Kanawha on track to see record number of overdose deaths
By Joel Ebert Through the first half of 2015, Kanawha County has equaled the number of heroin-related overdose deaths that occurred in the county last year and is on pace to record the county's most...
View ArticleDemolition planned for problem structure in Nitro
By Caitlin Cook Nitro City Council accepted a bid Tuesday night to bring down a plagued structure.Council members accepted a $4,200 bid from Property Maintenance Inc. to complete a demolition and...
View ArticleCity honors first responders
The Charleston Public Safety Council's annual "Salute to Public Safety" luncheon was held Tuesday to honor first responders who went beyond the call of duty. Honors were given to the top...
View ArticleEast End school buses affected by presidential visit
A few Kanawha County school buses will be rerouted this afternoon as a result of President Obama's visit to the East End of Charleston today, while others could be delayed.According to an automated...
View ArticleMixed reactions greet Obama at opioid abuse forum
By Joel Ebert For his first visit to the state in more than five years, President Barack Obama was greeted by a mixed bag of supporters and detractors.Long before the his plane landed at McLaughlin...
View ArticleKanawha commissioners decide against WVU lawsuit
By Daniel Desrochers The Kanawha County Commission unanimously decided Thursday not to file suit against the West Virginia University Board of Governors for moving the West Virginia University...
View ArticleMarching band competition set at University of Charleston
Thirty-five high school marching bands from across West Virginia will compete at the University of Charleston.The fourth-annual West Virginia Marching Band Invitational will be today at the stadium....
View ArticlePile-up slows down traffic on Interstate 64
A pile-up involving 11 vehicles caused traffic to slow down Friday afternoon between the Cross Lanes and Nitro exits from Interstate 64 west. The crash occurred at 5:33 p.m. at the 46 mile marker....
View ArticleAuthor Neil Gaiman offers insight into his work
By Daniel Desrochers Neil Gaiman was a rock star Friday night. Taking center stage at Charleston Civic Center, to headline the reborn West Virginia Book Festival, Gaiman, dressed in all black with...
View ArticleAlliance organizes downtown pedestrian study
By Rachel Molenda A consultant has been taking notes and taking count of foot traffic on the sidewalks of downtown Charleston.Peter Bruce, a consultant at Pedestrian Studies, was in town over the...
View ArticleSuspect sought in West Side killing
An arrest warrant was issued Monday for a Charleston teen accused in a weekend shooting death on the city's West Side.Charleston police are looking for 18-year-old Darius Coles in connection to the...
View ArticleCharleston committee discusses tobacco ban at parks and recreation facilities
By Samuel Speciale A committee that oversees parks in Charleston could soon push forward a bill to make all of the city's recreational property tobacco free.The proposal was discussed Monday during a...
View ArticleNeedle exchange program could be Putnam County's future
By Elaina Sauber WINFIELD - With the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department's plans to kick off a harm reduction program in December, a similar program in Putnam County may be further down the road. Dr....
View ArticleHalloween 2015: What time is Trick-or-Treat in Kanawha County?
TRICK OR TREAT HOURSAnsted - 6-8 p.m., Oct. 31* Belle - 6 to 7 p.m., Oct. 29 Boone County - 5 to 7 p.m., Oct. 29Buffalo - 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 29Cedar Grove - 6 to 8 p.m., Oct. 29Charleston - 6 to 8...
View ArticleMain Streets elects new board members
By Daniel Desrochers Charleston Main Streets unanimously elected three new members at its Board of Directors meeting Tuesday.The new additions are Rob Aliff, a lawyer at Jackson Kelly; Becky Ceperley,...
View ArticleTractor-trailer spins, tumbles in I-64 wreck
A double tractor-trailer wrecked Wednesday between Dunbar and South Charleston, leaving one of the two trailers on its side.The crash happened just before noon at mile marker 53 of Interstate 64...
View ArticleMines delinquent on taxes big part of Kanawha County budget deficit
By Daniel Desrochers Four mines, all owned by Alpha Natural Resources, owe Kanawha County $250,000 in taxes, almost 42 percent of the county's budget deficit. "It's disappointing," said Kanawha County...
View ArticleRebuild of Yeager's collapsed safety overrun could be years distant
By Rick Steelhammer Yeager Airport's governing board has managed to self-finance the removal of unstable earth from the March 12 safety-overrun slope failure, but restoring the safety zone to its...
View ArticleCross Lanes man turns in drugs to deputies, enters rehab after Obama speech
By Staff reports A Cross Lanes man is in rehab after telling deputies President Barack Obama's speech last week inspired him to kick his drug addiction, officials say. A press release from the Kanawha...
View ArticleOversized load causes traffic delay
A tractor-trailer hauling an oversized load traveling through the contraflow lane has backed up traffic on I-64.Eastbound fast lanes are closed at exit 58C, the Virginia Street exit.The lanes will be...
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