Fans to find upgrades at Appalachian Power Park's home opener
By Elaina Sauber With the West Virginia Power's home opener scheduled for Thursday, Appalachian Power Park is welcoming a few upgrades this season. The park is in phase one of a multi-year project to...
View ArticleKanawha commission takes up clearing road after airport slide
By Daniel Desrochers It's been 13 long months for residents and business owners that depend on Keystone Drive. The road was covered in more than 500,000 cubic yards of material following a landslide...
View ArticleDeputies to begin prom, graduation patrols
By Daniel Desrochers Michael Arbogast, the principal of South Charleston High School, has a hard time sleeping two nights of the school year - graduation and prom. He's worried that in those nights of...
View ArticleDeputies investigating money missing from Kanawha magistrate court
By Kate White A detective has been assigned to investigate money missing from Kanawha County Magistrate Court. An official in magistrate court alerted deputies to the missing money Wednesday,...
View Article'Black Lives Matter' a teachable moment, or too touchy for school?
By Erin Beck As part of a series of lessons on civil rights, a seventh-grade teacher at Dunbar Middle School recently taught her students about a national movement to promote equality. She probably...
View ArticleAnonymous donor challenges soccer foundation to match gift
By Lori Kersey An anonymous $200,000 gift will push the Kanawha-Charleston Soccer Foundation closer to paying off the $1.065 million it owes in construction debt for the Trace Fork Soccer Complex and...
View ArticleCapital High band hosts 5K fundraiser to replace 22-year-old uniforms
By Samuel Speciale The Pride of Capital High, perhaps the premier high school marching band in the Kanawha Valley, will sponsor a footrace later this month to raise money for the 100-member program....
View ArticleKanawha health department to hold naloxone training Thursday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Health officials in Kanawha County will be teaching the public how to use the opioid overdose-reversing treatment naloxone. The training will take place Thursday at 8 a.m. at...
View ArticleDue to dry weather, outdoor burning discouraged
Outdoor burning is currently banned from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m., however, county officials strongly discourage any outdoor burning until further notice, according to a message from the Kanawha County...
View ArticleSt. Albans takes step to fill vacant council seat
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail Pat Quinlan has been nominated to fill the vacancy on St. Albans Council that was created when Kevin Pennington resigned last month. Quinlan, of 2410 Lincoln...
View ArticleClinic's success saves money for Charleston
By Elaina Sauber The City of Charleston saved more than $1 million in healthcare costs since switching to a new clinic provider two years ago. CareHere, which provides on-site healthcare through...
View ArticleCitizens donate funds for new Dunbar K-9 officer
By Caitlin Cook Thomas Sowers knows the value of a good dog. He's trained dogs for search and rescue as well as therapy. His late dog Jupiter was by his side for years. And at the Dunbar City Council...
View ArticleConfederate General John Bell Hood topic of Civil War talk
By Staff reports While controversy dogged his hard-charging military career during and after the Civil War, no one has ever accused Gen. John Bell Hood of dodging harm's way while leading his troops....
View ArticleK-9s, handlers gather for annual training camp in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - K-9s from across the state and their handlers have gathered in Charleston for an annual training camp. Local media outlets report the West Virginia Police Canine Association...
View ArticleLocal governments lay levies for upcoming fiscal year
By Staff reports Charleston residents can expect to see an increase in their property taxes over the next year. City Council voted to lay the levies for the next fiscal year during a statutory meeting...
View ArticleKanawha budget, including cuts, finalized by commissioners
By Daniel Desrochers Kanawha County commissioners finalized the county's budget for the upcoming fiscal year on Tuesday morning, making a long list of cuts official. The vast majority of Kanawha...
View Article3-page GOP ballot 'stressful' in Kanawha County
By Daniel Desrochers The ballot for the Republican primary in Kanawha County is vexing Vera McCormick. The county clerk has gotten election equipment later than usual and has had to deal with more...
View ArticleForest fire contained in Eastern Kanawha County
By From staff reports A forest fire in Eastern Kanawha County was contained to several acres late Tuesday, after covering a much larger area Monday evening, C.W. Sigman, the county's deputy emergency...
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