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CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s Back to School Night at Charleston’s Live on the Levee. “We’re catering to the kids and the city has done an amazing of getting things ready for the kids,” Live on the Levee spokesman Jim Strawn said Friday on 580 Live with Dave Allen. There will be resources and school supplies…

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. –A Putnam County teacher says he’s thankful he didn’t experience a major tsunami during his stay in Hawaii. Seth Skiles, a teacher at Rock Branch Elementary and the 2025 Teacher of the Year award winner, is currently vacationing on Oahu, just outside Honolulu. He said that on Tuesday while he was headed to…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –Students at a Cabell County school will soon experience a greater sense of collaboration and accessibility when they step into their new building in two weeks. Meadows Elementary School Principal Amy Maynard, along with school Superintendent Tim Hardesty and officials from Neighborgall Construction, gave the media a preview of the new school Thursday morning.…

KANAWHA CITY, W.Va. — A predominate medical laboratory testing corporation is continuing to expand its services in the Mountain State. Labcorp cut a ribbon on its 18th patient service center in West Virginia Thursday. They also held an open house of the new facility. The new facility is now open along MacCorkle Avenue in Kanawha…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County sheriff’s deputy is in custody after allegedly sexually assaulting a female inmate at the Kanawha County Judicial Building in downtown Charleston. Cass Close, 54, of Quick, who has served as a court bailiff, was arraigned Thursday morning on the charge of imposition of sexual acts on persons incarcerated, detained…

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — New West Virginia University President Michael T. Benson stopped by South Charleston Wednesday evening to get a glimpse of the West Virginia Regional Technology Park and speak with officials and supporters. Benson, who began his duties last week, has been traveling the Mountain State as part of the “Welcome Home Tour.”…

MIAMI, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has released the names of the father and son that died over the weekend in a murder-suicide. William Charles Moles, 50, fatally shot his son, Charles Anthony Moles, 33, on the front porch of a residence on Geneva Lane in the Miami part of eastern Kanawha County…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Individuals struggling with substance use disorder now have access to an updated facility offering new programs designed to equip them with the skills and tools needed to begin leading a better life. An open house was held for the Kanawha Day Report Center Wednesday afternoon located at 900 Christopher Street in Charleston. The center,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The Kanawha County Board of Education approved the hiring of former Horace Mann Middle School Principal Jon Anderson as the new principal at Capital High School during its personnel meeting on Wednesday. Anderson replaces Larry Bailey who recently resigned. The school board also accepted Bailey’s resignation during the meeting. Bailey had been the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — FestivALL Charleston’s new executive director Zack Harold says he’s got big plans in store for the annual multi-day art event. Harold came on 580 Live Wednesday to talk about those plans after recently being selected to succeed Interim CEO Brittany Javins as leader of the organization. He said as a life-long resident…

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A first-of-its-kind $40 million dollar Kroger store is coming to the Mountain State. A groundbreaking ceremony was held on a new 122,000 square foot Kroger Marketplace at the developing Park Place Plaza Shopping Center in South Charleston Wednesday. Through a $40 million investment, this Kroger Marketplace will be the first of…

Story by Chris Lawrence A Kanawha County woman faces a charge of DUI causing injury for a car wreck on I-79 which involved a Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department cruiser. Hollie Anderson, 29, of Elkview was arrested Wednesday morning after turning herself in for the charge stemming from the July 22nd accident at Mink Shoals. There,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston attorney has been arrested on a fugitive from justice warrant after allegedly exposing himself to a child in Virginia last year. James Barber, 65, of Charleston, was arrested Tuesday at his downtown office. He’s been charged with exposing sexual genital parts to a child under the age of 15. The…

GLEN JEAN, W.Va. — The New River Gorge National Park Service says three of 20 proposed historic structures up for demolition will now be preserved following an ongoing environmental assessment and public comment period. The National Park Service recently announced their decision on the ongoing Finding of No Significant Impact for the Proposed Demolition of…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The West Virginia Department of Education is equipping educators with the tools they need for a successful school year during a two-day conference in Charleston. The Support, Appreciate, Invest, and Learn (SAIL) Into a New School Year conference got underway Tuesday morning, with hundreds of educators from across the state attending learning sessions throughout…

BECKLEY, W.Va. — The West Virginia Parkways Authority has a five-step response following an eight-hour traffic stoppage last month when the northbound lanes flooded near the Sharon exit in Kanawha County backing up traffic for 12 miles stranding thousands of motorists. Chuck Smith Parkways Authority Executive Director Chuck Smith read the plan at the beginning…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — FestivALL, Charleston’s annual event displaying art, theater, dance, and music, has a new leader. Zack Harold, a writer and digital storyteller, has been selected to succeed Interim CEO Brittant Javins. Harold was most recently a multimedia specialist with West Virginia University Extension. Throughout his career, Harold has served as the Life and…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –West Virginia residents will soon be able to shop tax-free on certain items, and the National Federation of Independent Business is encouraging them to shop at small businesses. The state’s annual sales tax holiday is scheduled to take place from midnight on Friday, August 1, through 11:59 p.m. on Monday, August 4. The holiday…

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va.— West Virginia State Police are continuing to investigate an incident between two inmates that took place at a Cabell County correctional facility back in May that resulted in one of the inmate’s death. State Trooper E.H. Bennett was notified by investigators at the West Virginia Regional Jail in Barboursville of the inmate death…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A former childcare worker accused of abusing children with special needs under her care has accepted a plea deal with prosecutors. Amber Seiler, 30, of Poca entered into a Kennedy Plea Monday before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Kenneth Ballard for one felony count of battery and assault of a disabled child following…

CHARLESTON W.Va. — Mark your calendars for two major fundraising events coming to the Capital City for a weekend in September. First, on Saturday, September 20, the Mountaineer’s Night Out event will held at the Red Carpet Pavilion. Local spokesman Jim Strawn says the event is described as the ultimate tailgate party for that day’s…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — An investigation into a house fire that broke out on the West Side area of Kanawha County early Sunday morning is underway. Multiple crews responded to the blaze that was reported in the 300 block of West Main Street just after 4 a.m. Sunday morning. Those who responded included the Jefferson, Lakewood,…

MIAMI, W.Va. — Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies are investigating an apparent murder-suicide. Deputies said a woman called Kanawha County Metro 911 at about 1:22 a.m. Saturday and said her son was on her front porch in the Miami area of Cabin Creek with a gunshot wound. Deputies arrived and found the adult son dead and…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One of the two teenagers indicted in a 2024 north Charleston robbery and murder case has once again had his trial date re-set. Barack Williams, 15, was indicted on charges of first-degree murder and first-degree robbery for the January 30, 2024 incident that occurred at the Tobacco and Pipe Shop on 7th…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Side Neighborhood Association will have a cleanup event Saturday in Charleston. Those interested are asked to come to St. Anthony Catholic Church on 6th Street beginning at 9 a.m. “Come ready to work and we’ll feed you,” organizer Samantha Nygaard said. The cleanup goes until noon when food will be…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston man has pleaded guilty to escape after he did not return to a federal re-entry facility in Kanawha County. Ronald Edward Tinsley, 52, pleaded guilty on Thursday. He failed to return from an approved work pass to the Dismas Charities Inc. residential re-entry facility in St. Albans back in March…

NITRO, W.Va. — Contractors are ready to remove all traffic signs close to the bridge near the Nitro exit on Interstate 64 East. Motorists have noticed a significant dip at the end of the bridge not long after the Division of Highways finished up a widening project on I-64 from the Scott Depot exit to…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The family of a man who died back in 2019 while being detained in jail is receiving an award on his behalf. The West Virginia Association for Justice (WVAJ) is recognizing that the case of 26-year-old Zachary Bailey, who tragically died while being detained at the North Central Regional Jail on July…

Story by Chris Lawrence CROSS LANES, W.Va. — The contractor working to widen Big Tyler Road through Cross Lanes is resuming the job. The project slowed last October as utilities were being relocated. The process took way longer than anybody expected. Kanawha County Delegate Andy Shamblin said he, along with Senator Glen Jefferies, were getting…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There’s no guarantee that more potholes won’t stall traffic on the I-64 Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge in Charleston in the months to come but the state Division of Highways has a three-step plan it hopes will keep the traffic delays to a minimum. Brent Walker The state’s busiest bridge has been…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia International Yeager Airport only continues to advance through its major renovation undertakings and now a completely new board. At Yeager’s monthly board meeting on Wednesday, the board welcomed the newest members that will sit on the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority. Tourism Secretary Chelsea Ruby on behalf of Governor…

Update 2 p.m. Wednesday  The state Division of Highways says the fast lane to open at around 3 p.m. Steel plate will be put over the pothole in the middle lane. Crews will return Wednesday night to finish the job. Middle lane will still be closed during morning rush hour Thursday as concrete cures. The…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Metro 911 reports that a Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office cruiser was struck by a vehicle on Interstate 79 Tuesday evening. The crash was reported at around 7:45 at mile marker 3. The incident shut down southbound lanes. According to KCSO, a driver struck the cruiser while it was parked with a captain…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston man that led police on a high-speed chase last year is heading to prison. Antwaun Winbush, 45, was sentenced Tuesday to 12 years and seven months in prison for possession with intent to distribute a mixture containing methamphetamine. Police attempted to conduct a traffic stop for Winbush on U.S. Route…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A woman suffered minor injuries after a reported stabbing Tuesday afternoon in Charleston. Charleston Police reported that the woman was stabbed in the shoulder just before 4 p.m. at the 7-Eleven on Charleston’s West Side. The victim alleged that two men stabbed her at the gas station. Police have not yet named…

