Kanawha commission approves $1 million house demolition project
By Lori Kersey This spring and summer, Kanawha County officials hope to demolish dozens of dilapidated houses throughout the county. At its regular meeting Thursday, the Kanawha County Commission...
View ArticleBulletin Board: March 17, 2017
Alpha Theta Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa will hold its March meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church of Dunbar. For information, call Ethel Rooper at 304 562 3121. The...
View ArticleYeager Airport confiscates second gun in one week
By Staff reports Police at Yeager Airport cited a 36-year-old Huntington man Thursday after he tried to bring a loaded handgun through security, just a day after another man did the same thing. At...
View ArticleMan shot, injured in Cross Lanes mobile home
By Staff reports Deputies responded to Dalewood Park in Cross Lanes early Friday morning after residents called about a shooting in their mobile home. One man, armed with a gun, argued with another...
View ArticlePHOTO: Jenkins inaugurated as WVSU president
Anthony Jenkins, West Virginia State University's 11th president, receives a standing ovation Friday after his inauguration ceremony. A native of Washington, D.C., Jenkins began his tenure as...
View ArticleFrom housing to health care, Charleston would feel loss of CDBG funds
By Elaina Sauber Tearing down abandoned buildings. Feeding people, and getting them health care. Finding the homeless places to live. Money for all that comes from the Community Development Block...
View ArticleWarrants issued in Cross Lanes shooting
By Staff reports Warrants have been issued for two men involved in a reported shooting in Cross Lanes early Friday morning, according to a release from the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office. Elijah...
View ArticleFox Trot raises funds, awareness for Parkinson's research
By Max Garland In a life filled with obstacles and triumphs, running the fifth annual Fox Trot for Parkinson's Research was a breeze for its founder George Manahan. "It was great, especially because...
View ArticleGroups, citizens rally for WV public lands
By Lori Kersey Dozens of people gathered Saturday on the steps of the state Capitol with a message for Congress: protect public lands. Conservation groups, outdoors enthusiasts and other residents...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Green Chili Shoot Out
Charleston's Capitol Market turned up the heat on St. Patrick's Day weekend with its Green Chili Shoot Out on Saturday. Chefs competed for a chance to win $1,000 in the event, sanctioned by the...
View ArticleCharleston city budget to be voted on Tuesday
By Staff reports Charleston's finance committee chairman called a budget draft that will be voted on Tuesday "modest." Bobby Reishman, the City Council's finance committee chairman, said after a city...
View ArticleCouncil passes budget in St. Albans
By By Emily Rice For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans City Council passed their General Fund budget for the 2017-2018 Fiscal Year at their meeting Monday night after some discussion. Ward 6 Councilman Dale...
View ArticleCharleston youth mentor Henderson killed in crash
By Giuseppe Sabella Obi Henderson, a Chicago native who traveled to Charleston and overcame obstacles in the way of his future success, died Monday night in a car crash off Corridor G. The South...
View ArticleWV House bill to establish anti-poverty project advances
By Erin Beck The House Health and Human Resources Committee on Tuesday approved a bill that would direct the state's minority affairs office to create an anti-poverty initiative in one area of the...
View ArticleCharleston council approves city budget
By Staff reports In a minutes-long special meeting with no discussion, the Charleston City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved the city's budget for next year. The $96.2 million budget, which the...
View ArticleNitro City Hall to get facelift
By Caitlin Cook Nitro City Hall's exterior is about to get an upgrade. City Council members during their Tuesday meeting approved a bid from Barakem Construction Company out of Parkersburg to complete...
View ArticleCharleston woman pleads guilty to federal gun charge
By Staff reports A Charleston woman faces up to 10 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm Wednesday. Tiffany Shaffer, 27, said she pulled out a pistol in...
View ArticleCharleston's Yeager Airport sees rise in commercial boardings
By Rick Steelhammer Passenger boardings at Charleston's Yeager Airport appear to be entering a modest growth period, following four years of decline. Mike Plante, Yeager's marketing director, told...
View ArticleKanawha County Schools announces kindergarten roundups
The first kindergarten roundup is Friday at Nitro Elementary, with addition roundups scheduled through April 25. Kanawha County students must be five-years-old by Sept.1, 2017, in order to be enrolled...
View ArticleWV justices end Kanawha domestic violence court program
By Kate White Kanawha County's domestic violence court program, which was put in place more than five years ago as a way to monitor those cases more closely, was disbanded Wednesday by order of the...
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