CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A former Municipal Court judge is going into her new role as state senator with open eyes. Anne Charnock was appointed to serve the 17th district which serves Kanawha County, by Governor Patrick Morrisey Tuesday afternoon. Charnock said that she is ready to take on the issues that plague the state. “I feel like…
CROSS LANES, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two individuals suspected of shoplifting. A male and female suspect were seen on surveillance video shoplifting from Rural King in Cross Lanes. The two bypassed the final checkout point with a $999 welder. The two loaded the welder into a black Volkswagen Touareg…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A fire was reported at the South Charleston Community Center Tuesday evening. According to South Charleston fire chief Virgil White, a towel caught fire at approximately 6:10 p.m. in the center’s sauna room. White confirmed that the fire was contained, and no injuries were reported. When crews arrived, it was believed…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha Valley FAME is going into its third year of allowing students to go to college while also learning hands-on experience. FAME, Federation for Advanced Manufacturing Education, is a program that allows students to complete an associate’s degree in advanced manufacturing technology at BridgeValley Community and Technical College tuition free. Students would…
HAMLIN, W.Va. — A Lincoln County couple was indicted Tuesday in relation to the 2024 drowning death of their daughter. Tara Adkins, 25, and Jack Parsons Jr., 31, were indicted on charges of child neglect resulting in death and gross child neglect resulting in serious bodily injury in the drowning death. Their two-year-old daughter drowned…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After an extensive interview process, the Kanawha County Board of Education will make their final decision on who the next school superintendent will be later this week. The board conducted interviews with the two selected candidates for the position Tuesday before going into executive session. They now plan to meet again this…
LOGAN, W.Va. –State Fire Marshal Ken Tyree says that in the last 14 days there have been 11 fire fatalities in the mountain state. He says that it is normal to see an uptick in fires between November through February and that there are different reasons as to what causes the rise in fires throughout…
Charleston W.Va. — Major projects are taking place in the region. Advantage Valley has released its 2024 annual report and President and CEO Terrell Ellis said highlighted all the projects that are underway. “We highlighted some of the key new investments that are happening in the region, that are truly under construction.” Ellis said during…
Photo courtesy Nitro Fire Department NITRO, W.Va. — An investigation is underway following a house fire in Nitro from Monday night. Fire crews from Kanawha and Putnam counties were dispatched to the single story house at 8 Main Avenue at shortly before 8 p.m. The Nitro Fire Department said on arrival the firefighters found smoke…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — In what turned out to be a frigid month of January, a Charleston organization proved to be vital to many in the state’s largest city. The Kanawha Valley Collective has operated the warming centers since December, but they began to see a larger need once the temperatures dropped significantly in early January.…