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. — The man killed in a Putnam County crash last week has been identified. According to Putnam County Sheriff Bobby Eggleton, Daniel Burdette Jr., 30, of Winfield, died last Friday. Burdette’s motorcycle collided with a passenger vehicle on Route 34 just outside Winfield.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Repairs are underway at the YWCA Charleston’s Sojourner’s Shelter for Homeless Women & Families after a series of water leaks were causing issues among its clients. YWCA CEO Sonya Hairston said recently that mold triggered by the water leaks was causing clients to have to seek medical attention. Charleston Mayor’s Chief of…

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –Preparation in Kanawha County Schools continues as officials work to find alternatives to school lunch items following a legislature vote earlier this year to ban several food dyes and preservatives from children’s meals. In April, Governor Patrick Morrisey signed House Bill 2354 into law. The bill bans seven artificial dyes and two preservatives…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A new Marshall University study is revealing that certain vape flavors alone are increasing the likelihood of smoking in adolescents even without the presence of nicotine. A new preclinical study led by a team of researchers at the Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine was published recently in the Journal…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County circuit judge issued a capias warrant Tuesday for a woman who failed to show up for a court hearing. Amanda Holstein, 35, who was charged with stealing an ambulance in November 2023, was scheduled to appear for a status hearing Tuesday morning on a psychological examination. She didn’t show…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — State Auditor Mark Hunt said former news anchor-turned attorney Tom McGee should be remembered as an overcomer. Photo from WCHS TV. McGee died Sunday in Hospice care in Huntington. He was 78. Hunt knew McGee during his anchoring days at WCHS and WOWK television. Hunt was also an investor in the CW…

DUNBAR, W.Va. — Dunbar Police Chief John Garten says the officer named in multiple lawsuits has handed in his letter of resignation. Officer Zachary Winters had served within the department for the last five years. In those five years, Winters was named in two lawsuits, one of which resulted in the death of a suspect.…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Former WCHS and WOWK anchor Tom McGee died on Sunday at the age of 78. McGee, the University of Alabama graduate, came to Charleston in 1984 to work for WCHS after working at CNN in Atlanta. He then worked at WOWK before returning to WCHS in the early 2000’s. In his 60’s,…

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says nine arrests were made last Thursday in eastern Kanawha County during a planned warrant sweep. While no information was provided about the individuals arrested, a release from KCSO stated that the nine had outstanding warrants, “ranging from misdemeanor to felony charges.” The sweep had a…

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The South Charleston area of the Kanawha Valley continues to be a site of ongoing construction and development. South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens said on 580 Live Monday morning that he believes the most recent developments within the ongoing Jefferson Road Project that’s reconfiguring the road between U.S. Route 119 and…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –Over ninety organizations across three different counties in the state are receiving a portable medical device designed to help individuals experiencing sudden cardiac arrest. FaithHealth Appalachia, in partnership with Marshall Health Network, secured federal funding to purchase of 100 automated external defibrillators (AEDs) for distribution to various organizations located in Cabell, Wayne, and Mason…

HAMLIN, W.Va. — A head-on crash has claimed a driver’s life in Lincoln County. The wreck occurred late Sunday morning at around 11:30 a.m. on state Route 3 near Straight Fork. State Police troopers said the driver of a car went across the center line and slammed head-on into a pick-up truck. The driver of…

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. –A local manufacturing company is the latest to launch an apprenticeship program with support from the Marshall Advanced Manufacturing Center (MAMC). MAMC is a U.S. Department of Labor- designated national apprenticeship hub that helps companies establish training programs to upskill employees and prepare for retirements or workforce turnover. Putnam County- based company Diamond…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A major federal housing assistance program is facing significant funding cuts, which could affect more than one million low-income households nationwide. In his Fiscal Year 2026 budget, President Donald Trump proposed a funding reduction for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), which provides assistance to households- particularly those with children. rump…

PIPESTEM, W.Va. — Officials say that it has been another big summer season at Pipestem Resort State Park so far. Michael Buechler, CEO of Pipestem Adventures told MetroNews that the action is on once school lets out and stays in full-swing until around Labor Day. Buechler said that while the summer got off to a…

  PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. –A person is dead following a motorcycle crash in Putnam County. The crash occurred around 2 p.m. on Route 34, just outside of Winfield near Heaven’s Gateway Memorial Gardens. It involved a motorcycle and a car. As of now, the entrance ramp to U.S. Route 35 is closed due to the incident.…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Live on the Levee will be returning to Charleston’s riverfront Friday night after a brief hiatus from the major Sternwheel Regatta festivities. The fifth Live on the Levee of the season will get underway at Haddad Riverfront Park starting at 6 p.m. Friday, kicking off with local singer-songwriter Nathan Bess of Cross…

HURRICANE, W.Va. — Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards says a large sum of illegal narcotics is off the street. Edwards, in a Facebook post, reported that Hurricane Police made two arrests on July 8. The post stated that Patrolman Wesley Allen spotted a car traveling on Interstate 64 near the 33.5 mile-marker with an illegal window…

Story by Chris Lawrence A driver tells police he “..made a wrong turn…” and wound up driving though the front door of the Poca Foodfair Supermarket early Thursday morning. Joseph Bailey “He told our officers he made a wrong turn,” said Nitro Police Major Justin Raynes. Joseph Bailey, 49, faces a charge of DUI for…

Story by Chris Lawrence RED HOUSE, W.Va. — A man is dead and a woman wounded after a domestic incident early Thursday morning. Putnam County 911 received a call around 1:15 a.m. from a woman who claimed to have been shot by a man in her home. The home was located on Route 62 between…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County deputies have arrested one of the two men wanted in connection with a break-in at East Bank Middle School. Mark Mullins (WVRJA) Deputies said Mark Mullins, 36, of East Bank, was taken into custody without incident Thursday morning. He’s charged with breaking and entering and grand larceny. It’s alleged Mullins…

Chris Lawrence and Aaron Parker contributed to this story. ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — Members of the St. Albans Police Department’s Special Response Team came under fire as they entered an apartment to serve a warrant Wednesday morning. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, officers were on 45 B Street at around 6 a.m. trying…

Story by Chris Lawrence  WINFIELD, W.Va. — Just over a year after an infant died of multiple and serious injuries, now both of her parents face charges in connection with her death in Putnam County. Kris Raynes The 16-day-old baby was brought to the hospital in June 2024 with severe bruising to her throat, head,…

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. –Cabell County now has a court program that aims to help parents with substance use disorders and then safely reunite them with their children. The Family Treatment Courts, which are under the supervision of the Supreme Court of Appeals, began as a pilot program in 2019, established by the legislature. The program became…

DUNBAR, W.Va. — A man and woman from Dunbar are facing child neglect charges after children were found inside an apartment with drugs nearby. Miranda McVay, 41, and Carleton Raines, 47, were each arrested on Tuesday. Raines is facing an additional charge of being a felon in possession of a gun. Police received a domestic…

EAST BANK, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is looking for two men that were seen on surveillance video breaking into East Bank Middle School. The two suspects were seen breaking into the school on July 1 and stealing multiple items. Any resident with information on the two men are encouraged to call the…

NITRO, W.Va. — The old Nitro High School building will not be standing much longer. The building on 19th Street, which saw its last graduating class in 1991, has been a space for churches and community centers since Nitro High moved to Park Avenue. Reports say the building is full of asbestos, has little plumbing…

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A major road project in South Charleston continues to make progress, as DOH crews gradually begin opening up small sections to residents. The Jefferson Road Project, which began in 2019 under former Governor Jim Justice’s Road to Prosperity program, aims to reconfigure the roadway between U.S. Route 119 and U.S. 60, stretching from…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia is leading the way with its ban on several artificial food dyes and preservatives. On Monday, U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that 90% of ice cream manufacturers have pledged to remove artificial dyes from their products in less than three years. In recent…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A significant amount of public feedback is coming in to the Kanawha County Board of Education regarding their developing cell phone ban policy. After launching a public comment portal regarding the new policy on the board of education’s website a little over a week ago, KCS Board President Ric Cavender said on…

Story by Chris Lawrence A suspect in a Monday morning shooting in Kanawha County is now in custody. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department said Larry Joe Chapman III, 19, of Charleston turned himself in Monday night at the Charleston Police Department. Charleston Police held Chapman until he could be taken into custody by deputies who…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The last former correctional officer at Southern Regional Jail learned his fate Monday afternoon for his role in the 2022 beating death of inmate. Andrew Fleshman, 23, was sentenced to over eight years in federal prison, followed by three years of supervised release, by U.S. District Judge Frank Volk. In November 2023, Fleshman pleaded…

HURRICANE, W.Va. — A parade will be held in the City of Hurricane Tuesday celebrating the life of a local toddler who has been diagnosed with an incurable disease.  Hurricane Fire & Rescue will host a Fire, EMS, and Law Enforcement Parade in honor of the toddler who was recently diagnosed with infantile-late infantile GM1-…

JEFFERSON, W.Va. — A Charleston area man faces charges in the Monday morning shooting of a teenage girl in Kanawha County. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department, warrants were issued for Larry Joe Chapman III, 19, who is also known by the nickname “Coconut.” Deputies said the incident occurred around 4:25 a.m. Monday at…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County Judge is denying a motion to set bond for a man charged in a fatal shooting at a Kanawha City convenience store back in May. Jacob Fields, 18, of Charleston came before Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Maryclaire Akers Monday morning in an attempt to be granted motion for…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Commissioner Lance Wheeler says he’ll run for State Senate in 2026. Lance Wheeler Wheeler plans to seek the Republican nomination for the Senate’s 8th District seat currently held by Sen. Kevan Bartlett. Bartlett, R-Kanawha, was appointed earlier this year after then-Senator Mark Hunt was elected state Auditor. Wheeler said his…

