Two spay/neuter clinics to open in Charleston this summer
By Staff report Two separate organizations are planning to open low-cost spay/neuter clinics in Charleston this summer. The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association is opening Fix Charleston, which will...
View ArticleCharleston man arrested after allegedly taking nearly $40K for jobs
By Giuseppe Sabella The owner of a local construction company was arrested by South Charleston police on Thursday after he allegedly used his company to receive payments and then disappear without...
View ArticleLegislature passes bill to create West Side anti-poverty initiative
By Erin Beck Both the West Virginia House of Delegates and the state Senate have passed a bill that would direct the state's minority affairs office to create an anti-poverty initiative in one area of...
View ArticleWrong-way crash shuts down Interstate 77 in Charleston
By Staff report The southbound lanes of Interstate 77 were shut down for about an hour Friday night after a two-vehicle crash near the Greenbrier Street onramp in Charleston. Kanawha Metro 911...
View ArticleStabbing reported in Frame
One person was taken to a hospital after a reported stabbing in Frame Saturday evening. Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatchers say the stabbing was reported just after 5 p.m. at a residence on Hurricane...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Dog rescued in Pinch house fire
Fire crews and police responded to a fire in Pinch on Tuesday in the 800 block of New Hope Road. No one was injured, but emergency responders did give oxygen to a dog that had suffered smoke...
View ArticleKanawha teacher arrested for DUI after license revoked
By Staff report Less than a month after her license was revoked for driving under the influence, a Kanawha County second-grade teacher was arrested again this week for a similar incident. Police...
View ArticleJudge allows lawsuit against Matulis to proceed
By Kate White A Kanawha County judge on Tuesday refused to throw out a lawsuit against a Charleston gastroenterologist who has been accused in multiple lawsuits of sexually assaulting female patients...
View Article2 Charleston residents plead guilty to federal crimes
By Staff report Two Charleston residents pleaded guilty to crimes in federal court Tuesday. Shon Wayne Cobbs, 45, admitted in U.S. District Court to being a felon in possession of a firearm. On Feb....
View ArticleNew 50-year lease for downtown Charleston Marriott being negotiated
By Ali Schmitz The Charleston Marriott Town Center hotel appears set to stay in Charleston for decades, after Charleston Urban Renewal Authority board members agreed Wednesday to extend the hotel's...
View ArticleCharleston mayor's son gets another chance at rehab
By Staff reports The son of Charleston Mayor Danny Jones will have another chance to attend rehab, a Kanawha County judge said Wednesday. Zachary Jones, 27, who previously pleaded guilty to a...
View ArticleParents of slaying victim move forward with lawsuit against Marmet
By Staff reports A lawsuit filed against the city of Marmet by the father of a man killed inside an apartment in the town will go forward, after a Kanawha County judge Wednesday denied the city's...
View ArticleWV ACLU joins suit seeking info on implementation of Trump's travel ban
By Erin Beck The American Civil Liberties Union of West Virginia announced Wednesday it is one of the dozens of ACLU affiliates throughout the country filing 13 Freedom of Information Act lawsuits...
View ArticleWWII vet, wife moving back to flooded home
By Lori Kersey When the waters receded after last June's flood, all that could be saved of Shirley and Robert Ramsey's home in Falling Rock was the red brick exterior and parts of the ceiling. "The...
View ArticleNames released in deadly Kanawha County train accident
By Giuseppe Sabella Authorities released the names of two people killed by a train in St. Albans earlier this month. A train conductor last saw Jamie Hubbard, of St. Albans, and John Ayscue, of...
View ArticleJudge OKs plan to finance Crossings Mall bridge construction
By Lori Kersey A federal bankruptcy judge on Thursday approved a financing plan that will allow the reconstruction of the washed-out bridge at Crossings Mall to begin. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Patrick...
View ArticleYeager Airport seeks $14 million for new safety-overrun plan
By Rick Steelhammer Officials at Yeager Airport are pursuing a $14 million "interim" runway safety project that calls for the immediate installation of a new system to stop planes that overshoot the...
View ArticleMan acquitted of murder gets nearly 6 years on gun charge
By Kate White A man acquitted of a murder charge last year in Kanawha County was sentenced Thursday by a federal judge to spend 70 months in prison for being a felon in possession of a firearm. U.S....
View ArticleThree sentenced for skimming credit card numbers in Kanwaha County
By Staff reports Three Cuban nationals were each sentenced Thursday in Kanawha County to spend a year on probation for skimming credit card numbers from gas stations. Lazaro Abraham-Manso, Yordan...
View ArticlePlanned fiber-optic loop project finding its footing
By Max Garland Charlie Dennie has walked every foot of a 30-mile route that snakes through South Charleston, Charleston and Kanawha City, familiarizing himself with the people and businesses in the...
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