CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Testimony during the second day of Appalachian Power’s rate hike case before the state Public Service Commission continued to leak into another case the PSC is considering from the utility. Charlotte Lane The two are tied together. Appalachian Power is seeking a $250.5 million increase in its base rate. If approved, the…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Appalachian Power Company is seeking its first base rate increase since 2019 but a group representing its largest customers says rates have gone up significantly in other ways since then. Aaron Walker The state Public Service Commission began an evidentiary hearing Tuesday in Charleston on Appalachian Power’s request for a $250.5 million…
Story by Chris Lawrence WESTON, W.Va. — An accident reconstruction team from the West Virginia State Police continues to work on finding all of the details of the fatal crash which claimed the life of Doug Skaff in Lewis County. Skaff, 48, was killed when his SUV rear-ended a semi on I-79 in the southbound…
Photo: City of Charleston Facebook CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Those who knew Doug Skaff are both crying and smiling after his tragic death from injuries suffered in an automobile crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 79 in Lewis County. The sadness is obvious. It’s blended with shock and almost disbelief. Skaff, only 48, is gone. The smiles…
Photos courtesy Will Price CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A large pin oak tree on the state capitol grounds split and crushed two cars after state workers had arrived for work Tuesday morning. The cars were parked in the diagonal spaces along California Ave. on the east side of the capitol. Part of the old tree feel…
Story by Chris Lawrence SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police say a man suffered multiple stab wounds in an early morning domestic dispute in South Charleston. According to South Charleston police, a man and woman were in a relationship and got into a fight around 3 a.m. Tuesday at the apartment they shared at the Stratford…
Story by Chris Lawrence KENNA, W.Va. — Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger said a man’s call to 911 to self-report killing his girlfriend was as intense a call as he’s ever heard. Logan Willis (WVRJA) “This 911 call comes in and this fellow tells our dispatchers, ‘I just had an altercation with my girlfriend and…
CROSS LANES, W.Va. — An elderly man was struck and killed in the middle of a Kanawha County road early Monday morning. Kanawha County deputies said Dennis Eugene Taylor, 86, of Cross Lanes, was on a motorized mobility scooter attempting to cross Goff Mountain Road in Cross Lanes at a little after 5 a.m. when…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission will take the next 300 days to decide if West Virginia American Water Company should get some, part or all of a rate increase. Scott Wyman The company recently filed with the PSC for a 27.9 percent increase on its customers. The average water customer would pay…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s time for summer break in the Kanawha County school system. Tom Williams Students and teachers celebrated the last day of the school year Monday. “The kids have made accomplishments throughout the year and teachers have and staff, so you look back and celebrate the successes and plan on for the next…