CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Students in Kanawha County have a chance to be a voice for their schools thanks to a new effort. In a meeting last week, the Kanawha County Board of Education introduced its new leadership team. Students on the leadership team will be able to work with school administrators to voice student concerns,…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston funeral home sustained minor damage after an impaired driver crashed into the building on Saturday. The crash was reported at around 2:45 p.m. on Washington Street West. The vehicle struck a parked car and part of the Cunningham, Parker & Johnson Funeral Home no Charleston’s West Side. Charleston police arrested…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Air National Guard crews spent several hours Thursday cleaning up an accidental spill of de-icing fluid at the 130th Airlift Wing in Charleston. The Guard said less than 500 gallons of diluted Propylene glycol was spilled in the 130th motor pool area not long after midnight. “This chemical is non-toxic, nonhazardous, and there…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the regular legislative session starting this coming week, Kanawha County Schools Superintendent Dr. Paula Potter is talking about the relationship she wants to have with the legislature going forward. Potter is in her first year at the helm in Kanawha County after Dr. Tom Williams retired. Potter says public school systems…
WINFIELD, W.Va. — A month ago, Winfield High School junior Ty Laughery was focusing on transitioning from football season to basketball season. Now, a different challenge is before him. Laughery, who also reps the General green on the football and baseball fields, was recently diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. “It happened very rapidly, as far as…
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. — 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…
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…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After over 70 years in business, every Fruth store in West Virginia and Ohio has shut its doors. Fruth announced the sale of its pharmacy practices to Walgreens in November. By December 3, all pharmacies were closed and the front-end stores officially shut down on Wednesday. The local chain began when Jack…