Volunteers work on West Side home
By By Dan Desrochers Staff writer Jeremy Brown checked on some job applications that he sent out, then went down to 1306 7th Ave. to volunteer on Thursday morning.Brown is an unemployed, recovering...
View ArticleEight sent to hospital in Interstate 77 crash
Several vehicles were involved in an crash on Interstate 77 in which eight people were sent to the hospital this morning, according to a Kanawha County Metro 911 dispatcher.The wreck was reported near...
View ArticleMarmet residents file petition to oust mayor
By Kate White In the latest salvo in the battle between some Marmet residents and Mayor Bill Pauley, residents filed a petition Monday morning accusing the 87-year-old mayor of misconduct and asking...
View Article3-year-old boy OK after being found in West Side ditch
By Staff reports A 3-year-old boy was found in a ditch in the 900 block of Hanna Avenue on the West Side after leaving his home while he was supposed to be napping Monday morning, police...
View ArticleWVSU to improve campus security with $600,000 donation
By Samuel Speciale West Virgina State University will improve safety on campus by using a $600,000 donation from Bayer CropScience to purchase security equipment.The gift, announced by university...
View ArticleWest Side property receives DEP cleanup approval
By Andrew Brown A vacant piece of land on Charleston's West Side, where Kroger has planned to build a gas station, may be one step closer to being ready for development.The West Virginia Department of...
View ArticleNitro to build World War I memorial park
By Caitlin Cook Nitro City Council moved forward Tuesday night on a project that would connect future generations to Nitro's World War I legacy. "This will be a memorial park that honors our veterans,...
View ArticleKanawha County needle exchange sees 8 people on first day
By Lydia Nuzum Eight people visited the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department Wednesday afternoon to receive sterile syringes during the agency's first harm-reduction program hours, according to...
View ArticleGood Night concert series to continue in 2015
By Elaina Sauber Despite the disbanding of its organizing sponsor, Charleston's New Year's Eve concert series will continue this year.Good Night, which features dozens of musicians at various venues...
View ArticleSouth Charleston sales tax ordinance advances
By Daniel Desrochers The South Charleston City Council on Thursday passed the first reading of an ordinance to enact a municipal sales and service tax at their meeting.The unanimous approval will be...
View ArticleProcession will welcome Coptics to Charleston
By Lori Kersey As a sort of welcome to the new church, the Basilica of the Co-Cathedral of Sacred Heart will make a pilgrimage through downtown Charleston on Sunday to the site of the new St. Mary and...
View ArticleTroubled Charleston teen charged with domestic battery
A former Capital High student currently on home confinement related to a sexual assault charge from earlier this year was arrested Friday night and charged with two counts of domestic battery,...
View ArticleThomas Hospital to honor namesake with 'Hall of Honor'
By Lydia Nuzum After a young man from South Charleston threw himself on top of a grenade to save his comrades, the community that raised him built something new to honor him and his sacrifice.On Nov....
View ArticleParents upset by YMCA after-school care snafu
By Daniel Desrochers The holidays were supposed to be a joyful time for Alicia Elam. Instead, she has been left scrambling to arrange child care for her daughter, since she received notice that the...
View ArticleTrial set for man charged in death of 2-year-old
By Kate White A South Charleston man charged with murder for allegedly killing a 2-year-old boy and stuffing his body in a freezer for several hours before calling authorities will go to trial next...
View ArticleJudge ups bond for man charged with spraying acid at ex's house
By Kate White A Kanawha judge on Monday doubled the bail amount of a man accused of spreading sulfuric acid at his ex-girlfriend's St. Albans home after learning the man was allegedly trying to make...
View ArticlePostal Service distribution center gears up for holiday shipping rush (video)
By Andrew Brown Letters, magazines and packages from more than 700 ZIP codes come streaming through the facility's loading dock every day. Most of them are on their way within 24 hours, and all of...
View ArticleSt. Albans drawing crowds to holiday events
By By George Hohmann For the Gazette-Mail St. Albans' Christmas events are drawing record crowds, council members learned Monday evening."We had one of the largest parades and one of the largest...
View ArticleCouncil passes ban on smoking in Charleston parks and playgrounds
By Elaina Sauber Just before Charleston City Council passed a resolution on Monday to ban smoking in all city parks and playgrounds, Mayor Danny Jones cast a lone dissenting vote. He said the...
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