Stansbury announces run for state Senate
By Staff reports Freshman Delegate Chris Stansbury, R-Kanawha, has announced he will run for state Senate in 2016.Stansbury, an optometrist and an owner of West Virginia Eye Consultants, said in...
View ArticleSimmons Creek Road students have new bus pickup
Students who live on Simmons Creek Road near Belle will have to catch and depart the bus at a new location, starting Friday.The students who catch bus number 1405 for Riverside High will now do so on...
View Article11 West Virginia specialty crops projects get grants
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia State University is focusing its agricultural efforts on growing "creepy" vegetables.The Institute-based school said Thursday that through a $25,000 grant,...
View ArticleTraffic pattern on part of Interstate 64 returning to normal
By Daniel Desrochers The westbound commute on Interstate 64 around Charleston is looking to get a lot easier on Monday.The Division of Highways has announced that it will begin shifting the westbound...
View ArticleGee says WVU won't abandon Montgomery when Tech leaves
BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia University President Gordon Gee says the school won't abandon Montgomery after it moves the WVU Institute of Technology's programs to Beckley in 2017.Gee told The...
View ArticleSouth Charleston location also offers TSA PreCheck enrollment
By Staff reports While the Transportation Security administration will host a temporary enrollment center for its PreCheck expedited screening program Nov. 9-13 at Yeager Airport, similar service is...
View ArticleWoman who died after Cross Lanes vehicle fire ID'd
By Staff reports Kanawha deputies have released the name of a woman killed after her vehicle caught fire because of a wreck in the Cross Lanes area Friday. Brandi Leigh Hall, 33, of Charleston, died...
View ArticleCharleston man sentenced to 50 years for violent robbery attempt
By Kate White A man was sentenced Monday to spend 50 years in prison for the attempted robbery of a real estate agent on Charleston's West Side in 2013.Jerry Wayne Smith, 40, of Charleston, previously...
View ArticleSt. Albans takes step to annex property near Amandaville
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans Council has given preliminary approval to the annexation of Anne Bailey Elementary School, the Amandaville Court apartments, the city's trash...
View ArticleDunbar moves forward on plan to demolish condemned house
By By Catilin Cook For the Gazette-Mail Dunbar City Council moved a step further Monday night with its plan to clean up and sell 2003 Wilson Street. Council accepted a $1,200 bid from R.S....
View ArticleCharleston proposes sewer rate increase
By Rachel Molenda Charleston residents could soon pay more for their sewer service. A bill was introduced at Monday night's City Council meeting that would increase the Charleston Sanitary Board's...
View ArticleKanawha sees almost 5 percentage point increase in graduation rate
By Ryan Quinn Kanawha County Schools had about an 80.4 percent four-year graduation rate last school year, up from 75.5 percent in 2013-14, according to preliminary data shared Monday with local...
View ArticleCommittee to discuss zoning ordinance banning downtown tattoo shops
By Rachel Molenda Tattoo shops currently aren't allowed in downtown Charleston, but that could change in the coming weeks if the city allows an amendment to its zoning ordinance.Nick Quinn, owner of...
View ArticleBelongings of late jewelry store owner, ballroom dancer to be sold
By Dawn Nolan As co-owner of Trophy Antiques, on Charleston's West Side, Tammy Fowler has seen a lot of fabulous homes and antique collections over the past 40 years, but few compare to her most...
View ArticlePlans for Nitro Park modifications unveiled
By Caitlin Cook Baker Engineering presented design plans to Nitro City Council Tuesday night for modifications to Nitro Park. The estimated $4.5 million project would add lighting to all five baseball...
View ArticleWoman arrested after holding knife to infant, making threats in Rand
A woman was arrested in Rand Tuesday after deputies say she held a knife near her infant son and made threats to kill him while arguing with the child's father. Kanawha sheriff's deputies were...
View ArticlePower outage affects city customers, Ruffner Elementary
More than 2,000 Charleston customers are without power after problems with a sub-station on the city's East End.AEP says 1,023 customers on the East End, and 1,094 on the West Side are affected....
View ArticleTattoo shop ordinance passes commission, moves to City Council committee
By Rachel Molenda Charleston is one step closer to allowing tattoo shops to open downtown. The Municipal Planning Commission passed an amendment to the zoning ordinance Wednesday that would allow...
View ArticleCharleston to receive $10k following settlement
By By Staff reports The city of Charleston is set to receive $10,000 following the state attorney general's settlement of an anti-trust lawsuit against a German bank.Attorney General Patrick Morrisey...
View ArticleCVS on East End robbed of pills, dispatchers say
By Staff reports Police were searching for a suspect after a robbery was reported Thursday night at the CVS pharmacy on Charleston's East End. A CVS employee reported at 8 p.m. that a man with a gun...
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