Men’s head Basketball Coach Bryan Poore (Photo: WVSU Facebook) INSTITUTE, W.Va. –It was a somber afternoon at West Virginia State University as family, friends, and community members gathered at the Walker Convocation Center to honor the life of student-athlete Ishmael Smith. Smith, a junior guard for the men’s basketball team, passed away Sunday, December 15.…
POCA, W.Va. — Poca and Nitro fire crews helped put out a fire at a mobile home Wednesday morning. The blaze was first reported at around 11:30 at Wayside Place in Poca. Shortly after arriving, firefighters were able to knock the fire down. The home sustained heavy smoke, fire, and water damage. Firefighters on the…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kroger has announced it will open the Kroger Marketplace at Park Place in South Charleston in early June. At 122,000 square feet, the Marketplace will be the largest Kroger in West Virginia. Frank Mullens “The first Kroger store in West Virginia opened in 1926, and there is no better way to…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A settlement is nearly complete in the lawsuit regarding a mural inside the state capitol that appears to depict US Senator Jim Justice’s pet. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Dave Hardy held a final hearing on Wednesday to address the settlement agreement in the suit against the West Virginia Capitol Building Commission that…
KANAWHA CITY, W.Va. — Jersey Mike’s opened its second restaurant in the Charleston area with ribbon cutting Wednesday morning. A ribbon cutting ceremony took place Wednesday morning in Kanawha City at 3708 MacCorkle Avenue. Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin and Charleston Councilman Chad Robinson were on hand for the ceremony. Jersey Mike’s also has a…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia residents can now be better equipped to save a life. Vandalia Health CAMC has installed public access Naloxone boxes at CAMC Memorial, CAMC Women and Children’s and CAMC Teays Valley hospitals. Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse opioid overdoses. The Naloxone boxes look similar to newspaper boxes and…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito is ready for another round, filing paperwork to seek reelection ahead of the May primary elections. Capito made it official in person at the West Virginia Secretary of State’s office on Tuesday and brought some help along before paying a visit to the place her political career…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Kanawha County Commission wants to help the county’s volunteer fire departments improve, pledging to pay for training for any firefighter attending the Sissonville Fire and Rescue School this spring. Commissioner Lance Wheeler announced that financial commitment Tuesday and sees a significant need for training in local fire departments. “What I’ve learned…
Photo/96.1 KWS Rob Reel and listener at 2025 Sock Drop CHARLESTON, W.Va. –WVRC Media is once again giving listeners the chance to give back to those in need this winter. The 3rd Annual Sock Drop returns this Thursday, from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., at 1111 Virginia Street East. 96.1 KWS’s Robb Reel says WVRC Media…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There’s a new look outside the CAMC hospitals in Charleston. New signage with the Vandalia Heath logo has been installed outside of CAMC General, CAMC Memorial, and CAMC Women and Children’s Hospitals. CAMC and Mon Health officially merged in 2022 to create Vandalia Health. A release from Vandalia said this is the…