CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The Kanawha County Commission announced Tuesday its formal opposition to Mountaineer Gas Company’s request to the Public Service Commission for a rate increase, questioning why the utility needs it and highlighting the possible strain that would be put upon users. Kanawha County Commissioner Lance Wheeler is among those vocally pushing back on…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The State Election Commission left its meeting on Wednesday in a forgiving mood, recommending reductions or waivers of penalties against nine political committees for delinquent campaign finance reports. The commission heard testimony during the meeting from representatives for most of those groups before entering executive session to deliberate. In total, nine of…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –580 WCHS is teaming up with Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia this November to honor veterans throughout the state. From now until the 30th, the two companies will be hosting “A Salute to Veterans.” Listeners can highlight a veteran in their lives by calling 304-935-5008 and leaving a voicemail, or by sending an email…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –A man was airlifted from a side-by-side accident Tuesday afternoon in Kanawha County. The incident occurred near Hogpen Road in Belle. Sergeant Burns with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office said a 78-year old man was thrown from a side-by-side and it’s believed he has suffered internal bleeding and a laceration to the head.…
NITRO, W.Va. — The Nitro Food Pantry with the help of the Nitro Mission Team hands out food every Tuesday but there was a noticeable difference today. Nitro Food Pantry Director Bill Fortune said the line was longer, likely because of the ongoing federal government shutdown and the uncertainty of when SNAP benefits would be…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — With the federal government shutdown ongoing, leadership at West Virginia International Yeager Airport is taking steps to help the airport’s federal employees who continue to come to work without being paid. On Tuesday, the airport hosted a donation drive to bring in food and other necessary items for those federal workers. The…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston City Council approved a $60,000 allocation at its Monday night meeting to help with hunger needs. The $60,000 will go to the Kanawha Valley Collective to supply food for the next two months as the federal government shutdown continues. “People are hungry,” Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin said Monday on 580Live with…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A new trial date is scheduled for a man charged with first-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting outside a Kanawha County convenience store. Jacob Fields, 18, appeared before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers on Monday and, as a result of several factors, had his trial continued to January 26.…
LIZEMORES, W.Va. — An elderly man is dead after a two-vehicle crash in Clay County. State police said the crash happened Saturday afternoon on state Route 16 near Lizemores when two SUVs collided. Troopers said a 91-year old man who was a passenger in one of the vehicles died in the crash. The driver of…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. – A Kanawha County murder case that stretched more than four years reached a conclusion with the conviction of Michael Smith on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of Cheyenne Johnson last Thursday. Smith was originally charged in connection with Johnson’s death in 2021, but several factors delayed his trial until…