CEDAR GROVE, W.Va. — Two Kanawha County Sheriff’s Deputies are recovering from injuries suffered during a Monday evening man hunt in eastern Kanawha County. The deputies responded to the Cedar Grove area where the local police were dealing with a drug incident and realized they person they were dealing with had an outstanding warrant. They…
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Fayette County Sheriff Jess McMullen released more information Tuesday about a shooting in the Mount Carbon community which occurred Monday. The incident in the Adena Village neighborhood left two people dead, including the shooter, and three more wounded. The victim was identified as John Middleton, 49, of Mount Carbon. He was killed by a…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Putnam County will be spending some time behind bars for his role in an employment tax fraud scheme. Dean E. Dawson, 65, of Hurricane, was sentenced Monday to one year and six months in prison, followed by three years of supervised release. Court documents show that Dawson, who operated the real…
MINK SHOALS, W.Va. — A two-vehicle accident has left one person injured in Kanawha County. The crash was reported at around 11 o’clock Sunday morning in the 2000 block of Pennsylvania Avenue near Mink Shoals. The road near the Dollar General was closed following the wreck but has since re-opened. Injuries for the victim are…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Last week, the Kanawha County Commission voted to award $250,000 of opioid settlement funds to West Virginia Health Right for their recovery programs and services. Health Right is a non-profit organization that gives healthcare access for under protected residents in the state and has several programs in place to reach out to…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A bus driver with Kanawha County Schools will face charges after a Friday morning side-swipe collision with a Kanawha Valley Regional Transport bus. The school bus, which had eight students on board on their way to their first day of school, collided with the KRT bus at around 7:30 in the 600 block…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia International Yeager Airport Construction Committee met Friday morning to discuss a low bid for the airport’s terminal pre-security project. The committee will recommend a low bid of $5.5 million to the full CRW Authority Board. The low bid came from the Ohio-based GrayCon Construction. “They came highly recommended by…
NITRO, W.Va. — It’s the start of a new academic year in the Mountain State’s largest county. Kanawha County Schools began instruction on Friday, and Nitro Elementary School Principal Ashley Garrett says it’s a great day. “The first day is the very best day,” Garrett said Friday morning. “We are so excited for a fresh…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Five individuals took the oath Thursday to become Kanawha County Sheriff’s deputies. Evan Landers, Trevor McGuire, Hunter McCoy, Rodjvon Seldon, and Victoria Martin were all sworn in during a Kanawha County Commission meeting. Martin joins her younger brother as a Kanawha County Sheriff’s deputy. Over the past year, the department has seen…
CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. — Officials with Cabell County Schools confirmed Thursday that staff and students at the Explorer Academy in Cabell County will not be starting the academic year in their own building. Mold was reported in the building earlier in the week, which prompted the school to go through an air quality testing process.…