CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After several weeks of negotiations, Fazio’s Italian Restaurant in Charleston has been sold. Businessman and president of the HD Media Doug Skaff, Hale House owner Vincente Cruz, and a group of several other investors, purchased the restaurant in mid-May. Fazio’s, which is located on 1008 Bullitt Street in Downtown Charleston, has been…
NITRO, W.Va. — A homeowner suffered minor burn injuries in a Saturday afternoon fire in Nitro. Flames were shooting from the back of the house when Nitro fire crews arrived on the scene in the 1300 block of Valentine Circle. Nitro firefighters along with assistance from St. Albans, Institute and Poca were able to knock down…
UPDATE — Police have identified the person killed in a Sunday morning crash in Cabell County. According to Cabell County Sheriff Doug Adams, Stephen Green, 20, of Ashland, Kentucky, died after his vehicle was hit on Interstate 64 between Milton and Hurricane. Green got a flat tire and stopped in the roadway with his hazards…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More students at Kanawha County Schools walked across the stage Thursday at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. The commencements for George Washington and Nitro High School marked the third and fourth for the county. GW were the first class to be honored Thursday afternoon. Highest honor student Veda Bendre encouraged her…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The rain and sub-60-degree temperatures didn’t keep people off the streets of Downtown Charleston Thursday evening during the USA Cycling Pro Road National Championship races. Thursday was the first day of criterium races, which featured the men’s and women’s junior division and the men’s and women’s under 23 division. Liam O’Connor,…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds walked the stage at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center Wednesday for Kanawha County’s first two commencement ceremonies. The Riverside High School class of 2025 were honored Wednesday afternoon, and highest honor student Bianca Stollings got to address her student body. She encouraged her fellow classmates to remember the good times…
HURRICANE, W.Va. — Over 300 motorcyclists made their way to Valley Park in Hurricane Wednesday evening for an annual Run for the Wall event. Run for the Wall is a yearly ride where veterans and supporters ride across the nation the week before Memorial Day to honor those who gave their life while serving. The…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County man faces charges in connection with an armed robbery. Andrew Ryan Nomar, 33, of Rand, allegedly entered the Dollar General in Rand on April 19 and presented a written note to an employee stating he was armed. Nomar was wearing a ski mask and gloves and used umbrellas to…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia DNR held a public meeting Tuesday evening in regard to the master plan for the Forks of Coal Natural Area in Kanawha County. Residents were able to stop by the Claudia L. Workman Wildlife Education Center in Alum Creek and were able to comment on what they wanted to…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has discovered three missing pieces of evidence in a recent homicide. The remains of Lenard Pierre Jackson, 38, of Dundee Michigan, were found in mid-April over an embankment off Walnut Gap Road, right outside of Charleston. The KCSO says a black Louis Vuitton jacket, a gold Rolex…