Reunions: Aug. 29, 2017
Charleston High School Class of 1941 Reunion: 1 to 4 p.m., Sunday, Courtyard Mariott/Civic Center, 100 Kanawha Blvd. To register, call Mrs. Zel Lewis at 304-925-2546 or Dr. Zelman Fixler at...
View ArticleNo injuries after bullet hits Charleston ambulance
By Giuseppe Sabella Emergency responders went unharmed after a bullet struck their ambulance Tuesday morning on the West Side of Charleston. Charleston police are searching for two suspects after...
View ArticleCrossings Mall owner sues WV DOT
By Lori Kersey The bankrupt owner of Crossings Mall in Elkview is suing the West Virginia Department of Transportation alleging the state owns the right of way to the mall and therefore should have...
View ArticleDriver injured in school bus crash in Charleston, no children on bus
By Staff reports A car hit a school bus Tuesday afternoon in Charleston, but no children were on the bus during the crash, a Kanawha dispatcher said. The incident occurred around 2:40 p.m. in the...
View ArticleCommissioner: Chloroform at Shawnee likely not from Dow plant
By Lori Kersey The chloroform detected at the site of a proposed youth sports complex in Institute is likely not from a nearby chemical plant but could have been from a chemical used on a golf course...
View ArticleTestimony begins in GW school counselor's lawsuit
By Lacie Pierson The principal of George Washington High School said it was an accident when he sent an email that contained personnel-related information about a counselor at the school in 2015....
View ArticleRoad Work: Aug. 30, 2017
West Virginia Paving will be paving the following streets in Charleston from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. today: Elmore Avenue: from Preston Street to Woodbine Avenue Preston Street: from Monroe Street to...
View ArticlePursuit of stolen truck ends at WV Capitol Complex
By Staff reports A Kanawha County man allegedly tried to escape from police in a stolen truck full of stolen goods shortly after midnight Wednesday. Adam Justin Foster, of Dry Branch, loaded the truck...
View ArticleAuthorities pull body from Elk River after call from fisherman
By Staff reports Charleston authorities pulled a body from the Elk River under the Lee Street Bridge on Wednesday afternoon. The body was recovered after a fisherman reported an object floating in the...
View ArticleGW counselor takes stand in defamation lawsuit
By Lacie Pierson George Washington High School guidance counselor Mary "Kackie" Eller said Wednesday that Principal George Aulenbacher "never really liked me from the day he walked in the door" as she...
View ArticleKanawha commission holding public hearing about Shawnee test results
By Staff reports Anyone with concerns or questions about the chemicals found at the site of a proposed multi-sport complex in Institute will have an opportunity next week to ask questions. The Kanawha...
View ArticleCity leaders celebrate streetscape improvements in Kanawha City
By Ali Schmitz A long-awaited streetscape project in Kanawha City is complete. The intersection at MacCorkle Avenue and 42nd Street has been improved through new curb cuts along MacCorkle, improved...
View ArticleCharleston sues West Side nonprofit over fire, refuse fees
By Giuseppe Sabella The city of Charleston has sued a nonprofit community group on the city's West Side, alleging that the agency owes the city more than $42,000 in fire and refuse fees. The lawsuit...
View ArticleCharleston agency won't help with resettling refugees
By Erin Beck The U.S. State Department of State won't move forward with resettling refugees this year through a Charleston-based affiliate of Episcopal Migration Ministries, according to organizers...
View ArticlePHOTOS: Powerama at the Charleston Civic Center
Elementary and middle school students were invited Wednesday to the Charleston Civic Center for the second annual Powerama event. The free event, hosted by the Charleston Police Department, is aimed...
View ArticleWV DOT asks court to dismiss Crossings Mall bridge lawsuit
By Lori Kersey In its answer to a lawsuit brought by the owner of Crossings Mall, the West Virginia Department of Transportation argues that Tara Retail had an obligation to repair its washed-out...
View ArticleAlleged drug deal leads to firefight in Charleston
By Staff reports Two groups exchanged gunfire during a drug deal on South Park Road in Charleston on Wednesday night, police said. The buyers opened fire at about 11:30 p.m., said Lt. Steve Cooper,...
View ArticlePHOTO: Cleaning out the courthouse gutters
Using a cherry picker, Tom Harrison, of Commercial and Hi-Rise Window Cleaners, clears the gutters at the Kanawha County Courthouse in Charleston.
View ArticleCharleston public works director looks back on 46 years
By Ali Schmitz Gary Taylor started his career lining softball fields. It was 1971. He was 17 years old, and had just graduated from high school. Since then, he's worked in several different roles for...
View ArticleSexual assault victim testifies GW counselor didn't notify police
By Lacie Pierson A young woman who was sexually assaulted at a friend's home while she was a student at George Washington High School said Thursday that her school counselor discouraged her from...
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