Corridor G shopping center developer aiming for 2019 opening
By Max Garland The developer of a proposed shopping center along Corridor G is aiming for stores to open in the summer of 2019, after the West Virginia Division of Highways conditionally approved a...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Opening day of the East End Bazaar
By Staff reports The East End Bazaar, an open-air market on Washington Street East in Charleston, opened for the summer Saturday with food from Nona's Wood-Fired Pizza, music by Mike Pushkin & the...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Kids to Park Day in Dunbar
By Staff reports Kids to Park Day at Wine Cellar Park in Dunbar Saturday brought families and kids out for free fishing, disc golf and other events. The event was sponsored by the city of Dunbar.
View ArticleAccidental shooting reported in Pinch
By Staff reports A woman in Kanawha County reportedly shot herself in the arm on accident Saturday evening, dispatchers say. The shooting was reported around 7 p.m. at a residence on Indian Creek Road...
View ArticleStorage business preserves history of former Kyle Furniture location
By Max Garland Whirlwind Storage specializes in climate-controlled storage units for people and businesses alike, but it isn't going to lock away the history of its newest location any time soon. The...
View ArticleIndependent candidate enters Charleston mayoral race
By Ali Schmitz A political newcomer has filed for precandidacy in Charleston's 2018 mayoral race. Andrew "Andy" Backus, who works in adult education at Garnet Career Center, has filed as an...
View ArticleBulletin Board: June 12, 2017
Motivational Interviewing with Sky Kershner will be held from 9 a.m. to noon on Thursday at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1600 Kanawha Blvd., E. The workshop is for clients seeking addiction treatment or...
View ArticleCharleston officers accused of excessive force against minors
By Ali Schmitz The Charleston Police Department is facing accusations of excessive use of force after a lawsuit was filed last week in Kanawha Circuit Court. Two police officers, unidentified in the...
View ArticleBoard OKs up to $370K for closer look at possible Kanawha main library site
By Ryan Quinn The Kanawha County Public Library system's board approved Monday paying up to $370,000 for what one board member says will be a closer look at the unnamed site she expects will be...
View ArticleRenovated Kroger to reopen after Crossings Mall bridge replacement
By Staff report While gargantuan cranes hefted beams weighing 134,000 pounds each into place to form the frame of a new entrance bridge at the Crossings Mall in Elkview on Monday, one of the mall's...
View ArticleBulletin Board: June 13, 2017
The Greater Sissonville Development Council will next meet at 5:30 p.m. today in the Sissonville Library. Featured will be Brian Farkas of the WV Conservation Agency and Sen. Ed Gaunch addressing a...
View ArticleClendenin Ambulance Station reopens after last June's floods
By Caity Coyne Almost exactly a year ago, EMTs working in Clendenin felt helpless as flood waters ravaged their town and they couldn't respond to the emergency calls. "We kept getting radio calls, but...
View ArticleCharleston mayor's son violates probation, sentenced to jail
By Staff reports A Charleston man was sentenced Tuesday to serve the remainder of his one-year sentence in jail after leaving a rehabilitation center. Zachary Jones, son of Charleston Mayor Danny...
View ArticleFontalbert wins Marmet election by 4 votes; Clendenin mayor ousted by newcomer
Marmet incumbent Mayor David Fontalbert narrowly defeated Jay Snodgrass in the town's election by a margin of four votes, according to unofficial election results Tuesday night. Fontalbert topped...
View ArticlePolice: Charleston woman adds to hundreds of fake emergency calls
By Giuseppe Sabella State Police arrested a Charleston woman after she allegedly continued to report fake emergencies. Kassandra Fridley, 28, called 911 nearly a dozen times from about 4:45 a.m. to 10...
View ArticleLong-vacant building on Charleston's East End may be demolished
By Ali Schmitz A building owned by the Charleston Urban Renewal Authority likely will be demolished as part of a purchase agreement. 1601-1609 Washington Street East is in serious disrepair, said Ron...
View ArticleRand man pleads guilty in Sept. shooting death
By Kayla Asbury A Kanawha County man admitted Wednesday in Kanawha Circuit Court to pulling the trigger in the shooting death of a relative's boyfriend last fall. Keith Jones, 61, of Rand, pleaded...
View ArticleCharleston man charged with domestic battery
By Staff report A Charleston man was charged Tuesday with domestic battery and fleeing on foot from police officers after allegedly punching his father in the face several times. Zachary Steele, 21,...
View ArticleFestivALL schedule: June 16, 2017
All-day: East End Garden Showcase, Charleston East End, from Leon Sullivan Way to Greenbrier Street. Tour brochures are available at area businesses or along the way in "info tubes." All-day: Driven...
View ArticlePHOTO: Simpson retires from Manna Meal
By Staff reports After 10 years leading Manna Meal, Jean Simpson has retired from the organization. Simpson, who worked in the food service industry for years, believed the people served by Manna Meal...
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