Trial approaches for South Charleston man charged in child's killing
By Kate White Before jurors decide the fate of a South Charleston man accused of killing and stuffing a 2-year-old boy in a freezer, prosecutors must decide which charge they want him to be found...
View ArticleNC man gets max sentence in Boondocks shooting death
By Kate White Jerome Sutton said Thursday that he knows a North Carolina man didn't set out to kill his brother during a shootout last year at a North Charleston bar. But Jacques Slade, of Gastonia,...
View ArticleLed by Kanawha, WV population continues to fall
By Ali Schmitz Kanawha County continued to lose people last year, as did most counties in West Virginia, according to U.S. Census estimates released Thursday. West Virginia's most populous county lost...
View ArticleMagic Island egg hunt set for April 8
By Staff reports Magic Island's Egg Hunt will be held on April 8. Activities will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., with the egg hunt starting at 1 p.m. on Magic Island. More than 15,000 eggs will be...
View ArticleAfter beating cancer, Charleston yoga instructor turns over new Leaf
By Bill Lynch Saturday, The Folded Leaf celebrates the opening of its new location with an open house. The yoga studio, now located at 1020 Bridge Road, will offer some free classes at noon, 2 and...
View ArticleMan convicted of sexual assaults asks judge to reconsider sentence
By Kate White Prosecutors asked a Kanawha County judge on Friday to allow the state parole board do its job in the case of an East Bank man, who has served nearly eight years of a possible 35-year...
View ArticleGreater Kanawha Valley Foundation hands out first-quarter grants
The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Board of Trustees has approved grants totaling $288,476 for eight local agencies and programs, ranging from Kanawha County's needle-exchange program to...
View ArticleRhododendron Run and Festival returns to UC Saturday
By Anna Taylor On Saturday, the University of Charleston is celebrating Appalachia and health with the Rhododendron Run and Festival. The event includes a 5k, half-marathon and a free festival from...
View ArticleBody reportedly found in Kanawha River in Nitro
By Staff reports The Nitro Police Department is investigating after a body was found in the Kanawha River near 12th Street, a Kanawha County 911 dispatcher confirmed. Media outlets report police...
View ArticleKanawha County Commission files request for Crossings Mall update
By Ali Schmitz The Kanawha County Commission filed a motion Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Clarksburg asking for a status hearing on construction of the Crossings Mall bridge in Elkview. In a...
View ArticleUnderground utility work rerouting traffic in Charleston
By Max Garland A portion of Kanawha Boulevard East, in downtown Charleston, will be closed for six to eight weeks, as contractors for Appalachian Power continue their work to update the company's...
View ArticleSt. Albans police searching for man after alleged robbery
By Staff reports St. Albans police are asking the public for help identifying a man they say robbed an AT&T Wireless store Tuesday afternoon. The man, who was described as being a white man...
View ArticleNames released in fatal Cross Lanes fire
By Staff reports An early morning fire killed a Kanawha County husband and wife in their Cross Lanes home at about 2 a.m. Thursday. William and Elfriede Wade, both 85, died in the fire, according to a...
View ArticleCrossings Mall hearing scheduled for April 6 in Clarksburg
By Lori Kersey The bankruptcy proceeding regarding Crossings Mall in Elkview will remain frozen until a hearing scheduled for next week, a federal bankruptcy judge ruled Thursday. In a telephone...
View ArticleClay Center unveils second phase of museum renovation
By Anna Taylor The Clay Center anticipates a second phase of its museum renewal project to be completed and open to the public almost one year following the first phase. The project includes three...
View ArticleAldi to reopen Dunbar store
By Staff reports The Aldi grocery store in Dunbar is holding a grand reopening ceremony at 8:30 a.m. Monday. The store, located at 434 12th St., closed in February as part of Aldi's push to remodel...
View ArticleMan accused of killing teen indicted on murder charge
By Kate White The 62-year-old man accused of shooting and killing an unarmed teenager in Charleston's East End last year was indicted on a murder charge Thursday by a Kanawha County grand jury....
View ArticlePHOTOS: WV Capitol welcomes Marshall Day, Vietnam War veterans rally
It was Marshall Day at the state Capitol in Charleston on Thursday. In addition to learning more about Marshall University and its goals for the future, members of the House of Delegates were treated...
View ArticleConstruction of Hatfield-McCoy trail system in Kanawha moves closer
By Lori Kersey The Hatfield-McCoy Regional Recreation Authority is closer to building a system of 80 to 100 miles of all-terrain vehicle trails stretching from Chesapeake to Madison, its executive...
View ArticleSuspect allegedly steals from Taylor Books, urinates on floor
By Giuseppe Sabella Sometime between 9 p.m. Wednesday and 6 a.m. Thursday, at least one suspect pulled off what a Taylor Books manager called "The Heist." Manager Dan Carlisle said he opened the...
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