CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston woman who allegedly stabbed her boyfriend’s daughter to death is set to go on trial this fall pending the results of a criminal responsibility evaluation. Amber Wymer, 43, appeared before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Kenneth Ballard Monday morning where the judge rescheduled her trial to start Oct. 7. It was…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County judge has handed down the maximum prison sentence for a former McDonald’s employee who stabbed and robbed a customer last year. Judge Kenneth Ballard sentenced Richard Thornton, 32, on Monday to 100 years in prison on a first-degree robbery charge. The incident happened in the Elkview McDonald’s bathroom in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The third annual return of the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta is nearing completion with several events and musical acts set to get underway Saturday and Sunday. The Great Rubber Duck Race will be held at 12 p.m. Saturday. More than 10,000 rubber ducks will be dropped from the South Side Bridge into the…
DUNBAR, W.Va. — Residents from the Dunbar/St. Albans area of Kanawha County who were impacted by the April 11-12 flooding are now eligible for federal individual disaster assistance. The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is welcoming those victims to apply for assistance online or in-person at its Disaster Recovery Center at the Dunbar Recreation Center…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Five-time Grammy-nominated West Virginia recording artist Stephen Thomas says he’s thrilled that his first rock and alternative record “Back Home” is gaining popularity. “This is my debut record, and you mean we’re charting on active rock radio mainstream with Metallica, Ghost, Lincoln Park, Allman, Green Day, I mean all of these artists?…
ELKVIEW, W.Va. — Bus drivers from around the state gathered at Herbert Hoover High School Wednesday morning to show off their skills behind the wheel in the 47th annual West Virginia Bus Safety Road-e-o. The Bus Safety Road-e-o invited drivers from every county to come out and work on their skills while also competing for…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County judge has sentenced a man and a woman to prison in connection with a 2022 fatal shooting on Charleston’s West Side. Tyran Gray, 27, of Detroit, Mich., will spend life behind bars with mercy after being convicted on multiple charges including first-degree murder in April. Kanawha County Circuit Judge…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito says she’s impressed with a nearly completed expansion project that she helped secure federal funding for a West Virginia Health Right on Charleston’s East End. “I’m just amazed at how much more comprehensive the services are with the beautiful building, doubling the size of it, the volunteers…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The City of Charleston becomes a work of art beginning this Friday. FestivALL Charleston returns for the 20th year and will showcase over 90 events across the city. FestivALL Executive Director Mackenzie Spencer said there will be something for everyone. “We really focus on music, theater, art and dance, but we’ve expanded…
