Ousted mayor on ballot in Dunbar
By Lori Kersey A former Dunbar mayor who the West Virginia Ethics Commission said used the office for personal gain is again running for the post. Roger Wolfe is one of three candidates in the city's...
View ArticleTrampoline park coming to Southridge Centre
By Max Garland A Sky Zone franchise is slated to land in Charleston in October, the first location for the trampoline park company in West Virginia. The franchise will be located in the building at...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Davis Creek Clean-up
The Davis Creek Watershed Association came out to help clean up Davis Creek in Kanawha County on Saturday. The group has been picking up trash and other debris from around the Davis Creek area for the...
View ArticleDetails set apart deadly crashes involving Charleston police officers
By Giuseppe Sabella There are clear similarities between two incidents in the last 12 years, both involving officers with the Charleston Police Department crashing into a car and killing the driver....
View ArticleInd. business donates thousands of plants to WV Manna Meal garden
By Jake Jarvis The call came out of nowhere.Chris Stutzman runs a garden supply store, Garden Harvest Supply, in a small town in Indiana. He was looking to donate some plants to community gardens...
View ArticleIncumbent Greenlee wins Dunbar Democratic primary
By Max Garland Dunbar voters picked incumbent Mayor Terry Greenlee as the Democratic candidate for mayor in the city's primary election Saturday. Greenlee received 333 votes, well ahead of Ricky Hicks...
View ArticleBeleaguered Charleston councilman resigns
By Ali Schmitz Charleston City Councilman Bernard Slater resigned Monday afternoon, Mayor Danny Jones announced during a city council finance committee meeting Monday. Slater was a Democrat who...
View ArticleDunbar plans to enhance quality of life for city's seniors
By Caitlin Cook Seniors in the city of Dunbar have more to look forward to than just a new senior center. Dunbar City Council approved two measures to enhance the quality of life of its senior...
View Article2 people struck, killed by train in Kanawha County
By Giuseppe Sabella Two pedestrians are dead after a train hit them in St. Albans on Tuesday morning. The train conductor last saw the man and woman on a trestle over the Coal River, according to a...
View ArticleAfter defeat, ousted Dunbar mayor changes parties to run again
By Ali Schmitz A former Dunbar mayor, who lost Saturday's primary election for the post, is changing his political party to run in the general election. Roger Wolfe, one of three candidates in the...
View ArticlePayless files for bankruptcy, apparently closing Charleston store
By Staff reports Payless ShoeSource has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and will close 400 stores in the United States and Puerto Rico, the shoe retailer announced Tuesday. That apparently...
View ArticleEx-councilman Jones to be nominated to fill vacant City Council seat
By Ali Schmitz Former Charleston councilman Pat Jones may soon rejoin City Council. Councilwoman Mary Jean Davis said Wednesday that she will recommend Jones to fill the vacant Ward 1 seat. Jones...
View ArticleNew South Hills subdivision gets commission OK
By Ali Schmitz Construction of a new subdivision in South Hills is moving forward. Charleston's Municipal Planning Commission gave final plat approval Wednesday for Stricklen Realty's Fieldcrest...
View ArticleMay trial set for Rand man accused of killing niece's boyfriend
By Staff report A tentative trial date has been set for a man charged with murder in the 2016 death of his niece's boyfriend. Keith Wade Jones, 61, of Rand, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murder...
View ArticleFederal judge sentences Hicks to 18 months in prison
By Kate White Daniel Hicks likely had good intentions when he tried to open a prep school five years ago in South Charleston, a federal judge said Wednesday before sentencing him to 18 months in...
View ArticleCommission hears from public on Shawnee sports complex proposal
By Lori Kersey Supporters of a proposed multi-sport complex at Shawnee Park in Dunbar say the project would add much-needed turf fields for the area's sports teams and would be a boost to the area's...
View ArticleAstronomy program at Camp Virgil Tate set for Saturday
By Staff reports A chance to view the moon, nearby planets and deep space objects as they are observed by the Kanawha Valley Astronomical Society's 16-inch Newtonian reflector telescope, take part in...
View ArticleBankruptcy court could rule on Crossings Mall bridge construction soon
By Staff report A bankruptcy court may make a final decision as early as Friday about construction of a new bridge at Crossings Mall, Kanawha County officials said in a news release. U.S. Bankruptcy...
View ArticleSt. Albans City Park offering free wildflower hike Saturday
By Staff report A guided spring wildflower hike along St. Albans City Park's Nature Trail is scheduled to take place, rain or shine, beginning at 9 a.m. Saturday. Those taking part in the free event...
View ArticleBill approving South Charleston TIF district passes WV Senate
By Max Garland South Charleston's proposed tax increment financing district moved another step closer to reality Thursday, as the Senate passed a bill (HB 2709) approving it on a 31-3 vote. The House...
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