Charleston police arrest two after investigation, find 8 pounds of fentanyl near elementary school

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two Charleston residents have been arrested following an investigation that saw gun charges and multiple pounds of fentanyl within feet of an elementary school. Kristina Clark, 36, is charged with manufacturing or possessing drugs with the intent to deliver. As a result of a lengthy investigation by the Charleston Police Department’s Special…

University of Charleston makes agreements with two schools to allow for seamless transfer process

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The University of Charleston has made two official agreements welcoming in students from different campuses. UC and the Mongolian University of Science and Technology (MUST) made an agreement earlier in the week allowing MUST students to study at UC’s Charleston campus. In addition, UC and Southern WV Community & Technical College have…

FEMA staff encourages residents to still register for disaster relief ahead of Saturday deadline

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — FEMA Deputy Disaster Recovery Manager James Young is encouraging people still needing disaster assistance from the mid-April storms that hit 11 counties across West Virginia to register if they haven’t yet done so as the deadline is quickly approaching. The deadline to receive disaster assistance for home repairs and personal needs following…

Trick or treating is here

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — Children across Kanawha County will get the chance to trick-or-treat on the actual holiday of Halloween on Thursday, and Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department Sgt. Josh Lester says that will likely make for a safer environment. “It’s not very often that we actually get to have trick-or-treat on actual Halloween, but this…