JEFFERSON, W.Va. — A juvenile girl is hospitalized in serious but stable condition after a shooting that happened early Monday morning in Kanawha County. The shooting was reported at about 4:25 a.m. at a residence on Alabaster Drive in the community of Jefferson. Sheriff’s deputies said there was a domestic dispute involving the girl and…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The City of Charleston and United Way have entered an agreement allowing the organization to assist in the distribution of opioid settlement funds. During a recent meeting, Charleston City Council voted to enlist United Way’s help in distributing $1 million- out of the city’s $5.2 million opioid settlement funds- to local outreach programs. So…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia has been growing its early childhood literacy by up to nearly five-percent over the past three years, experts say. Recently, the state was identified in a national report as one of four states and 260 school districts that are showing steady annual gains in 3rd grade literacy by Upswing Lab’s…

NITRO, W.Va. — Travellers on I-64 through Nitro are very familiar with the dip which has become part of the ride if you’re headed east toward Charleston. Ever since work to widen the interstate to three lanes was completed, the dip has been present as motorists cross the new overpass at Route 25 and the…

CHARLESOTN, W.Va. –The Kanawha County Board of Education is seeking feedback from the public and educators on their new proposed cell phone ban policy. The board held the first reading of the policy during its meeting on July 7. This follows the passage of House Bill 2003 by the legislature in April, which was then signed…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Debra Rusnak said her office is diving into a 2020 quadruple homicide case feet first in hopes of securing a verdict that gives a family some semblance of justice. Rusnak came on 580 Live this week joined by her assistant Adam Petry to talk about the long-awaited trial…

Photo courtesy DOH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Division of Highways was able to reopen all lanes of the Eugene A. Carter Memorial Bridge in Charleston at 10 a.m. Friday after stalling westbound traffic on Interstate 64 for about 36 hours after a large pothole developed in the bridge’s center lane. Brent Walker The bridge…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The West Virginia Food and Farm Coalition (WVFFC) is getting the chance to expand their SNAP Stretch program that aims to help improve health outcomes for West Virginians. WVFFC, AARP-WV, and the state Department of Agriculture gathered Thursday afternoon at Capitol Market in Charleston to celebrate the $360,000 dollars they were allocated from the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After almost 30 years, the popular Girls Night Out event in Charleston is going away. Girls Night Out has been an annual event of the nonprofit YWCA Charleston that helps raise money for victims of domestic violence. The main organizer of the event, Sandy Call came on 580 Live Thursday to talk…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Public Library is celebrating the city of Charleston’s Slovakian sister city. The downtown Charleston branch of the library officially dedicated a new collection and display commemorating the special relationship between the Capital City and the City of Banska Bystrica in Slovakia. One of the Sister City Alliance Coordinators, Paul…

Story by Chris Lawrence ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — Kanawha County authorities have made an arrest in a shooting from earlier this week in the St. Albans community. Christopher Foxx, 53, is charged with two counts of felony malicious wounding. Deputies said the victim went to Foxx’s home on Jesse Fork Road in St. Albans in…

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…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Up to five new flights are on their way to the state’s largest airport through their partnership with the low-cost carrier, Breeze Airways. A number of dignitaries were on hand Tuesday at West Virginia International Yeager Airport to announce a two-year partnership with Breeze, CRW, the state of West Virginia and the…

Story by Chris Lawrence CROSS LANES, W.Va. — A Kanawha County delegate continues to press state leaders about indefinite delays on an extremely busy road project in the region. Work to widen the Big Tyler Road through Cross Lanes from the intersection with Goff Mountain Road to near Andrew Jackson Middle School remains at a…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police say two men got into a fight Monday night in a downtown Charleston sports bar over music resulting in a shooting. Detectives say the argument between Jacques Weldon, 21, and Nigel Hampton, 26, both of Charleston, continued outside Adelphia Sports Bar on Capitol Street where Hampton shot Weldon in the stomach.…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Board of Education has started its round of conversations surrounding a new cell phone policy within schools across the county. Governor Patrick Morrisey signed a bill into law in April that mandates county school boards to develop policies for the 2025-2026 school year to limit the use of electronic…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Police Department has reported a second incident during the Sternwheel Regatta over the weekend where a gun was involved. The first incident was reported on Saturday night when three juvenile boys were detained and three firearms were found near Court Street and Kanawha Boulevard. Two of the teenagers were charged.…

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Even more bicycle recreational opportunities have come to the Town of Fayetteville. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on the new Bike Skills Area that has come to the Fayetteville Town Park that’s part of a larger outdoor development plan for recreation activities surrounding the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. A…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It’s a wrap on the fourth year return of the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta. Mayor Amy Goodwin says after another successful year of the Regatta once again, planning is already underway for a big year next year. “Next year is year five of bringing it back and it’s our nation’s big birthday, so…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The West Virginia Lottery has been appointed a new acting director by Governor Patrick Morrisey. David Bradley, who has worked with the lottery for 35 years, was appointed to the position a couple of weeks ago. Bradley said that the atmosphere at the lottery is what kept him there. “It’s a very rewarding job,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The state will soon be getting a new Dementia Services Director. House Bill 2575 establishes the full-time position and adds the section to The Alzheimer’s Special Care Standards Act. “We will have a go to person and department to answer and address all constituents’ services for families living with dementia or other dementia illnesses,”…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A child is hospitalized after being impaled by a stick while riding an ATV in Clay County Saturday. According to Kanawha County deputies, the incident was reported around 5:30 p.m. Saturday near the Queen Shoals Bridge area in Clay County. Authorities say while the incident took place in Clay County, the 911…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Three juveniles are facing charges after an incident involving guns at the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta Saturday night. Charleston Police said they were made aware of a “disturbance” involving a firearm near Court Street and the Kanawha Boulevard, where the event was taking place with thousands of people, around 9:30 p.m. Saturday. Police…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Policy director for Energy Efficient West Virginia and Charleston City Council member Emmett Pepper says that the main concern among voters right now is their high utility bills especially energy and how nothing has been done about it. “That is the top issue, and we saw unfortunately this legislative session was nothing, nothing to…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — 4th of July activities at the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta officially kicked off at 10 a.m. Friday, but the Tudor’s Biscuit World Hot Dog Eating Contest got folks feeling as patriotic as ever before the evening festivities began. Josh Pantry, a Charleston-based country artist, who opened for the Regatta’s Thursday night concert with…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Residents and visitors coming in for this year’s Charleston Sternwheel Regatta will have a chance to give back through their donations of non-perishable foods. Mountaineer Food Bank is partnering up with the law firm of Hendrickson & Long, PLLC to hold a food drive on Saturday, July 5 during the annual Regatta.…

RIPLEY, W.Va. — The town of Ripley is preparing for thousands of visitors of their annual July 4th celebration, which has been dubbed the “Largest Small-Town 4th of July celebration.” The town will be getting the events underway at 10 a.m. Friday with an opening ceremony before an 11:30 firecracker race. The main event will…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — It was a photogenic evening along the Kanawha River Thursday, as thousands packed Haddad Riverfront Park for night one of the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta. Nearly 100 boats filled the water near the concert stage to start the July 4th weekend celebrations. Josh Pantry, a local country music artist took the stage first,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Aspiring young chefs are firing up their grills and putting their cooking skills to the test. The Capitol Market hosted its fourth annual All Fired Up event as part of the kick off to Charleston’s Sternwheel Regatta on Thursday. The kid’s cooking competition event pits young chefs against one another to see…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –It’s all things Regatta in the Capitol city as the first day got underway in downtown Charleston. The first day kicked off with a one-hour sightseeing tour at Haddad Riverfront. And things were expected to continue throughout Thursday and the rest of the weekend. Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin was joined by a multiple…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Every year, the Fourth of July holiday gets ranked as one of the deadliest times to be out on the road. Due to the increased number of drunk driving occurrences that take place during the Independence Day celebrations, the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is re-emphasizing their…

EAST LYNN, W.Va. — State Police are investigating after a body was found by anglers in Wayne County Wednesday. Troopers say the body of a man was located around noon along Route 37. The body was sent in for an autopsy for positive identification.

HURRICANE, W.Va. — The annual Fourth of July celebration in Hurricane is expected to be bigger and better than ever this year– and all in a brand new location. Hurricane Mayor Scott Edwards came on 580 Live Wednesday to talk about Friday’s festivities which will take place from 4 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. Edwards said…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –One of the biggest events held in the Capitol City will get underway Thursday. The 2025 Charleston Sternwheel Regatta is set to bring live music, fun activities and food to downtown Charleston. Festivities will get underway at 10 a.m. with the first ever Regatta one hour sightseeing tour at the Haddad Riverfront Park. And…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A Charleston man is dead following an exchange of gunfire Tuesday night in Kanawha County. According to a news release from the Charleston Police Department, Jaiden Deamphis Weekes, 20, suffered multiple gunshot wounds and later died at the hospital. The incident was reported around 10:40 p.m. in the 1500 block of Lewis Street.…

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. –Two men are in custody after an early morning traffic stop in Cabell County led to the seizure of illegal drugs, a handgun, and cash. James Lee Ash, 48, and Aaron Paul Donahue, 40, were arrested Monday morning. Ash is charged with a traffic violation, driving under the influence, possession with the intent to…

