Dates announced for 2015-16 Winter Series runs, walks
Charleston Parks and Recreation Winter Series of Runs and Walks kicks off its ninth annual season of events for runners and walkers of all levels on Sunday. All runs and walks begin and end next to...
View ArticleMore than $21K in unclaimed assets returned to churches, organizations
By Elaina Sauber In keeping with the season of giving, the state Treasurer's Office issued more than $21,000 in unclaimed assets to four area churches, a foundation and Habitat for Humanity of Kanawha...
View ArticleMan sentenced to 12 years in violent Charleston robbery
By Kate White Charleston attorney and doctor, Richard Lindsay, described to a judge Tuesday what he remembered thinking while being beaten and robbed last year outside his office on Virginia...
View ArticleKanawha commission delays St. Albans plans for annexation
By Daniel Desrochers The Kanawha County Commission on Tuesday effectively delayed the city of St. Albans' attempt to annex three buildings and portions of U.S. 60 and W.Va. 817.After a 33-minute...
View ArticleNeighbors rush to aid residents in Sissonville house fire
By Daniel Desrochers Dale Edens, out for a ride on his four-wheeler, was coming down the hill in the Wolf Pen Drive area of Sissonville on Wednesday morning when he saw smoke.It was about 9:25 a.m....
View ArticleLane running for House of Delegates
By Staff reports Charlotte Lane, a former commissioner on the U.S. International Trade Commission and an unsuccessful candidate for Congress in 2014, is running for a seat in the state House of...
View ArticlePortion of Charleston street could be renamed
Charleston's first local historic district may see a name change on one of its streets to honor two notable Charlestonians.Anthony Kinzer, who heads the West Virginia Center for African-American Art...
View ArticleSurvey: More Kanawha residents have had adverse childhood experiences
By Lori Kersey More than a quarter of the people - mostly in the Kanawha metro area - who responded to an informal survey about their childhood experiences said they had four or more adverse...
View ArticleCharleston couple look for daughter's husband on reality TV
By Kate White A Charleston couple spent the last year trying to find a husband for their daughter. Not because of any religion or tradition - but for reality TV. Derald and Becky Rollyson will be one...
View ArticleKanawha library to open new area designed for teens
The new Zone 4: Teens, Tech, Entertainment area on the fourth floor of the Main Library in Charleston will open to the public at 9 a.m. on Dec. 21. Formerly the AV Department and Teen Zone, the newly...
View ArticleSissonville man ID'd as victim in fatal wreck Sunday
The Kanawha County Sheriff's Department on Monday identified the man who died in a car crash in Sissonville on Sunday morning. Chase Burford, 18, of Sissonville, was driving a Jeep Wrangler that went...
View ArticleTractor-trailer rolls off I-64 bridge
A United Parcel Service tractor-trailer wrecked on an Interstate 64 bridge Monday afternoon, rolling off the bridge above Dunbar Avenue. Crews planned to remove the truck Monday night.The truck rolled...
View ArticleMain Streets group discusses branding, corporate sponsors
By Elaina Sauber As Charleston Main Streets gains traction as the central link between the West Side and East End main street programs, the new organization seeks to expand its corporate...
View ArticleNitro council discusses lease of building housing city offices
By Caitlin Cook Nitro City Council tabled an item Tuesday night that would have renewed the city's lease with Kingsway Church. Kingsway owns the old Nitro High School property that houses the Nitro...
View ArticleSouth Charleston gives final approval to sales tax on 7-2 vote
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston Council has given final approval to a 1 percent municipal sales tax.The tax is expected to take effect on July 1. It will raise an estimated...
View ArticleCoonskin Park sees double the visitors for 2015 light display
By Daniel Desrochers The Kanawha County Parks Commission announced that twice as many people have visited the Coonskin light display in 2015 as did last year."It was bumper to bumper all the way to...
View ArticleFather accused of shaking, severely injuring infant son
By Erin Beck A Cross Lanes man admitted to shaking his 4-month-old son, causing bleeding on the brain, after his arraignment Monday morning.Joshua Steven Albany, 24, of Antelope Lane, confirmed that...
View ArticleMan denied unemployment benefits accused of threatening state employee
By Staff reports Charges were filed Monday against a Tornado man for allegedly calling in a threat to WorkForce West Virginia after he was denied unemployment benefits.Capitol police charged Joseph...
View ArticleWest Side Fas-Chek closing its doors
By Andrew Brown After 50 years of business, the Fas-Chek grocery store on Charleston's West Side is closing its doors. The small store has been selling groceries and other consumer items in its store...
View ArticleDeputy aids Charleston man after reported overdose
By Staff reports A Kanawha Sheriff's deputy on Monday administered a drug meant to reverse the effects of an opioid overdose to a 21-year-old Charleston man.When Lt. J.S. Elkins responded to a call...
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