HURRICANE, W.Va. — A Putnam County man pleaded guilty Wednesday after withholding over $250,000 in taxes from the IRS, according to the Department of Justice. Dean E. Dawson, 65, of Hurricane, operated RPC Group LLC, which was a real estate appraisal business in Hurricane. From 2015-2022, Dawson withheld employment taxes from the business’ employees and…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –More than 2,400 Kanawha County residents are without power Wednesday evening. According to Appalachian Power website map, 1,360 customers dealing with outages are in the area along U.S. 119 from Trace Ford Road to Little Coal River Road. AEP estimates restoration for some customers to be 12:30 a.m. Thursday.
Leslie Watterson, (Photo: WCHS-TV) MASON COUNTY, W.Va. –Mason County school bus operator accused of driving while intoxicated has been indicted by a grand jury. Leslie M. Watterson, 54, was a substitute bus driver and was arrested in May 2024 after reports were made that she was driving in the wrong lane, making incorrect turns and falling…
HURRICANE, W.Va. — A new recycling center will be coming to Hurricane. Hurricane officials and the Putnam County Solid Waste Authority have partnered up to have a new center put on some property that the town had. The new center would be located at 1000 Midland Trail, which is a little past Hurricane Fire and Rescue.…
HURRICANE, W.Va. — The Putnam County Solid Waste Authority and Hurricane city officials are partnering to provide a new recycling drop-off area to the city. The new center will be located at 100 Midland Trail. According to the Putnam County Solid Waste Authority’s Facebook page, the new drop-off site will be equipped with a woodchipper…
UPDATE 03/03/2025 5:40 — After a full investigation the Charleston Police have found that the social media post about a student being in possession of a firearm was uncredible. The post originated from Snapchat and quickly made its way to other social media platforms. CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Capital High School has been put on a…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Kelly green swarmed the capitol’s lower rotunda Tuesday morning as Marshall University staff, students, faculty, and Marco came to show lawmakers the impact the university is having on the state. Marshall Day at the Capitol, allows the university to come and showcase the institution’s growth areas. The university decided to show the growth of…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County man has been sentenced to 16 years and two months in prison followed by five years of supervised release after selling several pounds of illicit drugs. According to a release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of West Virginia, Jonathan Fitzpatrick, 33, of Pratt distributed 10…
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police are revealing the identity of a man who’s body was found near the Criel Mound in South Charleston Sunday. The South Charleston Police Department said the deceased man has been identified as Gary Allen Anderson, 72, who was from the Alum Creek area. While an autopsy of Anderson’s body found…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha Valley economic development organization says something must be done now about addressing the need for childcare after finding a deficit of over 5,000 childcare slots, affecting 32% of eligible children across the area. In response to this, Advantage Valley will host twelve childcare start-up business workshops from March to November…