PHOTOS: Celebrating Easter at the WV Capitol Complex
Gavin Ross, 1, of Charleston, plays among the spring flowers Saturday at the state Capitol Complex during the annual Easter Carnival. The event featured games, prizes, crafts, food and a visit from...
View ArticleVolunteers help disabled Marine with home repairs
By Jake Jarvis When Charlie Ferrell comes home, friends say he pulls his truck right up to his front porch. Even though he walks only about 10 feet from the truck to his couch, he easily gets out of...
View ArticleNew downtown mural inspired by Charleston's history
By Ali Schmitz The artist behind a new mural in downtown Charleston said the work reflects the history of the city. Jesse Corlis is finishing a large mural of a streetcar stop in an alley off Quarrier...
View ArticleConstruction underway for Kanawha Boulevard bike lanes
By Carlee Lammers Construction is underway for the city of Charleston's long-awaited bicycle lanes along a stretch of Kanawha Boulevard. Crews were working on the city's West Side last week and will...
View ArticleBulletin Board: April 17, 2017
Delta Kappa Gamma International Educational Society, Beta Chapter will hold its last meeting of the year at 4:15 p.m. Wednesday in the parlor of the Baptist Temple on Quarrier and Morris streets. The...
View ArticleAnother $1.2 million to be spent on Civic Center renovation
By Ali Schmitz Costs for the Charleston Civic Center expansion project are going up again. Charleston City Council members approved a $1.2 million change order Monday related to the Civic Center's...
View ArticleDUI/child safety seat checkpoint Wednesday in Charleston
The Charleston Police Department, in conjunction with the Governor's Office of Highway Safety, will conduct a sobriety/child safety seat checkpoint from 5 p.m. to midnight Wednesday in the 2100 block...
View ArticleWork begins on Tesla charging station in Charleston
By Max Garland Construction has begun for a Tesla Supercharger station in Charleston, the second in West Virginia. The station, exclusively for the Palo Alto-based company's Model S and Model X cars,...
View ArticleCharleston City Council approves levy rates for 2017-2018 fiscal year
The Charleston City Council approved levy rates for the 2017-2018 fiscal year in a special meeting on Tuesday. Rates for Class II, or owner-occupied properties, will increase from 18.52 cents per...
View ArticleGKVF president urges people to be active in their communities
By Jake Jarvis At the Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation's annual report to the community Tuesday afternoon, leaders of the foundation encouraged people to step out of their comfort zones to help the...
View ArticleMan's death at South Central Regional Jail ruled suicide
By Kate White An initial investigation into the death of an inmate at the South Central Regional Jail last week indicates the man died by suicide, a spokesman for the West Virginia Department of...
View ArticleYMCA nears finalizing location at old WVU Tech building
By Jake Zuckerman The Kanawha County Commission is preparing to grant funding to a YMCA vying to open at the West Virginia University Institute of Technology's athletic center at its former campus in...
View ArticleCharleston police searching for suspects after shots fired on West Side
By Giuseppe Sabella Charleston police were searching for at least one suspect Wednesday afternoon after at least 33 shots were fired near the intersection of Main Street and Park Avenue on the city's...
View ArticleKanawha Parks board plans for Coonskin boat launch, other projects
By Lori Kersey An engineering firm will help the Kanawha County Parks Commission develop plans for future projects and to find grant money for those projects, parks commissioners decided Wednesday....
View ArticleWildflower walks slated for Saturday at Kanawha State Forest
Guided hikes covering topics ranging from spring wildflowers and bird identification to edible plants and the history of the land that now makes up Kanawha State Forest will be among 10 themed walks...
View ArticleSouth Charleston takes steps to annex Corridor G community
By Caitlin Cook The Ridges community along Corridor G became a step closer to becoming part of South Charleston Thursday evening. South Charleston City Council approved the first reading of an...
View ArticleFlinn Elementary students enjoy 'Spotlight on the Arts'
Students and faculty are celebrating the arts and music programs at Flinn Elementary School during the two-day “Spotlight on the Arts” program. The event, which continues Friday at the school,...
View ArticleTurnpike reopened near Chelyan after fiery tractor-trailer crash
By Staff reports Minor injuries were reported Friday after a tractor-trailer crashed and burst into flames on the West Virginia Turnpike near the Chelyan toll plaza. It happened just before 1 p.m....
View ArticleMan arrested after allegedly stealing from Charleston football players
By Giuseppe Sabella Charleston police arrested a 26-year-old man after he allegedly stole from football players in the University of Charleston Stadium at Laidley Field on Thursday. John Selbe, of...
View ArticleLawyers close to filing details of water crisis settlement, judge says
By Ken Ward Jr. Lawyers for Kanawha Valley residents, West Virginia American Water and Eastman Chemical are said to be close to finalizing and making public for the first time the details of a $151...
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