SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — An early morning blaze has caused damage to an empty home in Kanawha County this morning. The blaze was reported around 5:15 a.m. Thursday on Vinewood Road near Kanawha Two Mile Road. Firefighters from Sissonville and Malden Volunteer Fire Departments along with the Charleston Fire Department all responded to the scene. It’s…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department has released the name of the man killed in a motorcycle crash last Friday just outside of Charleston. Deputies said motorcyclist Carl Simpkins II, 37 of Raleigh, NC, died after being struck by a vehicle that was crossing into his path as Simpkins was exiting I-77 at…
ETHEL, W.Va. — An Ohio man is in custody after being charged with shooting and killing a Logan County man. State police have charged Darius Stanton, 23, of Columbus, Ohio with first degree murder. Troopers allege Stanton shot Walter Elmore, 42, of Logan, in the stomach at a residence in the Ethel area of Logan…
Photo courtesy WCHS-TV SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A pilot suffered non-life-threatening injuries when a single-engine plane went off the runway at Mallory Airport Saturday afternoon. Authorities said the pilot was practicing take-offs and landings at the small airport near South Charleston when a wind gust pushed the plane off the runway at just before 3:30 p.m.…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston man faces arraignment in circuit court after being indicted by a Kanawha County grand jury on a murder charge. William Selbe, 25, was indicted this week after the June stabbing of Nicholas Hodge, 35, of Charleston. Selbe was arrested following the incident in June. The stabbing occurred near GoMart in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County woman was sentenced Friday after an earlier guilty plea to child neglect charges. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Dave Hardy sentenced Capree Moss, 22, of Charleston, to 18 months to followed by 3.5 years of probation. Moss pleaded guilty in August to one count of Child Neglect Creating Substantial Risk…
ELKVIEW, W.Va. — A Kanawha County man is jail after allegedly shooting a man early Friday morning. Joe Meadows (WVRJA) Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies have charged Joe Meadows, 63, of Elkview, with malicious assault and wanton endangerment involving a firearm. Meadows was allegedly fighting with a man on Little Sandy Road at around 1:30 a.m. when…
MAYSEL, W.Va. — The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a fire that destroyed a church building in Clay County. The blaze was reported at House of Prayer Church on Hansford Fork Road near Maysel at around 6 a.m. Sunday. The building was declared a total loss. The investigation into the cause of the blaze…
CHARLESTON W.Va.- The 15th annual October West festival is set to bring the community together Saturday for a day filled with food, fun, and entertainment. Located on the West Side of Charleston, the festival will feature a family-friendly atmosphere packed with actives for all ages. The event runs from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. for…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A busy intersection on Charleston’s West Side could be closed for a few days following a water main break Wednesday morning that flooded the area and buckled pavement. The water main break left behind damage on Charleston’s West Side. (Photo/Jerry Waters) The 16-inch main that broke is near the intersection of Patrick…