HURRICANE, W.Va. — A fire caused significant damage at a house in Hurricane early Saturday morning. A look at the damage in daylight. (Photo/Nitro Fire Dept.) Flames were showing through the roof when firefighters arrived on the scene at 3 South Brooke Drive at around 4:45 a.m. Firefighters from Hurricane, Teays Valley, Nitro, Milton and…
NITRO, W.Va. — Longtime City of Nitro Recorder Rita Cox says it’s time to relax…a little. Cox’s 18-year run as recorder came to an end Friday with her retirement. Cox, 80, decided not to run for reelection this year. “I’ll remember how much fun it was to be on the inner workings of the city,”…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Capital City now has the money to construct what’s called the Capital Connector project aimed at enhancing the Kanawha River by connecting the city’s East End and West Side. The city is receiving a $25 million RAISE grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation. It applied for the money after receiving…
HARTFORD, W.Va. — A 51-year-old man kayaking on the Ohio River near the community of Hartford in Mason County died Thursday evening after being struck by a barge. Division of Natural Resources Police told MetroNews the man was struck at around 5:30 p.m. near Hoffman Park Drive. The victim died in the river. The victim’s…
HAMLIN, W.Va. — A Lincoln County grand jury will take up charges against a couple in connection with their two-year-old daughter’s drowning death. Felony child neglect charges are moving forward after Jack Parsons, 30, and Tara Adkins, 24, appeared for preliminary hearings Thursday afternoon in Hamlin. They are charged with child neglect resulting in death…
Bondholders in parking garages surrounding the Town Center Mall in downtown Charleston are trying to cut their losses. Parking at Charleston Town Center Mall. (Photo/MetroNews) The trustee and bondholders on the garages submitted the apparent high bids on two of the three garages up for public auction Thursday. One of the garages went for $800,000…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia’s busiest airport says it broke a record for boardings in May. Paige Withrow West Virginia International Yeager Airport said it had 19,606 enplanements last month. “We’re very excited to see the growth in our passenger traffic at CRW,” airport spokesperson Paige Withrow said Wednesday. Yeager also reports there were a…
HURRICANE, W.Va. — A Putnam County mother is charged with killing her 16-day-old baby girl. Brooke Kessler (WVRJA) State police charged Brooke Kessler, 33, of Hurricane, Monday with death of a child by parent. Troopers originally charged Kessler last week with child abuse causing serious bodily injury, strangulation and malicious assault. State police were called…
CULLODEN, W.Va. — A Cabell County woman is in jail after being charged with killing her brother during a family dispute early Monday morning in Culloden. Siera Harmon (WVRJA) Cabell County Sheriff Chuck Zerkle said Seira Harmon, 25, of Culloden, called 911 at about 12:30 a.m. from a Charley’s Creek residence. “She said she had…
The Town of Clendenin will be celebrating its annual Summerfest event this weekend with a host of activities on the eight-year anniversary of the deadly 2016 flood. The activities begin at 11 a.m. Saturday and ends with fireworks at 9:30 p.m. on the banks of the Elk River. During the daytime hours, there will be…