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways has awarded the project to replace three bridges at the Montrose Drive interchange. This project will replace the Montrose Drive Bridge over Interstate 64, as well as the First Avenue and Second Avenue bridges in South Charleston. Triton Construction was awarded the contract for $23,109,380.…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A body has been recovered from a culvert in Charleston. A woman called 911 at around 4 p.m. Tuesday near the 1200 block of MacCorkle Avenue Southeast reporting that she had saw what looked to be a body. According to Charleston Police Chief of Detectives Lt. Tony Hazelett, the body got washed…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service has placed parts of seven counties under a flash flood warning until 6:15 p.m. The warning includes Boone, Cabell, Kanawha, Lincoln, Mason, Putnam, and Wayne Counties. The National Weather Service says radar has indicated that between two and three inches of rain have already fallen in parts of…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state’s largest airport is celebrating an $8.3 million dollar investment to support the growth of its general aviation. West Virginia International Yeager Airport hosted a groundbreaking ceremony on its General Aviation Apron Expansion Project Tuesday. The $8.3 million infrastructure investment allocated to the airport through state and federal funding grants will…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –HealthNet Aeromedical Services, the not-for-profit critical care transport system in West Virginia, is set to begin celebrating its 40th anniversary, one year early. The system, which is cooperatively owned and operated by Marshall Health Network, Vandalia Health and WVU Medicine, will be celebrating the four decades that they have been able to serve patients…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The USA Pro Road National Championships, that was held in downtown Charleston in May, continues to be a significant economic driver for the city. The City of Charleston, for the second time, became host to the cycling event from May 19th through Memorial Day on May 26th. Charleston Convention and Visitor’s Bureau CEO Tim…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Two Mexican citizens, Jesus Eduardo Villeda-Villegas, 30, and Brigido Cayetano-Galvez, 29, pleaded guilty and were sentenced Monday for immigration crimes. The two pleaded guilty to re-entry of a removed alien, which is a felony. They were sentenced to time served. Law enforcement encountered Villeda-Villegas and Cayetano-Galvez in late April. ICE agents confirmed…

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — A woman accused of threatening a man with a rifle in Upshur County has been taken into custody in Kanawha County. State Police say that Jocelyn Marie Krum, 28, of Cross Lanes has been charged with burglary, wanton endangerment with a firearm, wearing body armor in the commission of a felony and…

BELLE, W.Va. — A new facility in Kanawha County is expected to eventually produce clean energy of the future. State and local leaders took part in the groundbreaking ceremony for Clean-Seas Monday. Located at the former 84 Lumber building in Belle, the company says they are on track to becoming the United State’s first Plastic…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –In four days, downtown Charleston will be alive with festivities as the 2025 Charleston Sternwheel Regatta gets underway. The regatta kicks off Thursday, July 3, beginning at 10 a.m. with a one-hour sightseeing cruise and runs through Sunday, July 6 Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin appeared on 580 Live with Dave Allen Monday morning,…

Story by Katherine Skeldon CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia International Yeager Airport has a groundbreaking ceremony set for Tuesday on a project that officials say will enhance the airport’s general aviation area. Dominique Ranieri Groundbreaking for the General Aviation Apron Expansion project will start at 10:30 a.m. CRW Director and CEO Dominque Ranieri said the…

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –The man wanted for a bank robbery in Kanawha City on Thursday has been arrested. Gary Lee Whitten, 60, was arrested Friday afternoon and is charged with first-degree robbery. Whitten had entered the United Bank along MacCorkle Avenue a little before 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Once he was inside, he went to a teller…

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –The first park to be built in Kanawha County is preparing to celebrate its 75th anniversary. Coonskin Park, located just 10 minutes from Charleston, will hold a big celebration on Saturday. Kanawha County Parks and Recreation Director Jeff Hutchinson says the event will feature a full day of activities. The celebration includes…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — While more people are living with HIV than ever before, medications and treatments to effectively fight the infection are also more accessible than ever. The Charleston Area Medical Center (CAMC) Ryan White Program held an event Friday at three Walgreens Pharmacy locations around Kanawha County to promote awareness and provide rapid fingerstick…

Before a pop-up thunderstorm hit Downtown Charleston, it was a pop-up antique car show that got hundreds of residents out to Haddad Riverfront Park. The Great Race classic car rally was held along Kanawha Boulevard in conjunction with Live on the Levee. The show, which is in a different state every day, offered dozens of…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Police have identified the suspect of a Thursday bank robbery. Authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of the alleged bank robber, identified as Gary Lee Whitten, 60, of Charleston following an incident that happened Thursday morning at United Bank on MacCorkle Avenue in Kanawha City. Police learned that Whitten…

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — One rising high school senior will be getting a full-ride to West Virginia Wesleyan College when she graduates. Emily Lewis of Ripley High School in Jackson County was chosen as winner of this year’s West Virginia Scholar Program. She was chosen out of a pool of 15 finalists. “I just didn’t event…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Commission will soon send a letter to the state Division of Highways about lights that need replaced or repaired on the three interstates that dissect the county Commissioner Lance Wheeler said it’s a survey the commission has been doing for several years. He said the DOH is responsible for…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston Police have identified the suspect of a Thursday bank robbery. Authorities have issued a warrant for the arrest of the alleged bank robber, identified as Gary Lee Whitten, 60, of Charleston following an incident that happened Thursday morning at United Bank on MacCorkle Avenue in Kanawha City. Police learned that Whitten…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission has rejected a request by Appalachian Power Company to cancel a hearing set for next week’s on the utility’s proposal to securitize $2.4 billion in assets to reduce a base rate increase on customers. Karen Wissing In a motion filed earlier this week, Appalachian Power urged the…

HURRICANE, W.Va. — Residents of Putnam County were able to get a look at the new proposed options for Appalachian Power Company’s Bancroft-Milton Transmission Line Rebuild Project. The project aims to build 20 miles worth of new lines in the county and is now set to miss the popular Meeks Mountain Trails in Hurricane. In…

SCOTT DEPOT, W.Va. — A Putnam County man is facing kidnapping charged after an incident in Scott Depot. Larry Edward Newberry, 57, was arrested on Sunday. Putnam County Sheriff’s Deputies were called to Circle Way last Friday by a woman who said there was screaming coming from a man at the house next to her.…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Passenger numbers are on the rise at West Virginia International Yeager Airport during this summer travel season, but that’s coming with long baggage claim wait times. It was reported that in May, enplanement numbers at CRW had risen substantially, seeing over 20,000 passengers boarding aircraft. Yeager Airport President and CEO Dominque Ranieri…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Antique cars will be rolling into downtown Charleston alongside a Thursday night Live on the Levee. Live on the Levee will be held this Thursday instead of its typical Friday night event. It’s Veterans Night and the live music event is also being held in conjunction with The Great Race. Face Value:…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority is hearing from the public on more changes they plan to roll out. The KRT, which serves as the Kanawha Valley’s main form of public transportation, plans to fully or partially replace six bus routes with new micro transits. These micro transits are through the KRTPlus…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Angie Gillenwater with the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association says that they are using the recent discovery of 14 puppies and their mom in the extreme heat to educate residents about the importance of keeping their animals safe during these times. Gillenwater said that a volunteer’s husband was driving down a dirt road Monday when the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The temperatures are up, but many are finding various ways to cool down. With extreme heat warnings and advisories in place across the state this week, and as temperatures were already at 90 degrees by mid-morning in Kanawha County on Tuesday, local cooling centers and swimming pools are proving to be popular…

NITRO, W.Va. — The Nitro Fire Department has a new $1.4 million tower ladder truck. The 100-foot truck was delivered Tuesday. FD Chief Casey Mathes said the department has been limited with a 75-foot ladder truck. “This will greatly enhance our reach and our capability and how to get a better reach on structures we…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On June 24, 2019, an EF1 tornado was confirmed in Kanawha County near Charleston. According to the National Weather Service, the tornado touched down near the Kanawha County/Lincoln County line just southwest of Alum Creek along U.S. 119. It eventually dissipated near downtown Charleston. The NWS also reported that the EF1 tornado…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –A new safety initiative is coming to downtown Huntington. The Downtown Safety Initiative was announced Monday afternoon by city officials. The initiative is going to be led by the Huntington Police Department. Its goal is to improve public safety, increase visibility, and support a stronger sense of community in the downtown area. Huntington Mayor…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha Valley’s main transportation service is making more changes to accommodate passengers while more effectively balancing their budget. Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority Executive Director Sean Hill says that through the implementation of new micro transits and the addition of more zones they operate within, passengers will never before be in…

Story by Chris Lawrence BUCKHANNON, W.Va. — Upshur County authorities say a Kanawha County man is the victim of an apparent drowning in the Middle Fork River. Deputies responded to a call of a possible drowning Sunday at 700 Boy Scout Camp Road close to the Barbour County line. An investigation revealed Harold Feagans, 71, of…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A shooting victim is in serious condition following a Sunday afternoon shooting in Huntington. A Monday morning statement from Huntington Police Chief Phil Watkins said the shooting occurred at around 3:30 p.m. in the 700 block of Jackson Avenue. Watkins said the dispute-led shooting involved several people and multiple guns. The victim…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A new app aiming to help those with early stages of Alzheimer’s and their caretakers navigate their diagnoses has been launched by the Alzheimer’s Association. The My ALZ Journey is designed to help those individuals connect with education, planning tools, interactive activities, and local community resources. Alzheimer’s disease is most common cause of dementia,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The countdown for Charleston’s annual Sternwheel Regatta is on– with just a little over a week out– and this means that all the preparations for the major event are underway. The Regatta will officially kick off on Thursday, July 3 and will last through Sunday, July 6. Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin…

