CHARLESTON, W.Va. — GoMart Ballpark, the home of the Charleston Dirty Birds, will be getting some needed safety updates. On Monday evening, Charleston City Council members voted to enter a contract with Meadow Ridge Ranch Construction to install new backstop netting and additional foul ball netting. The new foul ball netting will be on both…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — A Kanawha County school bus carrying students crashed into a tree late Monday afternoon. The crash was reported on Coal River Road just after 4 o’clock. 12 students were aboard the bus at the time of the crash. Investigators say muddy road conditions were likely the cause of the accident.
JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. — A nine-year-old child died in a fire in Jackson County, according to the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office. The deadly blaze was reported along Evansview Road in Evans late Monday afternoon. No details regarding the cause of the fire have been released at this time. An investigation is underway.
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin says the city is partnering with University of Charleston to host the longest-distance run yet. “Not just a 5k, not just a half marathon, but a marathon, next year, next April in the City of Charleston,” Goodwin said on 580 Live Monday. Goodwin joined UC President Marty…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The former maintenance director who stole millions of dollars from the Boone County school system during the pandemic pleaded guilty Monday to federal criminal charges. Michael David Barker (WCHS-TV) Michael David Barker, 47, of Foster, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail fraud. He admitted he operated a scheme that took $3.4…
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — A local group of young actors in Kanawha County are taking their talents to national heights. Alban Arts Center Theatre Director Mariah Plante told Dave Allen on 580 Live Monday that the Teen Intensive Company she put together last year at the arts center in St. Albans has become more successful…