DUNBAR, W.Va. — A man is in jail after crashing his vehicle into his ex-girlfriend’s home in Dunbar last week. Nathan Ross Harrington, 22, of Tolleson, Arizona, has been charged with attempted murder and destruction of property. A complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court shows that Harrington crashed his vehicle into a residence on…
A man is facing charges after he allegedly stole from the St. Albans Goodwill and a bus garage belonging to Kanawha County Schools. According to the St. Albans Police Department, Bradley Wayne Hoffman, 25, is charged with two counts of breaking and entering, receiving/transferring stolen property and destruction of property. Hoffman is accused of breaking…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Board of Education has started its round of conversations surrounding a new cell phone policy within schools across the county. Governor Patrick Morrisey signed a bill into law in April that mandates county school boards to develop policies for the 2025-2026 school year to limit the use of electronic…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Police Department has reported a second incident during the Sternwheel Regatta over the weekend where a gun was involved. The first incident was reported on Saturday night when three juvenile boys were detained and three firearms were found near Court Street and Kanawha Boulevard. Two of the teenagers were charged.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 4th of July activities at the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta officially kicked off at 10 a.m. Friday, but the Tudor’s Biscuit World Hot Dog Eating Contest got folks feeling as patriotic as ever before the evening festivities began. Josh Pantry, a Charleston-based country artist, who opened for the Regatta’s Thursday night concert with…
RIPLEY, W.Va. — The town of Ripley is preparing for thousands of visitors of their annual July 4th celebration, which has been dubbed the “Largest Small-Town 4th of July celebration.” The town will be getting the events underway at 10 a.m. Friday with an opening ceremony before an 11:30 firecracker race. The main event will…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It was a photogenic evening along the Kanawha River Thursday, as thousands packed Haddad Riverfront Park for night one of the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta. Nearly 100 boats filled the water near the concert stage to start the July 4th weekend celebrations. Josh Pantry, a local country music artist took the stage first,…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways has awarded the project to replace three bridges at the Montrose Drive interchange. This project will replace the Montrose Drive Bridge over Interstate 64, as well as the First Avenue and Second Avenue bridges in South Charleston. Triton Construction was awarded the contract for $23,109,380.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A body has been recovered from a culvert in Charleston. A woman called 911 at around 4 p.m. Tuesday near the 1200 block of MacCorkle Avenue Southeast reporting that she had saw what looked to be a body. According to Charleston Police Chief of Detectives Lt. Tony Hazelett, the body got washed…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has placed parts of seven counties under a flash flood warning until 6:15 p.m. The warning includes Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, and Wayne Counties. The National Weather Service says radar has indicated that between two and three inches of rain have already fallen in parts of…