Blade signs approved for downtown Charleston, West Side
By Elaina Sauber Merchants located downtown and on the city's West Side will now be able to hang projecting signs from their storefronts. Charleston City Council unanimously passed Bill No. 7682 at...
View ArticleDunbar Council votes for court action on problem property
By Caitlin Cook Dunbar city council voted to take action at 405 11th St. during Monday's city council meeting. Council approved filing an injunction in Kanawha Circuit Court against the property...
View ArticleKanawha, Cabell county clerks refusing online voter registration
By David Gutman The county clerks of two of West Virginia's largest counties are refusing to accept online voter registrations, instead mailing would-be voters a paper form that must be returned...
View ArticleKanawha sees 10 indictments for murder
By Kate White A Kanawha County grand jury this week returned indictments against 10 people on murder charges in six separate slayings. Tremaine Jackson, 23, of Charleston, is charged with murder in...
View ArticleKanawha tax collections down
By Daniel Desrochers Kanawha County tax collections were down $590,371.35 in the month of March, bringing the total deficit for the county back to around $1 million for the year. Allen Bleigh, the...
View ArticleNitro council votes to spend $200,000 on library renovations
By Caitlin Cook Nitro residents can look forward to a renovated library becoming a reality in the near future. Nitro City Council members voted to allocate nearly $200,000 from sales tax revenue for...
View ArticleCharleston planning commission approves bill extending stay of demolition
By Elaina Sauber While it won't have any bearing on the Gilliland cabins, the Municipal Planning Commission voted Wednesday to amend and pass a bill that could extend the stay of demolition of...
View ArticleRutherford raises twice as much as Tucker in Kanawha sheriff race
By Daniel Desrochers Mike Rutherford has raised more than double the amount of Dave Tucker in his campaign to be elected Kanawha County Sheriff. Rutherford has wrangled $19,653.80 in total monetary...
View ArticleKanawha clerk clarifies online voter registration rules
By David Gutman Anyone who has changed their Kanawha County voter registration status - their address or their party affiliation - through the secretary of state's online site should have no problems,...
View ArticleJudge won't dismiss murder charge against suspect in 2013 slaying
By Kate White About two weeks before his trial is set to begin, a Kanawha County judge on Thursday refused to dismiss a murder charge against Miguel Quinones. Quinones is set to stand trial April 25...
View ArticleSouth Charleston clears way for natural gas pipeline
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston Council has approved a resolution giving Mayor Frank Mullens the authority to execute a right-of-way agreement allowing Reserve Oil and Gas...
View ArticleKanawha Democratic convention set for Saturday
By Daniel Desrochers For some local residents, the first step on the road to casting a vote for Bernie Sanders or Hillary Clinton at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia starts at the...
View ArticlePolice searching for missing Mammoth man
Police are looking for a Kanawha County man believed to have been recently living in the Ashland, Kentucky, area. Relatives of 33-year-old Ryan Mitchell Strickland, 33 last saw him in December,...
View ArticleMuslims outgrow mosque in South Charleston
By Erin Beck During a tour last week of extensive renovations at the Islamic Association of West Virginia's mosque in South Charleston, Ibtesam Barazi took the opportunity to fight the notion that...
View ArticleKanawha Public Defender Office relocates
By Kate White The Kanawha County Public Defender Office's new location is just a few blocks away from where it had been for nearly 30 years. But it was a tough move, said Chief Public Defender Diana...
View ArticleEast End residents complain company using lot as 'landfill'
By Elaina Sauber A waste-ridden site along Milton Street has become a nightmare for a handful of residents who live in the East End's warehouse district. City Councilman Cubert Smith represents Ward...
View ArticleWV Bike Summit set for April 17 in Charleston
By Elaina Sauber After being postponed in January because of weather, the first West Virginia Bike Summit has been rescheduled for April 17 and 18. The event will be held at the Charleston Marriott...
View ArticleMetro 911 honors Telecommunicator of the Year
By Staff reports Kanawha County Metro 911 has announced the winner of this year's Telecommunicator of the Year. The recipient, Megan Hustead, was selected for excelling at her position, according to a...
View ArticleList of possible new Kanawha main library branch locations narrows
Kanawha County Public Library system board members have narrowed a list of 20 unnamed possible locations for a new main library branch to six, according to an architect working on the search. A group...
View ArticleGreater Kanawha Valley Foundation earns national recognition
By Elaina Sauber One community organization working to strengthen Charleston's West Side is receiving national recognition. The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation was one of 10 recipients of the...
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