Fifth Quarter restaurant unexpectedly closes
By Elaina Sauber The Fifth Quarter Restaurant in Charleston unexpectedly closed its doors this week. An employee who answered a call from the Gazette-Mail Wednesday morning confirmed that the...
View ArticleGoing to the dogs: Baseball team to welcome leashed pets
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - A West Virginia minor league baseball team is going to the dogs for two games this season. The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association says it is partnering with the West...
View ArticleGlasgow pool to offer free lunch and snacks for teens, children
By From staff reports The Town of Glasgow Swimming Pool concession stand will offer free meals to children through the federally funded Summer Food Service Program. Lunch and an afternoon snack...
View ArticleIf convicted, woman charged in roommate's death will get separate trial to...
By Kate White If a jury convicts a Charleston woman of first-degree murder in the 2014 stabbing death of her roommate, a separate trial will then be held to allow the jury to determine whether she...
View ArticleKanawha won't vote on brunch bill, commission says
By Daniel Desrochers Residents of Kanawha County will not have the opportunity to vote on whether or not they approve of alcohol sales at restaurants, private clubs and wineries before 1 p.m. on...
View ArticleSouth Charleston approves budget revisions
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston has approved $572,000 in revisions to its current $23.6 million budget, which runs through June 30. On the revenue side of the ledger, the...
View ArticleManager: Charleston Moose losing $1,000 per month over road work
By Jared Casto Berry Wood, the manager of the Charleston Moose Lodge, says his business has lost $1,000 a month since a maintenance project on Kanawha Boulevard between East Avenue and Daniel Boone...
View ArticleWV Supreme Court rules woman should have had trial over land in Yeager project
By Kate White A woman whose family land was taken for Yeager Airport construction should have been able to tell a jury what she thought the land was worth, the Supreme Court said Friday. Loretta Lynn...
View ArticleCharleston losing money on recycling, study finds
By Elaina Sauber The recycling rate in Charleston is well below the national average, but the slumping market and climbing cost of transportation makes some city officials hesitant to encourage more...
View ArticleKanawha cities begin home rule process to allow alcohol at Sunday brunch
By Daniel Desrochers Charleston, South Charleston and Nitro have begun the process of using home rule to allow earlier alcohol sales on Sunday mornings. The cities had to give notice of a public...
View ArticleAssistant absent since being questioned about money, magistrates say
By Kate White A magistrate's assistant in Kanawha County hasn't been back to work since law enforcement officers asked her in April to answer questions about missing money, according to two...
View ArticleKanawha County planners hold hearing on Sunday hunting
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - The issue of Sunday hunting is coming before Kanawha County officials this week. The Planning Commission is holding a public hearing at 6 p.m. Wednesday to hear the views of...
View ArticleTrial to begin in Marmet murder trial
By From staff reports Opening statements are set to begin Tuesday morning in the murder trial for a man charged with killing a Charleston man in a Marmet apartment in 2013. Miguel Quinones, 37, is...
View ArticleNew West Side principal hired, bus driver lawsuit settled
By Ryan Quinn Kanawha County's school board voted unanimously Monday to hire a new principal for Mary C. Snow West Side Elementary and pay $18,000 to settle a former bus driver's federal lawsuit over...
View ArticleSt. Albans approves 15 percent water rate hike
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans Council has approved a 15 percent increase in the city's water rate for the financial year that begins July 1. The average residential customer's...
View ArticleDunbar to share humane officer with Nitro
By Caitlin Cook After several months without a humane officer patrolling its streets, Dunbar will once again have a humane officer thanks to a countywide effort. Dunbar City Council members voted...
View ArticleCharleston committee receives parking update, new garage proposed
By Elaina Sauber Charleston officials plan to have clear-cut recommendations for the city's parking system before the end of this year. Sherry Risk, executive projects manager with the city manager's...
View ArticleTrial begins for Marmet apartment slaying
By Kate White Miguel Quinones' lawyer told jurors Tuesday that prosecutors have charged the wrong person with the murder of a man who was brutally beaten inside a Marmet apartment. Quinones is on...
View ArticlePublic opinion requested in future transportation planning
By Jennifer Gardner Citizens of Kanawha and Putnam counties are invited to voice their opinion and provide input at a meeting Thursday evening on shaping the region's transportation system over the...
View ArticlePhotos: Bark at the park
Jamie Friedman holds her dog, Josie, while Power shortstop Tyler Filliben gives the pooch some attention Tuesday at the Pets at the Park event at Appalachian Power Park, in Charleston. Click here to...
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