WINFIELD, W.Va. — The FBI is looking for a man who walked into the John Amos Power Plant in Putnam County more than a year ago without having the proper authorization. Suspect in John Amos Power Plant. (FBI photo) The man, dressed in work clothes with reflective stripes, entered the large American Electric Power-owned plant…
Story by Robb Reel CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s been four years in the making, but the Quarrier Diner is once again serving the Capital City. According to partner M.J. Riggs, the ribbon cutting held Friday was only the beginning. “There’s multiple phases to the growth we’re going to have here,” Riggs said. “In the spring…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The Kanawha Valley’s public transportation system will soon be seeing long awaited changes. KRT, the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority, voted in September of 2024, to eliminate Sunday services and change some of their bus routes to save money. Those changes will now go into effect Monday. Communications director for KRT Brianna Warner said…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals cut the ribbon for its new cancer institute Friday. The new center, which is called WVU Cancer Institute at Thomas Memorial Hospital, is located at 500 Poplar Street in South Charleston. The center offers 17 exam rooms, 32 infusion bays, and a procedure room to its patients. The…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Longtime Charleston City Council member Jack Harrison has died. Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin, in a statement, said Harrison served the city’s tenants with respect and contributed to a large city effort. “Council Member Harrison was a committed public servant who always put people first and he was a forward-thinking leader who…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A second suspect has been arrested in relation to a Kanawha County shoplifting incident. Jon Christopher Halstead, 57, turned himself in Friday and was charged with receiving/transfer of stolen goods. Halstead, Jimmie Wade LeMaster Jr. and Mary Elizabeth Browning, were seen on surveillance video shoplifting a nearly $1,000 welder from the Cross…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Flooding that occurred at the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association Thursday turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Those at the humane society were alarmed to be receiving calls from Kanawha County Metro 911 Thursday morning informing them that water levels were dangerously high at the shelter following a round of overnight thunderstorms…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has posted a flood watch for two dozen counties from Friday night until Saturday night. The green counties are under the flood watch. (NWS graphic) Another round of rain is in the forecast to cover the Mountain State and it could cause further flooding because the heavy rain…
INSTITUTE, W.Va. — West Virginia State University launches a new initiative aimed to make education more accessible and affordable. WVSU announced The Yellow Jacket Pledge, an initiative aimed to increase student success rate by making education accessible, affordable and focusing on career readiness for students. The initiative helps students starting in Fall 2025, as it…
Photo courtesy Nitro Fire Department CROSS LANES, W.Va. — A log house in Cross Lanes sustained significant damage in a Friday morning fire. Flames were showing when fire crews arrived on the scene in the 5000 block of Monta Vista Drive at shortly after 9 o’clock. “It was a well-involved house, a story with a…