Kanawha commissioners approve insurance rate hike for county employees
By Daniel Desrochers The Kanawha County Commission is worrying about their budget. Looking at a $600,000 deficit in the budget, the commission approved the first phase of an attempt to reduce the...
View ArticleSouth Charleston gets closer to approving 1 percent city sales tax
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail South Charleston has taken another step toward imposing a 1 percent city sales tax.In a unanimous voice vote, council on Thursday evening gave final approval...
View ArticlePolice say same man responsible for string of CVS robberies
By Kate White Three CVS pharmacies have been robbed in Charleston in the last three months and detectives said they believe the same man is to blame. A CVS on the East End was robbed of prescription...
View ArticleCenter at Yeager to take expedited screening applications
By Staff reports Federal authorities are opening a temporary center at Yeager Airport to take applications for an expedited screening program.The program allows U.S. citizens and legal permanent...
View ArticleKanawha Main Library to receive electrical upgrade Saturday
The Kanawha County Public Main Library, 123 Capitol St. in Charleston, will be closed beginning 5 p.m. Saturday while an electrical upgrade is performed by AEP. The power to the building will be shut...
View ArticleSanta to arrive at mall Thursday evening
At 5:45 p.m. Thursday, Santa officially will arrive for the season in Center Court at the Charleston Town Center. Santa will be escorted by Marvel's Iron Man, Ant Man, Spider-Man, Captain America and...
View ArticleChanukah gift, art and craft show set for Sunday
The annual Chanukah Gift, Art, Book & Special Craft Show will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at B'nai Jacob Synagogue, 1599 Virginia St. E. The show, which is organized by the Ladies'...
View ArticleVideo, photos: Capital city honors veterans
Charleston hosted its 73rd Veterans Day Parade on Wednesday, with special guests that included the Blue Crew of the Ohio Class ballistic missile submarine USS West Virginia and Sen. Joe Manchin,...
View ArticleKanawha health officials seek adverse childhood experience data
By Lori Kersey Officials from the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department want to know how your childhood was - and they want you to know how that could affect your health now. For the next two weeks,...
View ArticleAccomplices admit roles in fatal Rand shootings
By Kate White Two men pleaded guilty Monday for the roles they played in shootings in Rand earlier this year that left a man dead.William Lyttle, 23, of Costa, and Todd Hodge, 32, of Rand, both made...
View ArticleSacred Heart to close to prepare for Jubilee of Mercy
The Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral Basilica in Charleston will close its holy doors starting Nov. 29 to prepare for the Extraordinary Jubilee of Mercy.The Jubilee lasts a year and was proclaimed by Pope...
View ArticlePoint Lick Drive reopened to school bus traffic
The West Virginia Division of Highways has finished repairs to Point Lick Drive off of Campbells Creek.According to an automated message from the Kanawha County Schools' transportation department,...
View ArticleCharleston Association of Insurance Professionals elect officers
The Charleston Association of Insurance Professionals elected officers in July 2015. Those elected were:President, Donna Whited; first vice president, Marlene Clendenin; second vice president, Barbara...
View ArticleWoman sentenced to five years for Christmas Eve arson
By Kate White A judge told Savannah J. Hancock, before sentencing her on Tuesday, that she had already been given a second chance - when the five people inside the St. Albans home to which she set...
View ArticleCouncil to take a closer look at allowing mixed-use buildings in Nitro
By Caitlin Cook Rich Hively with the Nitro Development Authority asked Nitro City Council on Tuesday night to consider adopting an ordinance that will allow people to live and work from the same...
View ArticleVideo: Wind-driven forest fires sweep through Kanawha and neighboring counties
By Rick Steelhammer Gusty winds, unseasonably warm temperatures and an abundance of dry, newly fallen leaves posed challenges to firefighters battling nearly 2,000 acres of forest fires scattered...
View ArticleWVSU receives $1.8 million USDA grant
By Samuel Speciale West Virginia State University will receive nearly $1.8 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to support research, teaching and extension services dealing with food...
View ArticleCharleston's Holley Hotel site reopened for proposals
By Rachel Molenda Charleston's development agency is seeking proposals once again for the former site of the Holley Hotel, following a presentation by developer Charlie Wendell at Wednesday's...
View ArticleJury convicts Charleston man of sexually assaulting girl
By Kate White Jurors took less than two hours Wednesday to convict a Charleston man of sexually assaulting a girl for about three years beginning when she was 8 years old. Henry Wayne Johnston, 54,...
View ArticleInteractive, child-friendly city planned for Clay Center
By Daniel Desrochers On the lower floor of the Clay Center, in the Steam Science and Technology Exhibit, children were walking among Christmas trees on a stage, putting on a play. Meanwhile in the...
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