WV school-by-school test results released
By Ryan Quinn Public schools in Charleston's more affluent South Hills area had Kanawha County's highest standardized testing proficiency rates last school year in math and English language arts,...
View ArticlePhotos: Pets find forever homes in 'Empty the Shelter' event
Thursday was a good day to be a cat at the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association shelter on Greenbrier Street. Chloe Ann Walker-Basham (above) picked out her new pet, Sassy, with the help of her...
View ArticleTruck rental facility going up on MacCorkle Avenue
By Elaina Sauber The world's largest car rental company is opening another branch in Charleston. Enterprise Holdings is developing a truck rental branch at 320 MacCorkle Ave. S.E., at the site of the...
View ArticleClown threat restricts activities at Kanawha schools Friday
By Max Garland As a precautionary procedure, all Kanawha County schools had restricted outdoor activities Friday after an Instagram post threatened its high school students. The post, titled "ain't...
View ArticleBoy Scouts organize furniture donation for flooded Clendenin troop, residents
By Laura Haight Charleston Boy Scouts banded together Sunday to help fellow Scouts and community members affected by the June floods. Earlier this summer, a local hotel donated furniture to Boy Scout...
View ArticleNew sound system talk of Dunbar council
By Caitlin Cook Talk of the new sound system in Dunbar's City Council chamber dominated the discussion during the Monday evening city council meeting. "Can you hear me now?" Dunbar Mayor Terry...
View ArticleSt. Albans swears in new councilman
By By Emily Rice For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans welcomed a new city councilman Monday night. City Council voted to fill its vacant seat in Ward 6 after hearing presentations from residents Dale...
View ArticleCharleston plans overlook for Magic Island
By Elaina Sauber Just months after the splash pad opened at Magic Island, city officials now are planning to add another enhancement to the park. City Council voted to approve an agreement with GAI...
View ArticleCommittee advances Charleston downtown strategic plan to City Council
By Elaina Sauber If City Council approves a new strategic plan for downtown, high-traffic areas around Charleston Town Center mall and the Civic Center will be included in Charleston's urban renewal...
View ArticleNitro council approves fireworks restrictions
By Caitlin Cook Nitro City Council approved restrictions on fireworks during its Tuesday night meeting. The new ordinance addresses when and where fireworks are permitted for use as well as fireworks...
View ArticleKanawha mosquitoes test positive for West Nile
By Lori Kersey The Kanawha County Health Department has found the West Nile virus in mosquitoes in the area. The health department, together with the Putnam County Health Department, has been...
View ArticleCharleston takes suggestions for downtown parking improvements
By Max Garland Modernizing downtown Charleston's metered parking, changing the hourly rate structure and making parking available on both sides of Capitol Street were some of the top suggestions made...
View ArticleSouth Charleston council hears about high school safety, parking study
By By Emily Rice For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston High School Principal Mike Arbogast talked about security and safety measures taken at the school during his brief state of the school address at...
View ArticleGreater Kanawha Valley Foundation announces third-quarter grants
The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Board of Trustees approved the distribution of 18 grants totaling $864,570 at its Sept. 21 meeting. Of that total, $614,570 will be disbursed over a one-year...
View Article$1.1M in estimated damage to Clendenin library
By Ryan Quinn The Federal Emergency Management Agency has estimated that the late June floods that devastated parts of West Virginia caused $1.1 million in damages to the building and contents of the...
View ArticleMink Shoals man, 92, to be charged with murder in daughter's death
By Staff reports An elderly man who shot and killed his daughter last week will be charged with murder, police said. William Jack Stuck, 92, will be arrested and charged with first-degree murder when...
View ArticleMalden PSD to finish renovating treatment plant
By Jake Jarvis The Malden Public Service District will finally get a new wastewater treatment plant, thanks to a combination of new funds, including a grant and a $14.5 million loan from the U.S...
View ArticleZoning board approves Clay Center's request to hang banners
The Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals granted the Clay Center a variance of the sign regulations to hang banners on the building's facades and from a dozen light poles on the property. The banners...
View ArticleNew Ronald McDonald House opening soon in Charleston
By Ryan Quinn Jennifer Oliver's son, Ethan, was coughing up blood and pieces of the lining of his esophagus at one point during his chemotherapy treatment for acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Getting up...
View ArticleKanawha approves funds for drug rehab center
By Laura Haight The Kanawha County Commission approved allocating $34,000 to fund two beds and assist with renovations for the new Recovery Point of Charleston. The Recovery Point of Charleston, a new...
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