KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –An investigation is underway following a single-vehicle crash that left a 17-year-old dead in Kanawha County Wednesday afternoon. According to a release from the sheriff’s office, the accident was reported at 4 p.m. in the 7100 block of Rocky Fork Road in the Sissonville area. A preliminary investigation indicates that the vehicle was…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials cut the ribbon Wednesday to the new physical therapy/rehabilitation center at WVU Medicine Thomas Orthopedic Hospital on the Saint Francis campus in Charleston. The new space allows all orthopedic services for WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals to be under one roof in the Capital City. “It’s very important that we were able…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The Charleston Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying suspects in connection to an investigation into stolen packages. On Monday, multiple packages were reported stolen from the 2000 block of Kanawha Boulevard East, according to police. While they were investigation, officers were provided with surveillance footage of alleged suspects. Anyone with…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Fruth, which has a dozen stores in West Virginia, has announced a sale of its pharmacies to Walgreens. Fruth has served residents in the Mountain State since 1952 when founder Jack Fruth opened the first store in Point Pleasant. Fruth’s daughter, Lynne Fruth, took over the business in 2009, a few years…
Photo courtesy WCHS-TV CROSS LANES, W.Va. — Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies are investigating a head-on crash involving a DOH dump truck and an SUV that happened in Cross Lanes Wednesday afternoon. The collision took place at about 12:30 p.m. near the intersection of Goff Mountain Road and Brick Lane. First responders said the driver of the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A large-scale renovation project is underway for the city of Charleston’s fire stations, modernizing some of the older firehouses and making a more comfortable experience for firefighters. The $4.5 million project impacts the fire department citywide, and Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin said this is something she’s been hearing about since first being…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – It’s a chance to help those in need with the return of the WVRC Media Turkey Drop, a partnership with Union Mission to provide turkeys for families this holiday season. The event is the brainchild of 96.1 KWS’s Robb Reel, who said it’s all about making sure everyone can celebrate properly. “I…
ELKVIEW, W.Va. — Coal miner Steve Lipscomb will be remembered in funeral services set for Saturday at his alma mater–Herbert Hoover High School. Lipscomb, 42, of Elkview, died earlier this month in the flooded Rolling Thunder coal mine in Nicholas County. Rescue efforts stretched for parts of five days last week. Steve Lipscomb Lipscomb was…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — A Kanawha County man has been arrested following a reported domestic incident. Alexander Franklin Rhodes, 27, of Sissonville, was arrested Tuesday at a residence on Rich Fork Road. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office SWAT Team executed a search warrant and arrested him without incident. The warrant was obtained for felony wanton…
Story by Chris Lawrence CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A six-year-old girl is recovering from a serious head injury after being hit by a car while heading into school. The incident happened about 7:30 a.m.Tuesday at Charleston’s Edgewood Elementary School. Police and firefighters rolled up to a chaotic scene after the little girl was struck soon after she…