Two chefs with Charleston ties are in contention for prestigious cooking awards. Chase Collier, the head chef at Ristorante Abruzzi inside GoMart Ballpark, has been named a semifinalist in the James Beard Foundation Award for Best Chef Southeast, while William Dissen, a Charleston native, is in the category of “Outstanding Chef.” Dissen is the head…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall Health Network is confirming cases of pertussis, otherwise known as whooping cough, in West Virginia. Four cases were reported at Hurricane High School in Putnam County from an internal memo, as well as areas in Cabell County and Lawrence County, Ohio. A Marshall Health Network release reads, “Recently we have observed…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The City of Charleston will be allocating $6.2 million from its unassigned fund balance towards a multitude of city projects. City council members voted to approve General Fund Budget Amendment No. 5 Tuesday evening, which will aid in many projects that were brought up during Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin’s State of the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man under the influence crashed his vehicle into a West Virginia State Capitol complex Monday afternoon. According to the Charleston Police Department, the driver crashed into Building 11, otherwise known as the Central Chiller Plant that sits on California Avenue. The driver allegedly attempted to flee the scene before being apprehended…
Two dogs died in a garage fire Monday afternoon in Kanawha County. The fire was reported in the 400 block of Center Street in Pratt at around 4:45. Firefighters say it was a two-car garage that caught fire, and crews were able to contain the blaze to a single structure. A woman in the garage…
Two people have been arrested after a Sunday police chase in Clay County saw a vehicle go into the Elk River. Police say Jonathan C. Sparks, 26, of Montgomery and Tiffany Nicole Bragg, 34, of Richwood, were arrested Sunday evening along Route 16. The chase began around 7:45 Sunday evening. During the chase, the vehicle…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Judge Richard Lindsay, II, is the newest judge in Kanawha County. Lindsay was elected to the 8th Judicial Circuit Court and took the oath of office on Friday at his investiture ceremony, which was administered by Justice Charles Trump. Lindsay took office at the beginning of the year. Lindsay says he’s appreciative…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Ambulance Authority has approved a rate increase for its ambulance services. The increases, which will be upwards of 200% for some services, come in an effort to make up for a $4 million budget deficit by aligning the fees with the market rate. KCAA says most of the people…
A mother will serve time in prison after a Cabell County child went missing in 2022, which led to an Amber Alert and police chase. Shana Carf, 39, was sentenced to one to three years in prison Wednesday. She previously pleaded guilty to attempted kidnapping. Carf was arrested in December 2022 in Winchester, Kentucky after…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington Police patrol boat is currently fully underwater in the Ohio River. The boat, Isaac H. Mitchell, was discovered listing Wednesday morning during a routine inspection. The vessel was fully submerged shortly after. The now submerged boat was docked at Adam’s Landing Marina in the Guyandotte community. The department will utilize…