after widespread winter flooding. More than 5,000 victims across those seven counties which qualified for individual and family assistance submitted an application with the Federal Agency of Emergency Management.

2 weeks ago | wchstv.com | Bob Aaron

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — College students targeted for visa revocations and deportation, including international students from WVU and Marshall represented by the ACLU, are getting their legal status back after the Trump administration and ICE backed down on Friday. This comes after federal judges around the country issued dozens of emergency orders blocking immigration officials from unilaterally dumping the students from the system that allows them to be in the United States.