HURRICANE, W.Va. — Those in Putnam County who fought to steer Appalachian Power Company’s plans for new transmission lines away from the beloved Meeks Mountain Trails can now take a breath. Appalachian Power has announced that there are new route options for their Bancroft-Milton Transmission Line Rebuild Project, which will see around 20 miles of…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Capitol Market in Downtown Charleston announced on Friday that it was included on the National Register of Historic Places. This new designation sheds light on places that have historical and cultural significance in a certain area. Evan Osborn, the executive director of the Capitol Market, says this will help show off…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Get ready for a beer-filled Saturday at the Capitol in Charleston this weekend, and all for a good cause that puts money back into the community. The annual Foam at the Dome is back again with over 160 different varieties of craft beer from across more than 60 brands, whether brewed right…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –What better way to celebrate West Virginia Day than at the state’s Capitol. That’s what many locals and residents came out to do on Friday as the state’s Culture Center celebrated West Virginia’s 162nd birthday. West Virginia became a state on June 20th, 1863, after the succession of several northwestern counties of Virginia during…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The University of Charleston has opened the new Morrison Rehabilitation Science and Athletics Center. The new facility, which is located in Goreman Hall, will house UC’s occupational therapy and physical therapy graduate programs. The center features study rooms, modern therapy rooms, a classroom, offices, and lounge spaces for the occupational therapy program.…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The City of Charleston plans to hold their Juneteenth events on Friday, a day after the federal holiday. Festivities surrounding Juneteenth, which takes place annually on June 19th, will get underway in Charleston on Friday kicking off with a parade at the MLK Junior Community Center at 11:30 a.m. down to City…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A cohort of aspiring nurses are putting their pens to paper and getting a reward of up to $25,000 dollars in exchange for a three-year work commitment in the field. WVU Medicine Thomas Hospitals came together with BridgeValley Community & Technical College Thursday for a signing ceremony honoring the fifth cohort of…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several state lawmakers say it’s past time to make Juneteenth an official state holiday. Gov. Patrick Morrisey House Minority Leader Sean Hornbuckle and Del. Hollis Lewis, both African American, led a news conference Thursday at the capitol after Gov. Patrick Morrisey decided against proclaiming the day a state holiday like former governor, now U.S.…

KENOVA, W.Va. — Three people have been arrested and over $25,000 in narcotics were seized as a result of a year-long investigation. According to the Kenova Police Department, Jaydyn Nichole Reese, 24, of Kenova, Charlie Christian Luckett, 27, and Steve Duane Burkett, 36, both of Detroit, have been charged with multiple counts of possession with…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Before coming to Charleston to serve as Mayor, Amy Shuler Goodwin originally hails from the Wheeling area, and she said what has happened there with the devastating floods cuts particularly deep for her. As of Wednesday, the body of an eighth victim from the flooding event that occurred Saturday night and early…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Plans for the next major component of the CRW Next Terminal Development Project has been released by the Central West Virginia Regional Airport Authority. The CWVRAA released the $8 million dollar investment, which was made possible by the Federal Aviation Administration Airport Terminals Program grant, will help focus on renovating and modernizing the Pre-security…

BECKLEY, W.Va. — The Raleigh County Sheriff’s Office is partnering up with various organizations to extend support out to those in the community who may need it the most. The sheriff’s office will host a community outreach event Wednesday night known as the “You’re Not Alone” event for those suffering from substance abuse or mental…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Testimony during the second day of Appalachian Power’s rate hike case before the state Public Service Commission continued to leak into another case the PSC is considering from the utility. Charlotte Lane The two are tied together. Appalachian Power is seeking a $250.5 million increase in its base rate. If approved, the…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A Huntington man and former gymnastics coach will be going to prison for dozens of years after he abused multiple minors across several years. Lance C. Spencer, 56, of Huntington, previously pled guilty to multiple counts of sexual abuse by a guardian and possession of child pornography. On Tuesday, Spencer was sentenced…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There’s a little bit of conflicting circumstances currently taking place in the Mountain State surrounding the Juneteenth holiday. This comes after Governor Patrick Morrisey announced that he would not be giving state workers the day off this Thursday, June 19 for the federal holiday. However, many counties and municipalities across the state…

BUFFALO, W.Va. –Fifty-five apple trees representing the counties in the state now stand as a Living Memorial for those lives lost post 9/11 in Putnam County. Toyota West Virginia, along with the Gold Star Mothers of West Virginia and the state’s Department of Agriculture, held a dedication ceremony Tuesday morning at the Toyota West Virginia Biodiversity…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Appalachian Power Company is seeking its first base rate increase since 2019 but a group representing its largest customers says rates have gone up significantly in other ways since then. Aaron Walker The state Public Service Commission began an evidentiary hearing Tuesday in Charleston on Appalachian Power’s request for a $250.5 million…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For hours Monday evening, people wrapped around the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston, waiting in line to pay their respects to beloved businessman and former Delegate Doug Skaff Jr. Senate Finance Chair Jason Barrett says the outpour of support was a testament of who Skaff was. “It just speaks to Doug’s…

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. –How do you measure a mountaineer mile? That’s what the Cabell-Huntington Health Department, in partnership with Active Southern West Virginia and Physical Activity Plan of West Virginia, are trying to find out. They launched the Move More with Active SWV Challenge, a six-week statewide health initiative, last week on June 6. Director of…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Most of the Juneteenth festivities in the Capital City are moved to Friday this year after Governor Patrick Morrisey said he would not be giving state employees the day off on the recently-designated federal and state holiday. Juneteenth, the holiday celebrating a major milestone toward the end of slavery in the United…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A new behavioral health clinic has opened its doors for the communities and residents in the Charleston area. Recovery Point West Virginia’s Behavioral Health Charleston Clinic began offering services Monday after a ribbon cutting was held last week. The new clinic aims to expand on Recovery Points mission to help individuals and families with…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state’s largest waste pickup company will start making some modifications to its operations following direction from the Public Service Commission after a series of complaints about garbage collection mishaps. The issue was brought to the attention of Kanawha County Delegate Andy Shamblin after he said he kept receiving calls from constituents…

MARMET, W.Va. –The new elected mayor of Marmet says she’s looking forward to serving the town she’s grown to love over the years and hopes to bring about positive change. Francis Armentrout was elected mayor during Super Tuesday on June 10. She beat out current mayor David Fontalbert, with a vote of 196 to 82. She…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — President of BridgeValley Community and Technical College Dr. Casey Sacks says her temporary consultant job for the U.S. Department of Education is going well so far. After taking the six month consulting job for the U.S. Department of Education back in May, Sacks said during her most recent appearance on 580 Live…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –West Virginia natives author Homer Hickam and actor/producer Kevin Sizemore are teaming up together to bring what they call an “equal not a sequel ” to the 1999 movie October Sky. The pair, who were on MetroNews Midday last week, said they are hoping to bring to life Hickam’s book The Coalwood Way, in…

BIG CHIMNEY, W.Va. — One person is in critical condition following a crash in the Big Chimney area of Kanawha County Saturday. According to the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office, the crash happened just before 10:30 a.m. at the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Big Chimney Boulevard. They said on driver was taken to the hospital…

LOGAN, W.Va. — Two people are hospitalized after being injured in a crash involving a four-wheeler in Logan County Friday evening. The Logan County Sheriff’s Office says one male and one female were riding along Greenville Road near Man High School around 7 p.m. Friday when the wreck took place. Deputies say the male victim…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over 5 million people are expressing their concerns for Donald Trump’s presidency in the form of peaceful protests that took place across over 2,000 cities and towns Saturday while the nation’s military parade happened simultaneously. As the ‘No Kings’ protests were taking place across the country Saturday and with several happening right…

HARTS, W.Va. — A Lincoln County woman is accused of stealing a vehicle with two children inside at at Lincoln County yard sale. State Police say Frances Adams, 31, of Harts, was near the Smith’s Drive-In when she walked up on a yard sale and allegedly got into the vehicle and drove off. While stealing…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The funeral arrangements for former West Virginia lawmaker and businessman Doug Skaff were announced by Snodgrass Funeral Home Friday afternoon. Those wanting to honor Skaff’s life and legacy are invited to the West Virginia Culture Center in Charleston on Monday, 16, from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. A private service and burial is set…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The deadline to receive full funding from the Hope Scholarship for the 2025-2026 school year is set for this Sunday. Hope Scholarship is given to eligible K-12 students to help with financial assistance for tuition, fees, and other expenses. State Treasurer and Chairman of the Hope Scholarship Board, Larry Park was on MetroNews Talkline…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. Update: June 13, 2025, 3:39 –A man is in custody in connection with the fire that broke out at a Charleston apartment complex Friday morning. Ryan Robbins was arrested Friday afternoon and charged with first degree arson. According to the criminal complaint, video from the apartment complex shows Robbins walking down the east…

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –Angie Gillenwater with the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association says they are thankful no animals or people were injured after they noticed a fire in one of their dryers Thursday. She said staff first noticed an unusual smell as they were coming into work and saw that it was coming from one of the dryers,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Board of Education voted Thursday to enter contracts to design two new bus garages in the county. The new garages will be built at Riverside High School and the site of the former McKinley Middle School and Weimer Elementary School next door. McKinley Middle’s final day of school was…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Schools Superintendent Tom Williams first stepped into the classroom as an educator at St. Albans High School in the fall of 1985. Williams has served within Kanawha County Schools since that fall, taking on quite a few positions, including teacher, counselor, curriculum assistant principal, principal assistant, deputy superintendent, and superintendent.…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — On Thursday, the Huntington Sanitary Board opened bids for the expansion of the wastewater treatment plant in Westmoreland. The plant, which was constructed in 1964, serves around 27,000 customers in Huntington and its surrounding towns. It is known as the largest collection and treatment system in West Virginia, as it has an…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center is making sure that it’s accommodating to everyone who comes in for the different events it holds throughout the year. Thursday, a couple of ribbon cutting ceremonies were held at the coliseum for a newly-renovated second nursing station and a Universal Changing Space. Delegate Kayla Young…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The nation’s Army is turning 250 years old this Saturday, but the West Virginia Army National Guard is getting an early start with celebrations. The National Guard and Military Authority teamed up to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army a couple of days early on Thursday. As part of the…

