CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Commission met Thursday evening, and on the top of the agenda, was the topic of disaster recovery following both the April 2-6 storms that featrued tornadoes and the April 11-12 storms that caused flooding and landslides. Both storms had disaster declarations announced by President Joe Biden, with the April…
HAMLIN, W.Va. — Lincoln County School officials say damage to a number of school facilities in the Hamlin area was significant after a series of break-ins over the last week. Intruders damaged ten doors at various school facilities at Lincoln County High School and the Lion’s Club Park athletic facilities in Hamlin. The targets included the…
One of the three suspects in the May drive-by shooting near the Shawnee Sports Complex, was out of jail on an improper bond, according to a judge on Tuesday. Zion Clark, 23, of Dunbar, was charged in connection to the May 19 shooting that happened close to the athletic complex while a youth soccer tournament…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –A tractor trailer travelling on Interstate 77 near Kanawha City reportedly rolled over after a crash Wednesday evening. The accident happened at around 8 o’clock Wednesday evening at mile marker 96 and closed the southbound fast lane. Members of the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office were on the scene. The accident has since…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The contract for a portion of the Kanawha County Judicial Building renovation project has been awarded. The Kanawha County Commission approved the award for the 5th floor project to the low bidder, Grae-Con Construction Inc., Friday evening. The bid amount was $2,011,456. The projects will look to renovate the building and add…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston man has been arrested and charged after a sexual abuse investigation. Bradley Allen Cooper, 60, has been charged with sexual abuse by a parent or guardian after abusing his daughter and step-daughter over 20 years ago. Court records show that Cooper abused his stepdaughter from 1991 until 1997. Cooper also…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Maryland man accused of killing a man in Charleston has been apprehended. Joshua Robert Scales, 33, of Hyattsville, Maryland, was arrested and charged with first-degree murder Thursday evening. According to the Charleston Police Department, Scales was apprehended along Walters Road in Charleston around 5 o’clock. Scales is accused of shooting and…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston man received his sentencing today after being convicted of multiple theft-related crimes. Vernon Tyler Davis, 29, was sentenced to a maximum of 20 years in prison after previously being convicted of grand larceny and breaking and entering. Court documents show that Davis cut a lock on a storage unit at…
HURRICANE, W.Va. — A man died Wednesday after a single-car crash in Hurricane. A 25-year-old man died after striking a telephone pole at the intersection of state Route 34 and Lynn Street just before 6 p.m. Life-saving measures were performed at the scene, and the man was pronounced dead at the hospital. An investigation is…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston man accused of beating a woman to death has a trial date. Izak Michael Surface, 22, has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge. He is accused of killing 36-year-old Lora Farley last January. Farley’s body was found on Chandler Drive on January 15, 2024, and an autopsy revealed the…