CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A second winter storm in less than a week in West Virginia caused thousands of southern West Virginia residents to lose service from Appalachian Power. The company reported 8,200 customers without power as of midday Saturday following new snow that came Friday night and Saturday morning. The outages were to customers in 13…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Friday pre-trial hearing revealed new details in the case of Jeanne Whitefeather and Donald Lantz, a Sissonville couple accused of locking two of their adoptive children in a shed. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers denied the motion to sever the trial of Whitefeather and Lantz. The two, whose trial is…
DUNBAR, W.Va. — One person has been injured as a result of a shooting in Dunbar late Friday afternoon. The shooting was reported just before 5 o’clock along the 200 block of 18th Street. According to police, one person was reported to have been shot and taken to the hospital. No other information has been…
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— For the first time in almost 16 years, the inauguration parade is making a comeback as Governor-elect Patrick Morrisey is set to take office on January 13. The last parade took place on January 19, 2009, when former U.S. Senator Joe Manchin was inaugurated the second time. A member of Morrisey’s Transition Team,…
WINFIELD, W.Va. — The Putnam County Republican Executive Committee has forwarded the names of three residents to the county commission for an open seat on the commission. The committee is nominating Mark Drennan, Doug Pierson and Ron Stone to replace Steve Deweese who resigned last year. The person chosen by the county commission will fill…
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — A man died after being struck by a CSX train in St. Albans Thursday night. Police said Major Forrest, 31, of St. Albans, died after he was struck near Spruce Street. Authorities said the body was found further down the tracks. St. Albans Police and CSX are investigating. The deadly collision…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston’s Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin delivered her State of the City Address Thursday evening during Charleston’s City Council meeting. Goodwin says that this address highlighted the evolution of Charleston since she took office six years ago. “If I had to put a theme to this, it’s the story of Charleston, how it…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Ben Salango will serve as the next president of the Kanawha County Commission. Commissioners Lance Wheeler and Natalie Tennant voted for Salango to be the president during the first meeting of 2025 on Thursday. “I appreciate the vote and the vote of confidence,” Salango said. Salango, who considered entering the 2024 race…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As temperatures drop to single digits at night, a Charleston organization has a place people in need can go to keep warm. The Kanawha Valley Collective has been operating a warming center at the Bream Neighborhood Shop, 317 West Washington Street, every night since Friday when the weather really started to take…
CHARLESTON, W.Va.— A former Charleston doctor will spend time in prison for the unlawful distribution of oxycodone. Alexander, V. Otellin, 57, was sentenced to three years in prison Wednesday, to be followed by three years of supervised release. According to court documents and statements made in court, Otellin, on July 27, 2027, distributed a quantity…