PHOTO: Fifth Quarter restaurant comes down
Fifth Quarter restaurant in Charleston was demolished Wednesday to make room for a hotel to be built on the site. The property, located at the corner of Quarrier and Clendenin streets, is owned by the...
View ArticleStudy says Yeager pumping $175 million into regional economy
By Rick Steelhammer Charleston's Yeager Airport generates nearly $175 million in total economic output annually and creates 1,876 full-time jobs, while bringing in 95,000 out-of-state visitors who...
View ArticleFlood debris collection days planned
By Staff reports The Kanawha County Commission is conducting two flood debris collection days on Friday and Saturday. People affected by the summer flood can bring solid waste to Herbert Hoover High...
View ArticleProposed Charleston recycling plan would limit curbside pickup further
By Elaina Sauber A Charleston city councilman proposed a new recycling plan Thursday evening that he says wouldn't cost the city additional money. Councilman Cubert Smith, who represents Ward 8,...
View ArticlePulitzer Prize-winning author returns to home state for WV Book Festival
By Jake Jarvis Julia Keller had to convince people in the publishing world that it was a good idea to set a series of mystery novels in a small West Virginia town. Most of those people came from big...
View Article"Stroll to the Poll" event encourages voting
By Lori Kersey As a community college instructor, Kristi Dumas says education is one of the major issues she's thinking about as she heads to the polls for the 2016 general election. "Education,...
View ArticleSouth Charleston trooper detachment reduces staff, now registers sex offenders
By Erin Beck The South Charleston detachment of the West Virginia State Police has reduced its staff and is now mainly used for registering and keeping track of the location of sex offenders. Lawrence...
View ArticleLocal Halloween trick-or-treat hours
Local trick-or-treat hours for Monday, Oct. 31, 2016: Ansted - 6 to 8 p.m.Belle - 6 to 7 p.m. (Halloween party from 7 to 8 p.m. at Belle Town Hall.) Boone County - 5 to 7 p.m.Buffalo - 6 to 8...
View ArticleLawsuit: Crossings Mall owner doesn't have funds to build new bridge
By Elaina Sauber The owner of Crossings Mall claims it doesn't have the necessary funds to construct a new bridge to the mall, according to a federal lawsuit filed by the lending group that sued the...
View ArticleKanawha commissioners take steps toward Crossings Mall lawsuit
By Elaina Sauber The Kanawha County Commission voted Tuesday to begin the process of filing a lawsuit against the owners of the Crossings Mall in Elkview, months after the shopping center remains...
View ArticleEast End resource center expands to West Side
By Erin Beck The East End Family Resource Center has expanded across town, and will now provide educational activities for parents and children, as well as offer diapers, clothes, hot meals and snacks...
View ArticlePatrick Street Bridge off-ramp to be closed for sewer line repairs
By Staff reports The Patrick Street Bridge off-ramp, in the curve between Papa John's Pizza and Drug Emporium, will be closed intermittently starting Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. as workers prepare...
View ArticleNo students hurt after car hits bus in Sissonville
By Staff reports No students were injured Wednesday afternoon when a car crashed into a school bus in Sissonville, according to Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers. A vehicle in oncoming traffic...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Meat cutters meet in South Charleston for Texas Roadhouse challenge
Meat cutters from Texas Roadhouse restaurants in West Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania gathered Thursday morning on the ice at the South Charleston Memorial Ice Arena for part of the chain's annual...
View ArticleRenovation planned for vacant Capitol Street building
By Elaina Sauber A vacant building in downtown Charleston with a colorful history is getting a much-needed facelift. Chris Walters announced Thursday morning that he has bought the property at 16...
View ArticlePhotos: Meat cutters meet in South Charleston for Texas Roadhouse challenge
Meat cutters from Texas Roadhouse restaurants in West Virginia, Kentucky and Pennsylvania gathered Thursday morning on the ice at the South Charleston Memorial Ice Arena for part of the chain's annual...
View ArticleCouncil approves Christian Heritage week in South Charleston
By By Emily Rice Staff writer South Charleston City Council approved a proclamation brought by Mayor Frank Mullens to proclaim the annual Christian Heritage week. City Clerk Margie Spence read the...
View ArticleMan sought in Boone killing kills self in Kanawha after multi-county pursuit
By Staff reports A Boone County man, wanted in connection with the death of his roommate, shot and killed himself Saturday morning on Interstate 77 near Sissonville after leading deputies on a...
View ArticleMinistry applies to establish refugee resettlement community in Charleston
By Erin Beck A national refugee resettlement agency has submitted an application to the U.S. Department of State to turn Charleston into one of its "resettlement communities." Episcopal Migration...
View ArticleYeager Airport begins last phase of safety-overrun collapse clean-up
By Rick Steelhammer After spending 18 months and $3.5 million removing 550,000 cubic yards of debris from Yeager Airport's collapsed safety-overrun area, airport officials and Kanawha County...
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