CLENDENIN, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Board of Education has entered a contract with the state Division of Highways to complete work at the old Herbert Hoover High School. The $121,257.35 contract, which was approved during a Monday evening board meeting, will ensure earthwork, stabilization, and drainage improvement work will be done on the former…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s largest school system is looking back on the first half of the 2025-2026 academic year and how students have taken to the new cell phone policy. Last year, lawmakers passed H.B. 2003, which mandated county boards of education to develop policies before the start of the school year for devices…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A taste of New Orleans is available in downtown Charleston with the opening of Bourbon Street Bistro on Lee Street. The Charleston Area Alliance assisted with a ribbon cutting for the new restaurant on Monday, and owner Curtis Workman said business is already booming. “We’ve had people that literally drove from Fayetteville…
CHARLESTON, W.Va – A Kanawha County man accused of first-degree murder will not go on trial as scheduled later this month. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers granted the prosecution a continuance in the case of Jacob Fields, the 19-year-old who allegedly shot and killed 42-year-old Tiffany Adkins as she walked out of the Sheetz…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –Kanawha County Delegate Andy Shamblin says West Virginia’s foster care system continues to undergo changes, and he wants additional reforms to better support foster families and children. More than 6,000 foster care placements are currently in the state, according to the state’s child welfare dashboard. Shamblin, who also teaches at Nitro High School,…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Circuit Judge Richard Lindsay is looking back on his inaugural year serving Kanawha County citizens. He says he’s enjoyed the adjustment and is thankful for a well-rounded staff. “I like my job. I like being a judge. As far as a takeaway, I think that the judges here in the circuit court…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office say they made an arrest in connection to multiple break-ins at a store in St. Albans in 2025. David Douglas Steadman, 53, of Charleston was arrested and now is charged with grand larceny and entry of a building other than a dwelling. According to officials, police responded to…
CROSS LANES, W.Va. — A man was arrested Saturday in connection with a rental equipment theft that took place last month in Kanawha County. James Quesenberry (WVRJA) James Quesenberry, 37, of Poca, is charged with breaking into United Rentals in Cross Lanes and with grand larceny. Kanawha County deputies said Quesenberry stole a pick-up truck, a…
BICKMORE, W.Va. — State Police have charged a Clay County mother after her teenage son allegedly shot and killed his father in a domestic incident. Misty Winebrenner, 48, of Bickmore, has been charged with child neglect and failure to report abuse and neglect. The shooting was reported on Tuesday at a home in the Bickmore…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –An Elkview woman who had been reported missing is dead. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, Cynthia Sue Holley, 63, was found dead in Catlettsburg, Kentucky Thursday afternoon. KCSO said that right now no foul play is suspected and her death appears to be self-inflicted. She was reported missing after she was…