Cross Lanes woman admits plotting to kill husband
By Kate White A Cross Lanes woman admitted Friday to plotting to kill her husband, saying she came to the decision after talking to her boyfriend about the abuse her husband had allegedly put her...
View ArticleKanawha school system removes documents from Watts
By Ryan Quinn Kanawha County Schools maintenance workers began removing documents Friday from the abandoned Watts Elementary School, on Charleston's West Side, and the school system's maintenance...
View ArticleOktoberWest street festival draws revelers to West Side
By Jake Jarvis As hundreds of people filled the 200 block of West Washington Street Saturday to drink craft beers from around the region, OktoberWest event organizers hoped people saw the area as a...
View ArticleCharleston high-rise office building vacancy rates up
By Max Garland Class A building vacancy rates in Charleston have sharply increased in the past four months, despite the expectation that rates would continue to recover from the 2014 exodus of energy...
View ArticleCouncil votes to refinance bonds on Power Park, upgrades planned
By Elaina Sauber Citing a drop in interest rates, Charleston City Council voted to refinance the city's bonds with the West Virginia Economic Development Authority on Appalachian Power Park during its...
View ArticleCouncil hears ordinance to change elections in St. Albans
By By Emily Rice Staff writer St. Albans City Council voted Monday night to advance an ordinance that will change how elections are held in the city. "We have drawn up an ordinance which would amend...
View ArticleKanawha man sentenced for sexual assault of juveniles
A Kanawha County man was sentenced Monday to spend up to 10 years in prison for sexually assaulting two of his young family members. Estil Leo Barnett Jr., 35, of Mammoth, pleaded guilty in August to...
View ArticleNew coding club to serve Kanawha, Jackson schools
By Ryan Quinn Three educators plan to start a new free computer coding club serving 80 students at seven Kanawha County public schools and two in Jackson County, with plans to increase the number of...
View ArticleCharleston police announce National Drug Take Back Day
Charleston Police Department, along with the Drug Enforcement Administration, will participate in the National Take Back Day on Saturday. This is a chance for the public to turn in unused or expired...
View ArticleKanawha commissioners vote to join WV Paving lawsuit
By Lori Kersey The Kanawha County Commission will join the city of Charleston, the state of West Virginia and three other cities in the state in suing West Virginia Paving over an alleged monopoly....
View ArticleCURA votes to hire new executive director, name not made public
By Elaina Sauber Despite voting to hire a new executive director during its meeting, the Charleston Urban Renewal Authority refused to identify the person selected for the position on Wednesday. After...
View ArticleLocal Halloween Trick or Treat hours
Ansted - 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 31*Belle - 6 to 7 p.m., Oct. 31 Boone County - 5 to 7 p.m., Oct. 31Buffalo - 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 31 Cedar Grove - 6 to 7 p.m., Oct. 31Charleston - 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 31...
View ArticleMan in critical condition after Kanawha County shooting
By Erin Beck A man is in critical condition at a local hospital after he was shot in the head Thursday morning in the Dunbar/Institute area, according to police. Sgt. Brian Humphreys of the Kanawha...
View ArticleTwo wrecks slow Interstate 64 traffic
By Staff reports Two wrecks clogged traffic on Interstate 64 Friday around noon. A tractor-trailer jack-knifed and went over an embankment in the area of mile marker 53, near the Dunbar exit, at about...
View ArticleCountry music star Garth Brooks hosts basketball camp for kids
By Rick Ryan When you think of Garth Brooks, lots of things spring to mind. While it's unlikely that sports is one of those, perhaps it should be. The country music star, in town this weekend for...
View ArticleHundreds get treatment at free Elkview clinic
By Lori Kersey A free health clinic held in Elkview over the weekend treated around 600 people, an organizer said. The clinic, held Saturday and Sunday at Elkview Middle School, was a partnership...
View ArticleWV Water agency's purchasing card transactions under review
By Eric Eyre State investigators are reviewing the West Virginia Water Development Authority's use of a state-issued purchasing card dating back to 2012. The water authority turned over the monthly...
View ArticlePaving lawsuits may consolidate
By Elaina Sauber With a total of seven plaintiffs that have filed antitrust lawsuits against West Virginia Paving in the past two weeks, the city of Charleston filed a motion to transfer and...
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