CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Smiling faces and sun shining down on the Wertz Avenue community and city leaders in Charleston as they planted a tree to celebrate Arbor Day. A ceremony was held at Riverview Park Monday afternoon, after original plans of holding it on April 25 (actual Arbor Day) was derailed because of the weather, to plant…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of students with disabilities are coming together for a day of friendly competition and to put their physical skills to the test. Kanawha County Schools was once again host to its annual Exceptional Spring Games Monday at Laidley Field in Charleston. KCS Assistant Superintendent for Special Education and Student Support Megan…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two defendants pleading guilty in the May 2024 drive-by shooting near the Shawnee Sports Complex in Dunbar. Antonio Jacobs, 19, and Zion Clark, 24, came before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers Monday. They are two of the three defendants being charged in connection to the drive-by shooting that took place on…
Photo courtesy Jerry Waters Story by Chris Lawrence CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police say foul play is not suspected at this time in the death of a man found in the Kanawha River on Sunday. According to police, two walkers made the grim discovery Sunday afternoon near Patrick Street. “The body was in the river, not…