More details being made public in WV water crisis settlement
By Ken Ward Jr. Kanawha Valley residents, businesses and workers will be able to easily obtain millions of dollars in payments from West Virginia American Water Co. and Eastman Chemical for the...
View ArticlePHOTOS: The circus through the years
The Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is making its final stop in Charleston next week. Various iterations of the circus have been coming to town for decades, and photographers from the...
View ArticleCharleston giving away compost
By Staff reports Gardeners and growers in the Charleston area can pick up soil for free in the coming weeks. The city of Charleston public grounds department is giving away compost from shredded...
View ArticleWV water crisis deal provides 'substantial benefits,' lawyers tell judge
By Ken Ward Jr. Payments in the $151 million settlement of a lawsuit over the January 2014 water crisis provide "substantial benefits" to Kanawha Valley residents, businesses and workers while...
View ArticleI-64 Institute exit closed over weekend
By Staff reports The Interstate 64 off ramp at Institute (exit 50) will be closed from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. Saturday and Sunday. Crews will be applying a high-friction surface treatment to the pavement in...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Race to End Racism
Nearly 500 people participated Saturday in the inaugural "Race to End Racism" on Charleston's West Side. The race, which consisted of a 5k road race and a one-mile walk, was intended to help draw...
View ArticleKanawha officials: Shawnee sport complex will be prepared for chemical leaks
By Lori Kersey In the more than 30 years Ira "Jack" Dabney has golfed at Shawnee Regional Park, in Institute, he's occasionally been there when a chemical plant incident at the nearby industrial park...
View ArticleShawnee Park has not been tested for groundwater contamination, official says
By Lori Kersey Kanawha County Commission President Kent Carper says the county is "taking seriously" the allegations that a plant operated by Dow Chemical contaminated the groundwater at West Virginia...
View ArticleOmnibus spending bill includes $14 million for restoring Yeager safety zone
By Rick Steelhammer Language overriding a restriction preventing Yeager Airport from receiving money through a federal disaster aid law to pay for rebuilding its EMAS (engineered materials arresting...
View ArticleCharleston dipping into reserve fund to pay for health claims
By Ali Schmitz The City of Charleston will dip into its health care reserve fund to pay for police and fire retiree health benefits. Charleston City Council voted Monday night to amend the city's...
View ArticleFew concerns about rezoning in St. Albans
By Caitlin Cook Gary & Associates Technology Solutions is one step closer to moving into a new location St. Albans. City Council approved rezoning an area from residential to commercial in its...
View ArticleMarine Corps League convention in Charleston this weekend
By Staff reports More than 200 U.S. Marines (both active and retired) and their families are expected to converge on the Charleston Town Center Marriott this weekend for the Marine Corps League State...
View ArticleClay man kills himself after allegedly taking hostage in Sissonville area
By Giuseppe Sabella A Clay County man, who was involved in a shooting that left another man dead earlier this year, killed himself Tuesday morning after holding a woman hostage in the Sissonville...
View ArticlePHOTO: Work underway on Crossings Mall
By Staff reports Work has begun to repair a culvert bridge that was washed out by flooding in June 2016. The flood destroyed the only access to the Crossings Mall in Elkview, initially stranding...
View ArticlePHOTO: Capitol Market goes green
By Staff reports Spring is definitely in the air as vendors at Capitol Market in Charleston begin filling their booths with colorful flowers, plants and fresh fruits and vegetables. Jim Gritt, of...
View ArticleMan charged with child neglect after alleged interstate attack
By Giuseppe Sabella Deputies arrested a South Charleston man after he allegedly rammed into a woman's car - occupied by two children - several times on Interstate 64 in Dunbar on Tuesday afternoon....
View ArticleKanawha superintendent's contract extended 1 year, with extra vacation
By Ryan Quinn Kanawha County school board members voted Wednesday to extend their superintendent's contract one year, with an additional week of paid vacation. Ron Duerring's annual salary will stay...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Corridor G crash
Charleston police are investigating after two people were injured in a two-vehicle crash on U.S. 119 near the Sherwood Forest Road intersection in Charleston. One person was trapped inside a vehicle...
View ArticleSt. Albans man charged with 22 counts of sex abuse, assault against minors
By Giuseppe Sabella Kanawha County Sheriff's deputies arrested a St. Albans man on Thursday after they said he abused two young girls in the last three years. Michael Bryant, 40, sexually abused a...
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