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. –An investigation is underway after a body was found in the Ohio River in Cabell County Thursday afternoon. According to the West Virginia State Police, boaters that were doing survey work found the body of a white male in the water in the Route 2 area, which is north of Huntington. Police responded…

ST. Albans, W.Va. –Yak Fest 2025 is ready to kickoff this weekend in St. Albans. The festival will be held on Friday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on Saturday from 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Olde Main Street and will coincide with the Tour De Coal, a kayaking event that is set for…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Marshall University Board of Governors unanimously approved a contract extension for President Brad D. Smith Wednesday. The extension will keep Smith in Huntington through at least the end of 2029. Smith, the 1986 Marshall graduate, began serving as the university’s president in 2022. Since then, Marshall has seen consistent growth in…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Division of Highways included a project to replace three bridges at the Montrose Drive interchange on Interstate 64 in a Tuesday bid letting. According to a release from the DOH, the project will replace the Montrose Drive bridge over I-64, as wee as the one over First Avenue and…

SUTTON, W.Va. — West Virginia State Police has confirmed that one person is dead after a crash involving a motorcycle Wednesday afternoon. According to a release, Jeffrey Robertson, 62, of Elkview, WV, died at around 1:20 p.m. after crashing into a passenger vehicle on Route 15 near the Gerald R. Freeman Campground. Robertson was traveling…

NITRO, W.Va. — Motorists who travel east on Interstate 64 near Nitro have been getting acquainted with a set of dips on the Nitro-St. Albans bridge. The dips were noticed by drivers shortly after the state Division of Highways finished their bridge widening project. The project, which spanned from the Scott Depot and Nitro exits,…

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — The Fayette County Board of Education has unanimously taken a vote to ban the use of cellphones in the classroom. The board voted 5 to 0 at their Tuesday night meeting to follow through with the ongoing plans to prohibit cellphones, which coincides with HB 2003 that Governor Patrick Morrisey signed into…

Story by Chris Lawrence WESTON, W.Va. — An accident reconstruction team from the West Virginia State Police continues to work on finding all of the details of the fatal crash which claimed the life of Doug Skaff in Lewis County. Skaff, 48, was killed when his SUV rear-ended a semi on I-79 in the southbound…

Photo: City of Charleston Facebook CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Those who knew Doug Skaff are both crying and smiling after his tragic death from injuries suffered in an automobile crash Tuesday afternoon on Interstate 79 in Lewis County. The sadness is obvious. It’s blended with shock and almost disbelief. Skaff, only 48, is gone. The smiles…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several state officials expressed their sadness and condolences Tuesday evening after news broke that former lawmaker and businessman Doug Skaff Jr. had tragically died in a car accident. Skaff was traveling south on Interstate 79 when he crashed between the Jane Lew and Weston exits at around 4:15. Officials and organizations that…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — According to multiple state officials, well-known Charleston businessman and former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates Doug Skaff was killed in a wreck on Interstate 79 in Lewis County. Skaff, 48, of South Charleston, died after his vehicle crashed in between the Jane Lew and Weston exits in southbound lanes…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Charleston-based attorney and former Delegate Charles R. “Rusty” Webb has been appointed to serve on the Board of Governors for Marshall University. Governor Patrick Morrisey appointed Webb to the role on Tuesday, citing his experience and familiarity with the university. “I’m so pleased to name Rusty Webb as a board member. His…

ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — Those into the horror movie genre as well as film production can now start the submission process for West Virginia’s first-ever horror film festival set to launch this fall. The event will be hosted by Deadhead Productions, an independent horror production company founded out of St. Albans in 2018. It’s set…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over 200 students across the state are joining the thousands who have come before to be dubbed Knights and Ladies of the prestigious Golden Horseshoe. Since 1931, eighth grade students across West Virginia who excel in the state’s history and social studies, and who score high on the Golden Horseshoe exam, have…

Photos courtesy Will Price CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A large pin oak tree on the state capitol grounds split and crushed two cars after state workers had arrived for work Tuesday morning. The cars were parked in the diagonal spaces along California Ave. on the east side of the capitol. Part of the old tree feel…

Story by Chris Lawrence SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police say a man suffered multiple stab wounds in an early morning domestic dispute in South Charleston. According to South Charleston police, a man and woman were in a relationship and got into a fight around 3 a.m. Tuesday at the apartment they shared at the Stratford…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several departments set up in the basement of the West Virginia Capitol building have been scrambling to move items out of their respective offices after over 100,000 gallons of water settled into the bottom floor. According to Bob Kilpatrick, the director of General Services Division for the West Virginia Department of Administration,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new trial will be coming for a Kanawha County man previously convicted of killing four family members in 2020. Gavin Blaine Smith, 21, was convicted in December 2022 of three counts of first-degree murder, one count of second-degree murder, and one count of using a firearm during the commission of a…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The newly formed West Virginia Monument Construction Committee hopes to get the ball rolling for the West Virginia Memorial to Fallen Heroes of the Global War on Terrorism two years after legislation passed that created the group. During the 2023 legislative session lawmakers passed House Bill 3398, which created the committee and outlined what…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Public Works Director for the City of Charleston, Brent Webster says they want to inform residents of the street sweeping schedule changes well in advance. After city council voted to make those changes during their May meeting, street sweeping throughout the city will soon be conducted from noon to 2 p.m. on…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — One state leader will now be heading up West Virginia’s troubled jails and corrections system, and says he plans to keep making the necessary improvements toward fixing it. Governor Patrick Morrisey recently appointed current House of Delegates member and pastor from Tyler County, David Kelly as the new commissioner for the state’s…

Story by Chris Lawrence KENNA, W.Va. — Jackson County Sheriff Ross Mellinger said a man’s call to 911 to self-report killing his girlfriend was as intense a call as he’s ever heard. Logan Willis (WVRJA) “This 911 call comes in and this fellow tells our dispatchers, ‘I just had an altercation with my girlfriend and…

CROSS LANES, W.Va. — An elderly man was struck and killed in the middle of a Kanawha County road early Monday morning. Kanawha County deputies said Dennis Eugene Taylor, 86, of Cross Lanes, was on a motorized mobility scooter attempting to cross Goff Mountain Road in Cross Lanes at a little after 5 a.m. when…

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. –Cabell County Schools are once again stepping up and helping students who may need assistance with food over the summer months. The district recently released their dates and times for the places where they can receive meals or boxes of food. Travis Austin, Cabell County Schools Food Services Director, said that they have…

SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a Sunday morning stabbing in Sissonville. According to a release from the KSCO, the incident occurred at around 1:50 Sunday morning at Last Stop Bar on Sissonville Drive. Cullen Parsons, 25, of Charleston, was named the suspect and arrested later Sunday morning on an unrelated…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Commission has restored $100,000 in funding for Camp Virgil Tate, which will help in the effort to keep the camp open. The 4-H camp, which hosts weddings, reunions, church camps, and plenty of other events, has a laundry list of repairs that need to be made to its nine…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state Public Service Commission will take the next 300 days to decide if West Virginia American Water Company should get some, part or all of a rate increase. Scott Wyman The company recently filed with the PSC for a 27.9 percent increase on its customers. The average water customer would pay…

JACKSON COUNTY, W.Va. — A Fayette County man has been charged after he allegedly beat his girlfriend badly in Jackson County Friday afternoon. Logan Willis, of Oak Hill, is charged with attempt to commit felony murder, malicious wounding and strangulation. According to deputies, Willis self-reported the attack by calling 911 from a gas station in…

FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. –Fayette County Sheriff Jess McMullen says traffic enforcement was used this week to stop the trafficking of illegal drugs and make arrests of those responsible. McMullen said “Fayette County Sting 19” took place Thursday with the help of other law enforcement agencies along U.S. Route 19. In a Friday news release, McMullen said officers…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Two of the defendants in the May 2024 drive-by shooting near the Shawnee Sports Complex in Dunbar receiving maximum sentences for their involvement in the incident. Antonio Jacobs, 19, and Zion Clark, 24, appeared before Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Maryclaire Akers Friday morning. Jacobs was the first to be sentenced Friday. He was…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The contract for a portion of the renovation project for the Kanawha County Judicial Annex Building has been awarded to Pray Construction. This portion of the project, which is described as “phase 2,” is a remodel of the first floor. The first floor is in need of updated security and more room…

WINFIELD, W.Va. –Those in and around Putnam County will have the chance to make memories on the Kanawha River this weekend during the Winfield Watersports Weekend. The two-day event on Friday and Saturday will host standup paddleboard and kayak races, paddle lessons, a rubber duck race, live music, food trucks, and more near the boat…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A two-day conference in Charleston bringing together experts, advocates and community members to help tackle adverse childhood experiences. The inaugural Adverse Childhood Experiences Coalition (ACES) of West Virginia Conference was held Wednesday and Thursday at the Charleston Marriott. The coalition aims to improve health and well-being of all West Virginians by helping reduce the…

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. –A local program is once again going to be coming together to pack boxes of food for local students who may need assistance during the summer months. The Backpack Buddies Program, which helps students in Putnam County, Western Kanawha County, and Boone County, will be hosting its 13th Annual Community Packing Day Saturday…

