Kanawha County Commission approves funding for Advantage Valley efforts, Cedar Grove baseball field improvements

Local NewsBy Aaron ParkerApril 15, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over $56,000 was appropriated during a Tuesday Kanawha County Commission meeting. Commissioners approved Advantage Valley’s request of $12,000 to pay for a residential site assessment by Moonlight engineering. Advantage Valley is an economic development organization trying to tackle both the housing crisis and the statewide childcare crisis. The funds will go towards…

2025 West Virginia Coal Show underway in Charleston

Local NewsBy Morgan PembertonApril 15, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A two-day show that helps coal mining businesses connect with one another, but also potential customers is in Charleston. The West Virginia Coal Show, put on by SEMCO Publishing in partnership with the West Virginia Coal Association as they celebrate their 51st symposium, began April 15 at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center.…

Investigation underway after human remains found in Kanawha County

Local NewsBy Morgan PembertonApril 15, 2025

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –An investigation is underway after human remains were found Tuesday in Kanawha County. According to a Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office news release, deputies received a welfare check call for what appeared to be a body over a hillside along Walnut Gap Road, which is just outside the Charleston. When deputies arrived on scene,…

Officials say more recovery efforts needed in Southern West Virginia following mid-February floods

Local NewsBy [email protected]April 15, 2025

WELCH, W.Va. — Two months after the floods that caused devastating damage across Southern West Virginia, officials there are still asking for help to recover. On February 15, the Southern Coalfields were inundated with record-breaking amounts of rainfall that led to disastrous floods, further resulting in multiple deaths, numerous rescues and significant infrastructure damage. Governor…

Claims mount in Putnam County after hailstorm

Local NewsBy [email protected]April 15, 2025

Story by Chris Lawrence  HURRICANE, W.Va. —  The hailstorm which hit Putnam County didn’t last much longer than a minute Monday evening, but it inflicted heavy damage to a lot of property. The storm hadn’t been over more than a few minutes before Jeremy Caldwell’s phone started ringing. Caldwell is the owner of Caldwell Insurance…

Man falls to death in Montgomery

Local NewsBy [email protected]April 15, 2025

MONTGOMERY, W.Va. — A man fell to his death Monday evening in Fayette County after police say he lost control of his e-bicycle. Montgomery police said Tony Brown, 55, of Smithers, lost control of his bike trying to avoid a barrier on the bridge that crosses the Kanawha River. Brown fell off the on-ramp into…

Charges filed in deadly turnpike collision; victim’s name released

Local NewsBy [email protected]April 15, 2025

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A semi-truck driver is charged with vehicular manslaughter after his truck struck and killed a West Virginia Turnpike worker in Kanawha County. Anvar Sabirov (WVRJA) State police troopers allege Anvar Sabirov, 28, of Rego Park, NY, failed to get in the correct lane in a I-77/Turnpike work zone south of Charleston Monday…