CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The class of 2025 for Winfield High School was honored Wednesday evening for the first of three ceremonies at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center for Putnam County. Tyler Peros, a four-year member of the Winfield boys’ basketball team, says the highlight of the night for him was tossing the hat in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After it became a requirement on May 7th for people to start presenting what is called a REAL ID to board domestic flights, West Virginia International Yeager Airport Director and CEO Dominque Ranieri says the transition has been smooth so far. “We are so pleased that all of our passengers have taken…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Regional Epidemiologist for central West Virginia Daniel Barker says children between the ages of one and five are required to have their blood lead levels tested twice in the state of West Virginia, however in Kanawha County less than 50% of children have only been tested once. That’s what the Kanawha-Charleston Health Department, in…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The City of Charleston is becoming a work of art for five days. The 21st Annual FestivALL got underway on Wednesday and will host various art, theater, dance, and music events around the city until Sunday, June 1. Interim FestivALL CEO Brittany Javins said this is a slightly scaled back year for…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police have upgraded charges to first degree murder in the shooting death of a Kanawha County woman in the parking lot of a Sheetz convenience store in Charleston. Jacob Fields (WVRJA) Charleston police announced Wednesday afternoon that after further review of evidence the charges against Jacob Fields, 18, of Charleston, have been…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The two remaining high school graduating seniors in Kanawha County have officially walked across the stage. St. Albans and Sissonville High School’s Class of 2025 graduated Tuesday. St. Albans ‘ class of 2025 went first in the afternoon. During the ceremony, principal Dr. Jaclyn Swayne told the class that showing up is…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County man was sentenced Tuesday after previously pleading guilty to fraud. James Eugene Wells, 73, of Marmet, was sentenced to one year of federal probation after he withheld records in a bankruptcy from a United States Trustee. Wells oversaw the financial affairs of his wife’s business in Charleston but worked…
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –The neighborhood of Westmoreland in Huntington will soon be seeing a new fire station in the area. After almost 20 years, a new Westmoreland Fire Station is going to be constructed to help make the facility more modern. The old station, which is located 509 Camden Road, was built almost 100 years ago in…
NITRO, W.Va. — West Virginia Division of Highways spokesman Brent Walker says they were made aware of a troublesome dip along Interstate 64 in Kanawha County following a major road construction project. After what was being deemed the largest Roads to Prosperity project that was completed in November that saw six miles of interstate widening…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau President and CEO Tim Brady says it was another successful year hosting the USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships in the Capital City. The premiere national cycling championship event wrapped up in the city on Memorial Day after 8 days packed full of multiple race categories, hundreds…