Photo: Jacob Fields being arraigned Tuesday May 27 (WCHS-TV) CHARLESTON, W.Va. –An 18-year-old Charleston teenager, who is accused of shooting and killing a woman in Kanawha County last week, waived his preliminary hearing. Jacob Fields’s attorney appeared in Kanawha County Magistrate Wednesday to waive the hearing on behalf of Fields who was not present in the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The West Virginia Division of Motor Vehicles is urging residents to be aware of a recent text message payment scam that’s going around the state. According to a news release from the DMV, scammers send out a “final notice” saying that someone has unpaid accounts. They include a link to where residents can pay…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –Vice President for Economic and Workforce Development at Marshall University Brandon Dennison, will be delivering the welcoming remarks at the 2025 West Virginia Association for Career and Technical Education with an unlikely companion Wednesday evening. Dennison will be co-delivering the remarks with a robot that was designed specifically for this event. He said that…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Charleston radio station to host a drive-through drop to help feed children over the summer months. Host of 96.1 KWS Rob Reel, in conjunction with the Union Mission, will be holding the first ever Snack Drop on Thursday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Reel said that there are 70,000 kids that are in…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington Police say a recent raid of a home led to the arrests of two men and the seizure of drugs, guns, and cash. The Huntington Violent Crime Drug Task Force and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms executed search, and arrest warrants last Friday in the Highlawn neighborhood. During the…

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. –Officials in Putnam County are encouraging homeowners to clean up their properties by hanging informational door hangers. Putnam County Sheriff Bobby Eggleton posted a video to Facebook on Tuesday morning detailing what the hangers mean and what to do if you receive them. He later came on MetroNews Midday to talk about the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A group of over 300 health care professionals, policymakers and experts coming together to discuss the current challenges health care faces and potential solutions for the future. The 2025 Vandalia Health Network Conference: Embracing Innovation and Driving Change was held at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center Tuesday. The conference is in its fourth…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — On Monday, Charleston city council received the work plan summary and approved a $1.25 million budget for the City Center Business Improvement District for the fiscal year. The City Center Business Improvement District, which was created in 2021, is consisted of business owners within six blocks of Slack Plaza and Summers Street.…

BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. — A man has been arrested after an incident where authorities say a woman was run over by a car and killed. Henry Ray Aliff, 65, is charged with murder in connection to the May 26 death of Sarah Callender, 61. Reports say the two had been in a relationship for multiple…

Group photo from the event. From left to right in the back: Broadcaster Jill Gearin, Dirty Birds mascot Dusty, Edison Suriel, Carlos Meza, Demetrius Moorer, and Brendan Medoro, Andy Shea and General Manager Ben Blum  CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Pediatric patients at CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital getting the opportunity to interview four players with the Charleston…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –West Virginia Health Right, a non-profit committed to bringing healthcare to undeserved communities, now have another mobile unit to add to their growing list of services that they provide for communities in West Virginia. WVHR CEO Dr. Angie Settle, alongside Governor Patrick Morrisey and First Lady Denise Morrisey, cut the ribbon to the new…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  It’s time for summer break in the Kanawha County school system. Tom Williams Students and teachers celebrated the last day of the school year Monday. “The kids have made accomplishments throughout the year and teachers have and staff, so you look back and celebrate the successes and plan on for the next…

CULLODEN, W.Va. — The Putnam County Development Authority (PCDA) is continuing to expand economic opportunities in the region– this time through the purchase of an 84,000 square foot industrial warehouse. PCDA recently announced the purchase of the industrial property. It’s located at 2301 Virginia Avenue in Culloden. The West Virginia Economic Development Authority and Putnam…

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –One person was injured after a side-by-side rolled over in Kanawha County Sunday morning. According to officials with the Pinch Volunteer Fire Department, the incident happened just before 2:30 in the area of Kendalia Road which is located near the Sanderson Coal Tipple. When crews arrived on the scene, they discovered that the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Two men are in the hospital after an early morning shooting Sunday in Charleston. According to police, the incident happened in the 1800 block of 7th avenue, where two men are accused of shooting at each other during an attempted robbery. Police said that one man was shot in the abdomen, and the other…

UPDATE 1:40 p.m. Friday   The exit and entrance ramp were both reopened. NITRO, W.Va. — Both the exit and the entrance wrap westbound on Interstate 64 at Nitro are expected to be closed for most of Friday afternoon after a tractor-trailer got sideways heading off the exit Friday morning. The wreck happened at just before…

NITRO, W.Va. –The City of Nitro now has new pickleball courts for residents and others to play on. A ribbon cutting was held Friday morning for the Indoor Pickleball Complex which is located inside the Nitro Athletic Complex. The complex is considered the largest indoor complex in West Virginia. It will feature nine courts and will…

UPDATE:  The city announced at noon Friday that the event was cancelled because of the weather. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Moses Automotive Group “Live on Levee” is scheduled Friday night at Haddad Riverfront Park with the featured band No BS! Brass Band. Live on the Levee spokesman Jim Strawn says Magnolia Boulevard will take the Schoenbaum…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –An investigation is underway after a house fire broke out early Friday morning in Charleston. The fire was reported at a home in the 800 block of Hanna Drive. Charleston Fire Department Captain David Hodges said that while crews were able to get on scene quickly the house was fully involved when they arrived.…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County man has been sentenced after he admitted to obstructing mail. Brice Allen Pomeroy, 26, of Hernshaw, was sentenced to two years of federal probation. Pomeroy was formerly employed by a United States Postal Service vendor as a mail handler in Charleston. While he was employed, Pomeroy knowingly disposed of…

DUNBAR, W.Va. — A brand new playground at the Shawnee Sports Complex in Dunbar is creating a fun, safe space for kids to play. The Kanawha County Commission joined Shawnee Sports Complex officials Thursday afternoon to cut the ribbon on the new $250,000 dollar playground, replacing a former playground that Commission President Ben Salango said…

NITRO, W.Va. — As the pickleball sport itself continues to grow, so too does an annual pickleball tournament in Kanawha County. The third annual Metro 911 Serving for Safety Pickleball Tournament will get underway Friday and last through Sunday at the Nitro Athletic Complex. Event organizer Johnny Rutherford joined professional pickleball players Susannah Barr and…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals has affirmed the murder conviction of the man who shot and killed a Charleston Police officer in 2020. Joshua Marcellus Phillips shot Officer Cassie Johnson, 28, along Garrison Avenue on December 3. 2020, after she had responded to a parking complaint. He was convicted of…

ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office is actively searching for a man who has recently used counterfeit $100 bills in the St. Albans area. Police say a black male is believed to have used the bills at several businesses along Route 817 and a convenience store on MacCorkle Avenue. After using the…

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…

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…

Story by Chris Lawrence CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A woman is dead and a teenager faces charges after a tragic incident at a Charleston convenience store early Tuesday morning. Jacob Fields was arraigned on the charges Tuesday afternoon. (Photo/WCHS-TV) According to Charleston Police Chief of Detectives Lt. Tony Hazelett, the victim, Tiffany Adkins, 42, of Marmet,…

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — BridgeValley Community and Technical College President Casey Sacks is going to work as a consultant with the U.S. Department of Education workforce issues for the next six months. Casey Sacks The BridgeValley Board of Governors has approved a resolution allowing for BOG Chairman Mark Blankenship to work with state Higher Education…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After several weeks of negotiations, Fazio’s Italian Restaurant in Charleston has been sold. Businessman and president of the HD Media Doug Skaff, Hale House owner Vincente Cruz, and a group of several other investors, purchased the restaurant in mid-May. Fazio’s, which is located on 1008 Bullitt Street in Downtown Charleston, has been…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A portion of a road is closed after a driver lost control and hit a utility pole Monday afternoon in Huntington. Emergency officials say the 500 block of Norway Avenue has been blocked as they make repairs, No word on the driver’s condition at this time.    

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — GreenPower, the electric bus maker set up in South Charleston, has laid off a number of workers. More than a dozen workers were notified by email on Friday. The company confirmed the layoffs to MetroNews Monday morning. The news first surfaced at a meeting of the BridgeValley Community and Technical College…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –The City of Huntington is ready to start tackling the issue of housing which has created a huge problem for the city. The city recently conducted a Housing Needs Assessment, and they found that they are short roughly 1,000 rental units and 1,800 for-sale-homes. That has created a 2,800 gap that they can’t accommodate…

NITRO, W.Va. — A homeowner suffered minor burn injuries in a Saturday afternoon fire in Nitro. Flames were shooting from the back of the house when Nitro fire crews arrived on the scene in the 1300 block of Valentine Circle. Nitro firefighters along with assistance from St. Albans, Institute and Poca were able to knock down…

UPDATE — Police have identified the person killed in a Sunday morning crash in Cabell County. According to Cabell County Sheriff Doug Adams, Stephen Green, 20, of Ashland, Kentucky, died after his vehicle was hit on Interstate 64 between Milton and Hurricane. Green got a flat tire and stopped in the roadway with his hazards…

AMANDAVILLE, W.Va. — A St. Albans woman is being held on $10,000 bail after she allegedly stabbed her sometimes boyfriend early Friday morning at his residence in Amandaville. Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies arrested Terry Jo Duncan, 54, Friday night and charged her with malicious wounding. The victim was stabbed several times. Deputies said his injuries…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The feelings are unanimous– everyone is sad to see the 42-year-old JCPenney’s store at the Charleston Town Center Mall go. Charleston resident Shawna Lewis said its closure marks a dark time for the mall. “It’s very sad, it’s depressing, you know, to see all of the stores leaving, JCPenney has been here…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Those in downtown Charleston will be able to enjoy live music before the second day of criterium races get started for the USA Cycling Nationals. The long-standing tradition of Live on the Levee kicks off Friday evening for its 21st year. The concerts will be held from May 23 to August first. Live on…

