WV mayors oppose resolution that would ban LGBT nondiscrimination laws
By Elaina Sauber City leaders across West Virginia voiced their opposition to a resolution that would amend the state Constitution to prohibit cities and towns from passing nondiscrimination...
View ArticleCharleston Main Streets works on property-tracking database for businesses
By Elaina Sauber Charleston Main Streets is developing a comprehensive database to track commercial properties around the city. Ric Cavender, the group's executive director, said those efforts come...
View ArticleOne dead after head-on crash in front of UC
By Staff reports One person is dead after a head-on crash on MacCorkle Avenue late Tuesday night, said Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers. Two vehicles hit head-on in the westbound lanes in front of...
View ArticleYeager chairman says rebuilding collapsed safety zone airport's top priority
By Rick Steelhammer As the one-year anniversary of the collapse of Yeager Airport's safety overrun area approaches, officials at the Charleston airport are pursuing a variety of financing...
View ArticleAnnual survey offers a snapshot of Charleston homelessness
By Erin Beck Despite the dismantling of Tent City earlier this year, numerous people are still living outdoors in Charleston. Before much of the city started to stir Wednesday morning, one man stood...
View ArticleBed bug found at South Charleston High
By Staff reports South Charleston High School officials on Thursday found a bed bug in the building, but no other bugs have been sighted and classes resumed Friday as normal. Mark Milam, Kanawha...
View ArticleMarmet council will appoint mayor after official order is filed
By Daniel Desrochers The Marmet City Council will not appoint a new mayor until the three-judge panel that removed former Mayor Bill Pauley from office files its official order, city officials said at...
View ArticleYouth Reporting Center starts gardening program
By Elaina Sauber Community service is a cornerstone of the Kanawha County Youth Reporting Center programs; but the stigmas at-risk teens face in the juvenile justice system are often exacerbated by...
View ArticleLaurance Jones, Charleston mayor's brother, dies at 60
Laurance Jones III, the brother of Charleston Mayor Danny Jones, died unexpectedly Thursday. He was 60 years old. Jones had served on the Clay Center Board of Directors since July 2008, following his...
View ArticleYeager Airport's slide removal work, now on winter break, is two-thirds complete
By Rick Steelhammer More than 300,000 cubic yards of material have been removed from the safety overrun area at Yeager Airport that collapsed last March, but another 200,000 cubic yards still need to...
View ArticlePSC staff question chairman's role in WV American Water rate case
By Andrew Brown Emails from the state Public Service Commission show a legal staff member and other attorneys involved in West Virginia American Water's recent rate case questioned whether Commission...
View ArticleWork continues on UC gym renovations, innovation center
By Elaina Sauber Construction is under way to double the square footage at the University of Charleston's Eddie King Gym. By this fall, the new, 70,000 square-foot facility will be home to the Russell...
View ArticleRenovations may be solutions to Charleston vacancies
By Elaina Sauber As city officials look for solutions to the nearly 500 vacant buildings and lots scattered across Charleston, a handful of downtown projects are making progress. After six years of...
View ArticleCivic Center renovations give Charleston a fresh face
By Elaina Sauber When visitors come to Charleston for conventions, concerts and other events, they often don't have a chance to experience the city's charisma to the fullest extent, city officials...
View ArticleRonald McDonald House nonprofit is on track for fall move-in
By Lydia Nuzum Construction is well underway for the new Ronald McDonald House in downtown Charleston, and the nonprofit is closing in on its fundraising goal for the project. Dewayne Dickens,...
View ArticleCouncil moves forward on Nitro Wall of Fame monument project
Nitro City Council moved forward with a Wall of Fame Monument project at its City Council meeting Tuesday night. Council members voted to move forward the project proposed and funded by private...
View ArticleBurglary suspect threatened to kill deputy, police say
By Staff reports A burglary suspect who was illegally carrying a firearm threatened to shoot a deputy with it, according to police. Troy Michael Allen, 20, of Belle, is charged with carrying a...
View ArticleCommunity rallies to aid Belle man diagnosed with eye cancer
By Laura Haight After a Belle man's eye infection turned out to be cancer, the community has come together to raise money for his treatment. Josh Exline, 38, noticed irritation in his eye on Feb. 18...
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