Developer has plans for former Dollar Store property on Charleston's West Side
By Elaina Sauber Local developer Tighe Bullock has moved onto his next project in reviving the Elk City district on Charleston's West Side. On Thursday, Bullock closed on 222 Washington St. West, a...
View ArticleKanawha health department to form coalition to support needle exchange programs
By Natalie Schreyer The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department hopes to form a new regional coalition of West Virginia health departments, law enforcement community members, and others in the addiction...
View ArticleSouth Charleston promotes firefighter, hires new policeman
By By Emily Rice For the Gazette-Mail The City of South Charleston swore in a new police officer and promoted fire Lt. Michael Taylor to the rank of captain at Thursday night's City Council meeting....
View ArticleKanawha commission to fight back against drug wholesalers
By Ali Schmitz Kanawha County moved forward Thursday on their fight against drug wholesalers, who they say helped to fuel the area's opioid epidemic by shipping millions of painkillers to the county....
View ArticleKanawha board OK's social media policy, hears update on replacing flooded...
By Ryan Quinn In unanimous votes, Kanawha County's school board finally approved Thursday a "social media policy" - an alteration of a previously proposed, criticized version - and OK'd a contract for...
View ArticleVIDEO: Warm weather moves in year after heavy snow
A year ago Saturday, most of West Virginia was under a blanket of white that fell so fast major roads, businesses and, in some cases, entire towns, were shut down. The picture a year later could not...
View ArticleParents charged after child found walking in street
The parents of a toddler face charges after the child was found walking in the roadway in Jefferson Saturday, according to a release from the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office. Around noon, Kanawha...
View ArticlePlans for space beneath Charleston's I-64 overpass unveiled
By Elaina Sauber From rain gardens and skating rinks to public seating and a movable climbing wall, one Charleston group says the opportunities for the space beneath the Interstate 64 overpass near...
View ArticleBelle names new police chief
By Kate White Belle town council members Monday night named a new police chief and demoted to patrolman the man who has held the job for the past 10 years, but is now the subject of a federal...
View ArticleProposed PSC deal could lead to 2nd water intake for Kanawha Valley
By Ken Ward Jr. A proposed settlement that would end the state Public Service Commission's investigation of West Virginia American Water Co.'s handling of the January 2014 regional water crisis could...
View ArticleKeystone Drive cleared of debris from March 2015 Yeager safety overrun collapse
By Rick Steelhammer Blocked to through traffic for 22 months after it was buried under some of the 540,000 cubic yards of earth and rock that sheared free from a 270-foot-high engineered fill...
View ArticleCharleston Kroger introduces online shopping, curbside pickup service
By Max Garland Amanda Kelly may never walk inside a Kroger grocery store again. The mother of a 2-year-old boy and a 9-month-old girl, it hasn't been easy for Kelly to manage her children during her...
View ArticleDivided zoning board approves digital signs for Charleston business
By Elaina Sauber City planners may decide to rethink Charleston's rules on digital signs after a divided Board of Zoning Appeals voted on a related matter Thursday morning. The board's 3-2 vote...
View ArticleBehind the scenes at Kanawha County's Ned Chilton 911 center
In times of emergencies or times of need, picking up the phone and dialing 911 in Kanawha County is commonplace. The Ned Chilton 911 Center in Charleston, home to Metro 911 of Kanawha County, has been...
View ArticleCharleston councilman's plane involved in incident at Yeager
By Staff reports A Charleston city councilman flew a plane that was involved in an incident at Yeager Airport, causing the runway to be shut down for about an hour Saturday. As Tom Lane was landing...
View ArticleDisciplinary lawyers want prosecuting attorney Plants suspended
By Kate White Former Kanawha County prosecuting attorney Mark Plants should have his license to practice law suspended for his conduct while in office, according to lawyers with the West Virginia...
View ArticleKanawha commission urges quick action on Crossings Mall bankruptcy
By Staff reports Kanawha County commissioners said Monday they would file a claim against the owner of the Crossings Mall in Elkview, which has been closed for several months after the only bridge to...
View ArticleTen people seek to fill Kanawha commission vacancy
By Elaina Sauber Ten people have applied to replace Dave Hardy as one of three Kanawha County commissioners, but a few of them may not qualify for the position. The list, which was announced Tuesday...
View ArticleSouth Charleston plans tax district to finance multimillion dollar projects
By Max Garland The City of South Charleston is expected to create a tax increment financing district that will cover much of the city in an effort to spur hundreds of millions of dollars in economic...
View ArticleKelly dismissed from antitrust paving suit
By Elaina Sauber One of the defendants in an antitrust lawsuit filed by the city of Charleston was dismissed in Kanawha County Circuit Court on Thursday morning. In the first court hearing since...
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