St. Albans to regulate parking of watercraft
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans is planning to prohibit parking or storing unlicensed watercraft or watercraft with an inoperative or expired inspection sticker on any...
View ArticleDunbar bumps city sales tax to 1 percent
By Caitlin Cook Dunbar City Council on Monday night voted unanimously to increase its sales tax and reduce its business & occupation tax. "Nobody likes raising taxes," Dunbar Mayor Terry Greenlee...
View ArticleCommittee approves name change for Charleston street
By Elaina Sauber Charleston's Planning Committee voted in favor of a request to rename a street in the Block Historic District on Monday, but some are opposed to the potential change.Anthony Kinzer,...
View ArticleAuthorities investigate fuel spill in Kanawha County creek
ESKDALE, W.Va. (AP) - A Kanawha County official says authorities believe a diesel fuel spill in a creek was intentional.Media outlets report that the spill was discovered early Tuesday morning in a...
View ArticleAlleged drunk driver arrested after crash in stolen vehicle
By Staff reports A man was arrested Tuesday after a short police pursuit in Charleston's East End resulted in a crash involving a city vehicle.Charleston police responded at about 11:30 a.m. to a...
View ArticlePolice: St. Albans councilman strikes man with car
By Staff reports A St. Albans city councilman struck a man with his vehicle on Tuesday, police say.It happened at about 6:18 p.m. near the intersection of Grant Avenue and Chestnut Street. Garrell...
View ArticleWest Side equipment company unveils renovations
By Elaina Sauber It's not often that a 70-year-old business holds a ribbon-cutting ceremony, but Hooten Equipment Company thinks they have a lot to celebrate. The company, specializing in food service...
View ArticlePhotographer Lieberman to hold digital workshops
By Staff reports Charleston photographer Thorney Lieberman will be offering a three-part series of Digital Photo Workshops, taking place from 3 to 5 p.m. on successive Sundays on Jan. 10, 17 and 24....
View ArticleResidents seek class action lawsuit over 'likely' MCHM leak
By Kate White At least 90 residents will see the value of their property diminish when crude MCHM leaks out of a Putnam County landfill and into Hurricane Creek, according to attorneys who represent a...
View ArticleAs flooding lessens, more rain predicted for Monday night
By Lydia Nuzum Severe flooding on Christmas Day caused plenty of damage but no deaths in Kanawha County and the surrounding area, and with more rain predicted for the coming week, first responders are...
View ArticleFlood cleanup to take at least a week, workers say
By Samuel Speciale City of Charleston and West Virginia Division of Highways workers on Monday said completing flood cleanup and road repairs will take at least a week.Heavy rain over the Christmas...
View ArticleAbout 3 dozen to take US citizenship oath in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - About three dozen people will take the oath of United States citizenship early next month in Charleston.U.S. Attorney Joseph R. Goodwin will preside over the naturalization...
View ArticleYeager seeks $10 million repair loan instead of Rainy Day funds
By Rick Steelhammer Instead of seeking permission to tap the West Virginia's Rainy Day Fund to pay for repairs to Yeager Airport's collapsed safety-overrun area, officials from the Charleston airport...
View ArticleLimited curbside pickup offered for those affected by Christmas floods
By Staff reports The Kanawha County Planning Office and Department of Emergency Management will be conducting a limited curbside pickup of flood debris in select areas of Kanawha County on...
View ArticleVolunteers hang scarves for those in need
By Elaina Sauber Despite Tuesday's balmy temperatures, community volunteers carried on the Charleston Scarf Project for a second year. The Charleston Area Alliance and Charleston Town Center partnered...
View ArticleMan sentenced to jail on neglect charge in shooting
By Kate White A Charleston man was sentenced Tuesday to spend at least a year in jail Tuesday for child neglect after his 5-year-old son shot his 4-year-old daughter last year.John Seymour, 25, of...
View ArticleThe show goes on for GoodNight 2015
By Elaina Sauber GoodNight might have different organizers this year, but it's still an annual tradition for many of the musical groups on its lineup. Among the nearly 30 acts playing at 13 venues in...
View ArticleMan gets possible 300-plus year prison sentence for abuse of girl
By Kate White A 55-year-old Charleston man convicted of sexually assaulting a girl was sentenced Wednesday to spend up to 330 years in prison. Henry Wayne Johnston continued to proclaim his innocence...
View ArticleVideo, photos: Baby Noon Year
Children of all ages ring in the new year Thursday afternoon during the Noon Year's Eve event at the Clay Center in Charleston, WV. On our app? See video here.
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