South Charleston takes up holiday business
By By Emily Rice For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston is making plans for its annual holiday activities. South Charleston City Council approved a motion by Ward 7 Councilman Jamie Sibold in the...
View ArticleWV DOT, Charleston street crews prepare for winter weather
By Elaina Sauber Despite higher than normal temperatures this week, local and state road agencies are preparing in the event that this weekend's cold front brings freezing rain or snow. While snow and...
View ArticleVolunteer opportunities abound for Thanksgiving
By Lori Kersey Thanksgiving is less than a week away, and if volunteering is part of your holiday tradition (or you'd like it to be), the Charleston area has plenty of opportunities. Here are a few of...
View ArticleReFashion Show hits the runway
A contestant in the annual ReFashion Show stands on the runway at the Charleston Town Center Mall Saturday. Participants competed for cash prices with fashions made from books, magazines, newspaper,...
View ArticleWest Side principal wants year-round school, not balanced calendar
By Ryan Quinn A day after the state Board of Education labeled her whole school an F, putting it among only 15 public schools throughout West Virginia to receive the board's lowest ranking, Mary C....
View ArticleCharleston trash, recycling pickup delayed one day for holiday
By Staff reports Trash and recycling pickup will be delayed by one day for some city residents this week for the Thanksgiving holiday. For those who normally have their trash picked up on Thursdays,...
View ArticleCharleston council approves free Saturday downtown parking for holidays
By Elaina Sauber Drivers can park for free in downtown Charleston for the next four Saturdays while doing their holiday shopping. City Council passed a resolution to authorize "Citizen Appreciation...
View ArticleSt. Albans moves closer to 1 percent tax increase
By By Emily Rice For the Gazette-Mail With the passing of an ordinance, St. Albans is one step closer to imposing a 1 percent tax increase in the city. St. Albans City Council passed the ordinance on...
View ArticleDunbar sells annex to city sanitary board
By Caitlin Cook Dunbar City Council approved the sale of the city's annex building to the Dunbar Sanitary Board during its Monday night city meeting. The building, which the sanitary board has long...
View ArticlePolice: East End shooter said 'another piece of trash off the street'
By Kate White Rick SteelhammerRick Steelhammer The 62-year-old man accused of shooting and killing an unarmed teenager on Charleston's East End Monday night was not allowed to have a gun, because of a...
View ArticleCooking and fire safety tips offered ahead of Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving and its attendant turkey-cooking a few days away, local firefighters and emergency responders gave a fire safety demonstration on Tuesday at their Emergency Preparedness Training...
View ArticleTeen shot on Charleston's East End dreamed of running own business
By Elaina Sauber James Means dreamed of someday running his own business and getting married. A freshman at Capital High School, the 15-year-old was particularly interested in cars and mechanics....
View ArticleAnnual Veltri Dinner celebrating 50 years
By Jake Jarvis It's been 50 years since Charleston's Frank Veltri first had the idea to open the doors to his hotel and feed the needy on Thanksgiving Day. This year's Frank Veltri Thanksgiving Dinner...
View ArticleCharleston councilwoman, attorney travel to North Dakota to join pipeline...
By Andrew Brown As most people are enjoying Thanksgiving dinner, some Charleston residents will be camping on the wind-swept plains of North Dakota as part of the ongoing protest against the Dakota...
View ArticleMonths after flood, Clendenin chorus carries on 78-year tradition
By Lori Kersey At the start of Advent for nearly 80 years, the Clendenin Community Chorus has performed Handel's "Messiah." This year, five months after flood waters ravaged the community and nearly...
View ArticleNew CURA director: Opportunities work to downtown's advantage
By Elaina Sauber With 30 years of experience in real estate development in both the private and public sectors, the new executive director of the Charleston Urban Renewal Authority says there's "no...
View ArticleThings to do today: Nov. 27, 2016
Music"BLESSINGS AND CAROLS": 3 p.m. Free. Holiday organ music performed by Rodney L. Barbour. Sponsored by PipeSounds. Forrest Burdette United Methodist Church, 2848 Putnam Ave., Hurricane. Call...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Main break affects Southridge plaza
By Staff reports Around 500 West Virginia American Water customers near the shopping plazas south of Charleston along Corridor G had low water pressure or were without water Monday after a local water...
View ArticleKanawha library announces holiday open houses
Kanawha County Public Library will opens its doors to share services and celebrate the holidays throughout December by hosting Holiday Open Houses among many of its branches. Visit the participating...
View ArticlePolice say shot fired in Cross Lanes
By Staff reports A caller to Kanawha County Metro 911 reported a person was shot at a trailer park in Cross Lanes Tuesday afternoon. The caller said someone had been shot and the victim and suspect...
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