WINFIELD, W.Va. — The Putnam County Commission has filled its vacancy. The commission choosing Doug Pierson finish the term of former commissioner Steve Deweese during the commission’s Tuesday morning meeting. Pierson will fill the seat through the 2026 election. The county commission also considered Mark Drennan and Ron Stone for the vacancy. Deweese resigned in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man was found dead in a fire early Tuesday morning in Charleston. The blaze was at a house on Red Oak Street on the city’s West Side at 3 a.m. Authorities said the house was thought to be abandoned. Charleston firefighters kept the fire from spreading to a nearby house. Photo…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango is ready to take the reins in 2025. Salango, who has been on the Kanawha County Commission for eight years, was named the president last week during the first meeting of the year. Salango says he doesn’t want to make the vote seem drastic. “Honestly,…
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— After jury selection went all day, a jury has finally been selected for the trial of a Sissonville couple accused of locking two of their adoptive children in a shed. Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz were accused in an October 2023 indictment after two of their adoptive children were found locked in a…
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— A South Charleston woman entered a plea agreement Monday with Kanawha County prosecutors after she shot a woman in the Riverwalk Kroger in South Charleston in May 2023.Lydia Spencer, 34, entered a Kennedy Plea to being a prohibited person carrying a firearm after shooting another women in the back during an argument with…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The sun breaking through the clouds a little during Monday’s inauguration parade welcoming in West Virginia’s 37th Governor Patrick Morrisey. Several community organizations, the Pride of the Mountaineers, the WVU Marching Band, Marshall University’s Thundering Herd Band, as well as around 20 high school marching bands filled up the Kanawha Boulevard in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— Kanawha County Republican Executive Committee Chairwoman Dianna Graves says with the interest she has already received about filling the two senator vacancies, she doesn’t foresee them failing to submit names to the governor when the time comes. “There’s so much interest in these seats already, it’s crazy the number of people who have…
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— The Girl Scout cookie season has officially kicked off across the region. The 2025 cookie lineup includes all of the classic flavors, such as Thin Mints, Tagalongs, Samoas, and more. The lineup will also have a beloved fan favorite, S’mores, however this year will be the last time to buy them, since they…
HURRICANE, W.Va. — The Putnam County Economic Development Authority is getting $5 million dollars to develop infrastructure and address future housing needs. Recently, Governor Jim Justice awarded the Economic Enhancement Grant through the West Virginia Water Development Authority to Putnam County Economic Development. It will go towards the needed infrastructure to help build more homes…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man’s body was found Saturday afternoon in Charleston and freezing temperatures may have been a contributing factor. Kanawha County Metro 911 took a call that said the body was discovered on the Pennsylvania Ave. side of the Spring Street Bridge. The caller said the man may have frozen to death. An…