WINFIELD, W.Va. — The Putnam County Commission has filled its vacancy. The commission choosing Doug Pierson finish the term of former commissioner Steve Deweese during the commission’s Tuesday morning meeting. Pierson will fill the seat through the 2026 election. The county commission also considered Mark Drennan and Ron Stone for the vacancy. Deweese resigned in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man was found dead in a fire early Tuesday morning in Charleston. The blaze was at a house on Red Oak Street on the city’s West Side at 3 a.m. Authorities said the house was thought to be abandoned. Charleston firefighters kept the fire from spreading to a nearby house. Photo…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A second winter storm in less than a week in West Virginia caused thousands of southern West Virginia residents to lose service from Appalachian Power. The company reported 8,200 customers without power as of midday Saturday following new snow that came Friday night and Saturday morning. The outages were to customers in 13…
WINFIELD, W.Va. — The Putnam County Republican Executive Committee has forwarded the names of three residents to the county commission for an open seat on the commission. The committee is nominating Mark Drennan, Doug Pierson and Ron Stone to replace Steve Deweese who resigned last year. The person chosen by the county commission will fill…
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — A man died after being struck by a CSX train in St. Albans Thursday night. Police said Major Forrest, 31, of St. Albans, died after he was struck near Spruce Street. Authorities said the body was found further down the tracks. St. Albans Police and CSX are investigating. The deadly collision…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Emergency Manager C.W. Sigman said what several hours of freezing rain left behind has been the biggest challenge of this week’s winter storm. Sigman said the weight of the ice knocked down a numbers of trees and tree limbs break power lines. Sigman said Appalachian Power is doing a good…
Story by Brad McElhinny A winter storm that barreled into West Virginia dropped snow and ice across the state, making travel treacherous and knocking out power to thousands of residents in southern counties. “Mother nature pretty well threw the kitchen sink at us last night,” state Transportation Secretary Jimmy Wriston said. Forecasters predicted another wave…
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — Kanawha County fire crews busy with a number of structure fires on New Year’s morning. Flames destroyed a vacant mobile home at Donald Gene Road and Ferrell Road not far from St. Albans. The blaze was reported at around 3:30 a.m. Fire crews from the Lakewood Volunteer Fire Department were on…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Appalachian Power Company said it hopes to have service restored to all its customer who lost power in Sunday’s windy conditions by Monday night. “Appalachian Power crews have restored electric service to 65% of its customers who lost power Sunday across parts of its service area,” the utility said in a news…
HAMLIN, W.Va. — State police are looking for a Lincoln County resident in connection with a Sunday shooting. Troopers have named Jackie Adkins, 42, of Hamlin, as the suspect. It’s alleged Adkins shot a person at Stones Trailer Court. The victim suffered a gunshot wound to the leg. Troopers said they will charge Adkins with…