Kanawha school board OKs workers' comp deal with Brickstreet
By Kayla Asbury The Kanawha County Board of Education chose the lowest bidder when it selected a new workers' compensation insurance provider at Thursday's regular meeting. The board approved a...
View ArticleThree will split reward for finding suspect in Charleston killings
By Lori Kersey Three people will split a cash reward for their role in helping police find the suspects in two Kanawha County shooting deaths earlier this year. The Kanawha County Commission on...
View ArticleSt. Albans pharmacy shifts focus to compounding, home medical business
By Lori Kersey After more than 30 years in St. Albans, Loop Pharmacy and Home Medical is changing the way it does business. The pharmacy, located on Sixth Avenue, has sold the retail pharmacy portion...
View ArticleEnergy Express program seeks volunteers
Energy Express returns to Kanawha County on Monday with a new site at Pratt Elementary and is seeking volunteers to help read to children, serve meals and donate supplies. Volunteers are welcome, ages...
View ArticleFestivALL Schedule of Events: June 17, 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: First of FestivALL 2017
FestivALL 2017 kicked off Friday in Charleston with events and performances all over the city. A 10-day event, FestivALL turns Charleston into a work of art and features live dance and music shows,...
View ArticlePedestrian hit after rock slide on Campbells Creek Drive
By Staff reports One person was struck by a vehicle while trying to remove rocks from Campbells Creek Drive in Charleston Saturday morning, dispatchers say. The incident happened around 9:40 a.m. at...
View ArticleFestivALL Schedule of Events: June 18, 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 ArticleState investigating claims against Kanawha treatment facility
By Giuseppe Sabella State officials are investigating the business practices of a new drug treatment center in Kanawha County after at least 10 employees said the owner left them without a job or...
View ArticlePHOTO: Run for Your Life
Hundreds of people participated in the annual Run for Your Life event Saturday at Haddad Riverfront Park. The 5-mile run or 2 1/2 mile walk, which started in 2004, is sponsored by the Charleston Area...
View ArticleFestivALL Art Parade offers surprise, Charleston flavor
By Kayla Asbury You never know what you're going to get with the FestivALL Art Parade - that's what Susan Scouras said she likes about it. But that's not the only thing she likes about the parade that...
View ArticleStray kitten at state Capitol finds home
By By Joselyn King The Journal Moundsville native Jacque Bland has a new feline companion after playing a role in the rescue of a scared tabby kitten taking refuge under vehicles parked at the West...
View ArticleLocal artists auction work to benefit YWCA's senior enrichment center
By Caity Coyne When local artist Staci Leech-Cornell received a message from a friend on Instagram asking if she was interested in using her art to join with the YWCA for a charity event, she didn't...
View ArticleCharleston Sanitary Board concerned about Porters Hollow project delays
By Ali Schmitz A major sewer line project is months behind schedule, causing the Charleston Sanitary Board to say it is concerned. The Porters Hollow sewer replacement project is more than 70 days...
View ArticleTowns hit by 2016 floods to hold events, services to mark anniversary
By Lori Kersey To mark the anniversary of last year's devastating flood, several West Virginia communities are planning services and events. Friday is the one-year anniversary of the flood, which...
View ArticleProtesters plan to go braless, topless to break barriers around breasts
By Erin Beck Sarah Starks was about 5 the first time she realized she was expected to be concerned about other people's reactions to her body. It's one of her earliest memories. Starks, who lives in...
View ArticleSmall fire breaks out at Dollar General
By Staff reports The St. Albans Fire Department responded to a fire at the Dollar General on Pennsylvania Avenue Sunday afternoon. A Kanawha County dispatcher said the fire started around 4 p.m. after...
View ArticleCar crash causes power outage on West Side
By Staff reports More than 200 people were without electricity after a car crashed into a utility pole on Charleston's West Side Sunday. A Kanawha County dispatcher said a car crashed into the pole on...
View ArticleBulletin Board: June 19, 2017
The Region III Workforce Investment Board of Kanawha County will meet at 11 a.m. on Wednesday in the First Floor Conference Room at the Charleston Area Alliance, 1116 Smith St. The agenda for this...
View ArticleSnodgrass defeats Fontalbert in Marmet mayor race; error caught in canvass
By Ashley B. Craig A mistake in counting will see Marmet with a new mayor after all, according to a canvass of the city's ballots Monday at the Kanawha County Voters Registration office. Jay...
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