PHOTOS: Wet roads cause crashes in Kanawha Valley
Kanawha County dispatchers and first responders handled dozens of calls of crashes Tuesday as heavy rain moved through the area. Interstate 64 West was backed up for a little more than two hours after...
View ArticleMan who robbed WV bank to gamble gets max sentence
By Kate White A judge on Thursday had little sympathy for a man who blamed his drug addiction for why he left the Mardis Gras Casino last summer and robbed a Charleston bank and then returned to...
View ArticleNo progress made in Crossings Mall bankruptcy hearing
By Elaina Sauber CLARKSBURG — Plans for a new bridge to access Crossings Mall in Elkview made no progress despite a 10-hour hearing in U.S. bankruptcy court on Thursday. Judge Patrick Flatley didn't...
View ArticleSouth Charleston welcomes new police officer
By By Emily Rice For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston welcomed a new police officer to its force at Thursday night's meeting. Mayor Frank Mullens administered the oath of service to Tony Messer....
View ArticleCharleston Jews on alert, but cemeteries not vandalized
By Lori Kersey Despite recent vandalism at some Jewish cemeteries around the country, the ones maintained by Charleston's two Jewish organizations have not been affected, their respective rabbis said...
View ArticleCarper unhappy with power company response to storm outages
By Lori Kersey Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper said he is not pleased with Appalachian Power's response to power outages caused by a storm Wednesday morning. "I did not see any crews...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Celtic Calling celebration begins in Charleston
The second annual Celtic Calling, a celebration of Celtic arts, kicked off Friday evening in Charleston with performances by T.J. King and members of The Charleston Rogues, Bog Standard, Appalachian...
View ArticleTeen pleads guilty to manslaughter in Charleston shooting
By Kate White A Charleston teenager who has been in jail since October 2015 on a charge of first-degree murder stemming from a Charleston shooting death pleaded guilty Friday to voluntary...
View ArticleCharleston unlikely to see Huntington-level budget issues
By Elaina Sauber Earlier this year, the city of Huntington laid off two dozen police and fire department employees. City officials said the move was necessary because of the nearly $5 million budget...
View ArticleAuthor Alec Ross to speak at Festival of Ideas
By Staff reports A New York Times best-selling author is coming back to Charleston, his hometown, later this month to speak at the annual David C. Hardesty Jr. Festival of Ideas. Alec Ross, who last...
View ArticleClothing, alterations store reopens in new Charleston location
By Max Garland It's been easier for Julie Wirts, owner of The Dressmaker's Closet, to get new business in the past month. "We've had a lot more random walk-ins and foot traffic we never got before we...
View ArticleKanawha school board approves textbook adoption changes
By Staff reports The Kanawha County Board of Education approved changes to textbook adoption methods Monday. The changes would allow textbook adoption committees to be smaller when smaller numbers of...
View ArticleJones calls for beleaguered councilman to resign
By Elaina Sauber Mayor Danny Jones publicly called on a Charleston city councilman to resign Monday night. At the tail end of an hour-long meeting, Jones brought up Councilman Bernard Slater, who...
View ArticleCouncil approves raises for Charleston's incoming council, mayor, judge
By Elaina Sauber A divided Charleston City Council voted to pass pay raises for the incoming mayor, council and municipal court judge on Monday. A bill to increase compensation for council members...
View ArticleCouncil advances updates to traffic code in St. Albans
By By Emily Rice For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans City Council advanced an ordinance Monday to second reading amending the city code regarding traffic laws in the city. If the ordinance is passed upon...
View ArticleHotel planned near Power Park in Charleston
By Elaina Sauber Plans are moving forward between the city of Charleston and a Morgantown-based hospitality firm to construct a new hotel near Appalachian Power Park. During its meeting Monday night,...
View ArticleLawsuit: Bank told before flood about issues with Crossings Mall entrance
By Kate White A lawsuit filed Tuesday claims the bank responsible for funding the maintenance of Crossings Mall in Elkview was notified about needed repairs to the center's sole entrance about six...
View ArticleNitro approved for grant to repair sidewalk
By Staff reports The Nitro City Council announced it was approved for another streetscape grant from the state Division of Highways at its Tuesday night meeting. The $180,000 grant, one of several...
View ArticleCo-owner to sell its share of Charleston Town Center mall
By Elaina Sauber A co-owner of Charleston Town Center mall plans to sell its stake to one of Australia's largest institutional investment firms. The Charleston Urban Renewal Authority voted Wednesday...
View ArticleIndictments returned against 76 in Kanawha County
Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Charles Miller announced a Kanawha grand jury on Friday returned indictments against 76 defendants. An indictment is not a finding of fact; it means only that...
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