CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission says all public utilities have 30 days to let the commission know how they plan to comply with a new state law. Mike Pushkin The law, which took effect Thursday, requires the utilities to have a way to notify customers of both planned and unplanned service outages.…
DOH photo CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A major backup on one of the busiest highways in the state—caused by a big pothole. Interstate 64 westbound through Charleston is down to one lane on the Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge that crosses the Kanawha River. State Division of Highways spokesman Brent Walker said the pothole developed late…
Photo courtesy WCHS-TV CULLODEN, W.Va. — The state Fire Marshal’s Office is investigating a deadly fire that occurred early Thursday morning in Cabell County. Flames ripped through a residence on Smith Road in Culloden. The blaze was reported at around 3:15 a.m. Thursday. A 32-year-old man died in the fire. The mobile home was a total…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango giving an update on two major construction projects currently underway. Salango came on 580 Live Wednesday to say that two major projects within the Kanawha County Judicial Annex Building in downtown Charleston and at the Shawnee Sports Complex in Dunbar are coming along significantly. He said…
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –A new trial date has been set for a Kanawha County man who was previously convicted of killing four family members in 2020. Gavin Smith, 21, was in court Wednesday for a status hearing where Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Kenneth Ballard set the new dates. Smith was convicted in December 2022 of…
PRINCETON, W.Va. — Governor Patrick Morrisey says we are starting to see the fruits of labor in staying the course with the effort of tackling West Virginia’s ongoing drug epidemic. Gov. Morrisey met with the state Department of Human Services and the West Virginia First Foundation in Mercer County Wednesday to give an update on…
CHARLESTON, W.Va. –With temperatures soaring across the state, Appalachian Power is urging customers to be on high-alert for utility-based scams. According to the company, scammers are calling customers and using high-pressure tactics to demand immediate payment, threaten service disconnection or falsely claiming to be partnered with the company to reduce bills through solar installation. Customers are…
DUNBAR, W.Va. — A man is in jail after crashing his vehicle into his ex-girlfriend’s home in Dunbar last week. Nathan Ross Harrington, 22, of Tolleson, Arizona, has been charged with attempted murder and destruction of property. A complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court shows that Harrington crashed his vehicle into a residence on…
A man is facing charges after he allegedly stole from the St. Albans Goodwill and a bus garage belonging to Kanawha County Schools. According to the St. Albans Police Department, Bradley Wayne Hoffman, 25, is charged with two counts of breaking and entering, receiving/transferring stolen property and destruction of property. Hoffman is accused of breaking…
FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — New Fayette County Schools Superintendent David Warvel says it has been a smooth transition so far upon officially stepping into the role July 1st. Warvel succeeds former Fayette County Schools Superintendent Gary Hough who retired after serving in the role since July 2020 and being an educator in the county for a…