Story by Chris Lawrence Organizers of the City of Charleston’s host committee for the high school football championships are attempting to make contingency plans amid the uncertainty of the high school football playoffs. Tim Brady Charleston’s University of Charleston Stadium is due to host the four championship matchups Dec. 6-7. However, with pending litigation, it’s…
NITRO, W.Va. — Veterans Day ceremonies will take place across the state today. Some communities got started early. Sunday evening’s flag lowering ceremony in Nitro. (Photo/Nitro CVB) The City of Nitro held its annual Veterans Day flag lowering ceremony Sunday evening at the Nitro War Memorial. State Adjutant General Bill Crane was the special speaker.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission says it will consider a settlement reached between PSC Staff and West Virginia American Water Company on the utility’s 2025 Distribution System Improvement Charge. A evidentiary hearing on a proposed increase of that annual surcharge was originally set for Wednesday but was cancelled because of the proposed settlement.…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The strike involving 77 union machinists at Dow Chemical/Union Carbide in South Charleston is over. Members of International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers (IAM) Local 598 accepted the deal Thursday evening. The new contract ends a 10-day strike. “Congratulations to the membership of IAM Local 598 for standing strong for…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A dog survived a Charleston house fire early Thursday morning. Charleston firefighters responded to a blaze in the 1200 block of West Washington Street at about 3:30 a.m. An abandoned house had caught on fire and the flames spread to an occupied residence. Those inside were able to get out along with…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state’s largest counties continue to report record early voter turnout numbers. Vera McCormick Kanawha County Clerk Vera McCormick said her county passed the 21,000 mark Wednesday which is near the county’s record total for a presidential election. McCormick predicts the county will get close to 30,000 before Saturday’s deadline. “We might…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There’s still work to do before any construction starts in downtown Charleston on the renovation and addition to the Kanawha County Judicial Building. Lance Wheeler The county needs more space because the legislature has added three magistrates and a circuit judge. The bids came in way over budget but the county commission…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — An Ohio man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a pair of criminal counts connected to a July alcohol-related crash in Barboursville that claimed the life of a Cabell County teenager. Joshua Wilson (WVRJA) Joshua Wilson, 23, of Middleport, Ohio, admitted he was driving dunk at around 9 p.m. on July 4 when he…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One person was killed in a late night collision in South Charleston. Police said it happened at around 11:30 p.m. Monday on Goshorn Street near Parkland Terrace Apartments. The driver was waiting at the scene when police arrived. The names of those involved were not immediately released.
MARMET, W.Va. — A man was killed in head-on crash early Monday morning in eastern Kanawha County. Kanawha County deputies said Keith Jenkins, 38, was traveling west on state Route 61 between Marmet and Kanawha City at about 1 a.m. when his vehicle traveled across the center line and struck an oncoming vehicle. Jenkins died…