Larisa Casillas
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Charleston, WV, United States
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Report details abuse, neglect, and cruelty in WV behavioral homes
The system that works with some of West Virginia’s most vulnerable residents — is broken and needs to be fixed. → Read More
Transgender student-athlete bill still on Governor’s desk
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Governor Jim Justice has an important decision to make in the next few days, as the transgender student-athlete bill sits on his desk. He has until midnight Wednesday to sign it, at which point it will go into law with or without his signature. “It concerns me that we may miss […] → Read More
New middle school to be built next to Roane County High School
SPENCER, WV (WOWK) — On Sunday afternoon the town of Spencer was bustling with people enjoying the outdoors. The town will soon be getting a new middle school to replace the current Spencer Middle School thanks to a recent decision by the School Building Authority to award the school district $13.95 million. Roane County was […] → Read More
Overdose deaths up by 31 percent in West Virginia
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — A now visible trend during the pandemic is a spike in fatal overdoses nationwide according to the CDC. Here in the state of West Virginia, it is an all too familiar heartache. In the span of just one year, the Mountain State’s overdoses went up by 31 percent. According to newly […] → Read More
WV gets federal funding to detect, combat COVID-19 variants
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOWK) – West Virginia will be receiving more than $1.8 million to help the state fight against COVID-19 variants. U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) says the $1,884,569 from the American Rescue Plan will help the state identify and track new variants, which he says are a concern because of they are more transmissible and […] → Read More
WV approves $7 million to build new veterans nursing home
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – West Virginia lawmakers recently approved spending $7 million dollars in state funding to build a new veterans nursing home in Beckley. It was a long time coming. The nursing home will be the second in the state and will serve the southern population of veterans in the state. While an additional […] → Read More
COVID-19 testing declining locally and nationally
RIDGEWOOD, WV (WOWK) — As more Americans line up for the COVID-19 vaccine, COVID-19 testing is declining. On Sunday in Nicholas County, a COVID-19 testing site saw no one show up. Iael Palermo was stationed outside of Ridgewood City Hall. Palermo is what you would call a ‘one-man-coronavirus-testing-team,’ operating out of his car. Palermo, like […] → Read More
WV Senate passes bill that cracks down on public employee strikes
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Just two years after West Virginia teachers went on strike over pay and PEIA benefits, a bill passed in the WV Senate which aims for strikes by public employees to never happen again. SB 11 was introduced by Sen. Patricia Rucker, (R) Jefferson. “Several folks have brought up that this is […] → Read More
West Virginians react to potential second impeachment of Trump
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — After Wednesday’s assault on the U.S. Capitol by pro-Trump supporters, there’s mounting bi-partisan pressure in DC to remove President Trump from office before his term ends in 10 days. After the riot at the Capitol, the House is expected to bring legislation to the floor Tuesday to impeach Donald Trump for […] → Read More
New study finds persistent racial disparities in West Virginia
The West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy says they want to open up a conversation about it and develop a common way of thinking about race. → Read More
Report: Crime down in Charleston since 2014
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Crime is down in virtually all categories in the City of Charleston according to the 2020 year-end report Just released by the police department. The statistics in the report go back to 2014, but since COVID-19 began, crime has decreased. This includes the categories of rape, robbery, malicious wounding, and vehicle […] → Read More
Women’s Club of Charleston fundraising for 100-year-old roof replacement
The Women's Club of Charleston is trying to replace it's 100-year-old roof at their Edwardian-era styled house used for venues. → Read More
UPDATE: Police searching for suspect in Charleston shooting
One person was injured during a shooting in Charleston. → Read More
Charleston, WV: The fastest shrinking small city in the United States
According to U.S. census data, from 2014 to 2019 the City of Charleston shrunk from 50,133 residents to 46,536 residents. → Read More