AMANDAVILLE, W.Va. — Kanawha County deputies said a man was stabbed several times during a domestic dispute Friday morning at a residence in Amandaville. Deputies are looking for the woman who they believe stabbed the victim. The couple have been in an on-again, off-again relationship for about five years and recently separated again, deputies said.…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More students at Kanawha County Schools walked across the stage Thursday at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. The commencements for George Washington and Nitro High School marked the third and fourth for the county. GW were the first class to be honored Thursday afternoon. Highest honor student Veda Bendre encouraged her…

  CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The rain and sub-60-degree temperatures didn’t keep people off the streets of Downtown Charleston Thursday evening during the USA Cycling Pro Road National Championship races. Thursday was the first day of criterium races, which featured the men’s and women’s junior division and the men’s and women’s under 23 division. Liam O’Connor,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Project Echelon, cyclists who are participating in the 2025 USA Cycling Nationals, will be stepping away from the bikes for a little in order to visit pediatric patients Friday. Cyclists, in partnership with CAMC, will be heading to CAMC Women and Children’s Hospital at 10 a.m. After they meet staff, they’ll make rounds to…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A Missouri man is in custody after he allegedly abandoned a trailer and caused more than $10,000 in property damage at a cemetery in Kanawha County. According to a criminal complaint Sean Michael Koppenhoefer, 43, of St. Louis entered into Charleston’s Spring Hill Cemetery Sunday evening while he was driving for Central Expedited Inc.…

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The Jefferson Road Project in South Charleston continues to make progress as the northbound lane opens up on the newly constructed bridge. The project aims to improve safety and congestion in the area. It includes the reconfiguration of the road between U.S. Route 119 and U.S. 60, which is from Corridor G to…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Over 300 Vietnam veterans and other military service members, their friends and their families are all riding for the wall in honor of their service and to show support for one another. It’s the 35th Annual Run For the Wall motorcycle event where a group of riders gather in Ontario, California and…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Vandalia Health President and CEO Dave Ramsey has announced he’ll retire in July 2026. Dave Ramsey “It is hard for us to believe that we have been in West Virginia, and at CAMC and now Vandalia Health, for almost 25 years,” Ramsey said in a Thursday news release. “My wife and I…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds walked the stage at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center Wednesday for Kanawha County’s first two commencement ceremonies. The Riverside High School class of 2025 were honored Wednesday afternoon, and highest honor student Bianca Stollings got to address her student body. She encouraged her fellow classmates to remember the good times…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County man faces charges in connection with an armed robbery. Andrew Ryan Nomar, 33, of Rand, allegedly entered the Dollar General in Rand on April 19 and presented a written note to an employee stating he was armed. Nomar was wearing a ski mask and gloves and used umbrellas to…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –Students, staff, alumni and community members are getting the opportunity to come out and help support Marshall University. The fourth annual Community Cares Week: Giving Back to the Herd kicked off May 20th with landscaping work on Marshall’s Huntington campus. Wednesday, they held landscaping opportunities for kids and a cleaning inside the Memorial Student…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As summer vastly approaches and as more people plan to spend time outdoors, it’s important to keep one thing in mind– the rise in tickborne illnesses. West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources and the Bureau for Public Health reports that while Lyme Disease remains the most common tickborne illness in…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –With unpredictable weather conditions on day three of the USA Cycling Nationals four more cyclists were able to secure national titles during the time trials Wednesday. The second day kicked off with the Men and Women’s U23 and Elite cyclists. The day started with sunshine for the women’s races however for the men’s elite…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  A Kanawha County circuit judge sentenced a Clendenin man to the maximum of six additional years in prison after a previously guilty plea in the attack of a former girlfriend. William Heath William Heath, 44, was sentenced Thursday to 1to 5 years after pleading guilty in April to strangulation and one year…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia DNR held a public meeting Tuesday evening in regard to the master plan for the Forks of Coal Natural Area in Kanawha County. Residents were able to stop by the Claudia L. Workman Wildlife Education Center in Alum Creek and were able to comment on what they wanted to…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office has discovered three missing pieces of evidence in a recent homicide. The remains of Lenard Pierre Jackson, 38, of Dundee Michigan, were found in mid-April over an embankment off Walnut Gap Road, right outside of Charleston. The KCSO says a black Louis Vuitton jacket, a gold Rolex…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Particularly big changes are coming in just a couple of weeks for two longstanding Kanawha County middle schools set to close their doors for good. Following a proposed plan from the Kanawha County Board of Education to close East Bank Middle School in the eastern part of the county and McKinley Middle…

Lily Edwards (left) and Ashlin Barry (right) with Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin after awards CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Two junior cyclists are taking home National Titles for the junior time trials during the 2025 USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships underway in Charleston. Time trials were held Tuesday morning for junior women and men’s 17-18. The time trial…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A total of 40 felony arrests have been made on fugitives wanted on a wide range of charges including kidnapping, sexual assault, illicit drug possession and armed robbery. The U.S. Marshals Southern District of West Virginia CUFFED Task Force conducted a two-week warrant operation deemed Operation Shake Down resulting in the 40…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police are searching for the driver of a tractor trailer damaged part of the Spring Hill Cemetery in Charleston Investigators say that the tractor trailer drove into a very narrow, dead-end road on Sunday, leaving behind tracks in the grass and wall damage. Several headstones were also overturned. The driver abandoned the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Council members approved a resolution Monday to change the time when parking will be prohibited for street sweeping. Beginning on April 1, 2026, anytime there is a street sweeping prohibition for parking, it will now be from noon until 2 p.m., as opposed to 9 a.m. until noon. Council members also approved…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston fire crews contained a fire at a Charleston apartment building Monday evening. A call came in from the Aracoma Apartments on Virginia Street where a fire broke out in a laundry room. Firefighters with the Charleston Fire Department confirmed that the blaze was extinguished before it damaged any units within the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –For the second time, Charleston became host to the 2025 USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships Monday morning when the newest event Para-cycling got underway. Para-cycling is an event that includes individuals who have cerebral palsy, amputations and other physical impairments who compete on bicycles, tricycles and hand cycles. Para-cyclist Sara Whittingham, who was…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After a bit of a chaotic start traffic-wise, Charleston city officials say it should be smooth riding for everyone involved during the week-long USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships. The event, bringing hundreds of professional and up-and-coming cyclists to compete in the Capital City got underway Monday morning, but with somewhat of…

MALDEN, W.Va. — A man is in the hospital with injuries after being struck by a train in Kanawha County Sunday afternoon. Deputies say a call came in just before 12:30 p.m. along the 4400 block of Planters Drive in Malden. They said the man is responsive.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Emergency Medical Service industry is making some changes to its operational framework. A spokesman with the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority, Tom Susman says changes happening across the scope of the emergency dispatch service industry is prompting the organization to rework some things within their own operation. Susman recently made an…

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The lead member in the West Virginia Gold Star Mother organization is stepping down from the role. After heading up the organization honoring their children who fought and died while serving in the Armed Forces, Shirley White said she is stepping down and moving out to Wyoming to be with her…

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — Ravenswood Fire Department officials says a home was destroyed by a fire Saturday evening. All five of Jackson County’s fire departments responded to the blaze that occurred shortly after 4 p.m. Saturday along Chambers Drive. Jackson County EMS also responded. They reported that all of the occupants made it safely out of…

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. –A man is in jail after being arrested in connection with a church arson that happened in Cabell County earlier this week. According to a criminal complaint Richard Lee Hill, 38, was arrested Friday night and has been charged with second-degree arson. Four separate fires were reported at Brighter Day Ministry Church in…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Excitement is building in the City of Charleston as they get ready to once again be host to the USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships. Preparations are already underway for the event that starts this Monday and lasts through Memorial Day, Monday May 26. Hundreds of professional and up-and-coming cyclists are set…

ELK CITY, W.Va. — As part of its ongoing spark of new growth, the Elk City District in Charleston will host a community-wide block party this Saturday from noon until 6 p.m. Sponsored by Elk City business owners, organizer Jennifer Graley said the newly-created event is completely free to the public and encourages everyone to…

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A parade honoring those who served in the military will be in South Charleston Saturday. The South Charleston Convention and Visitors Bureau’s Vicki Vaughan came on 580 Live Friday morning to talk about the 66th Annual Armed Forces Parade. Vaughan said not only does it serve as a parade to honor military veterans,…

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –Kanawha County Schools will soon be getting much needed security camera upgrades for their schools and buses. The schools Board of Education members voted Thursday afternoon during their meeting to approve the $8, 641,350-dollar purchase of a new security camera system from Advantage Technology that will be located in all schools and buses…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A meteorologist with the National Weather Service says “all hazards are in play” with a powerful storm system set to hit the state in two separate waves Friday. ) The first wave, that arrived in the far western states before noon, is less severe. It includes rain and some isolated thunderstorms. NWS…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Commission is recognizing two beneficial county-wide clean-up operations from the spring. The county put on two clean-ups, one in Cabin Creek on April 12, and the other in Sissonville on April 26. The county typically does three clean-ups per season but scaled back this year due to budget reasons.…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –– The Kanawha County Board of Education wants to move forward with legal help in determining what to do if a student enrolls in a Kanawha County School without the mandatory vaccinations. The state law currently does not allow for religious exemptions to the vaccine mandate and lawmakers recently rejected a proposed bill…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –The new Huntington Homeless Services Hub is making progress after receiving funding to get the project started to help combat the homelessness issue surrounding the city. Huntington Mayor Patrick Farrell told city council at Monday’s meeting that they have signed the memorandum of understanding with Valley Health Systems for them to be the lead…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –The Kanawha-Charleston Board of Health voted down a motion to amend the Clean Indoor Air Regulation Thursday afternoon that would have allowed Mardi-Gras Casino and Resort to have a designated area for smoking. This was in response to the board’s 30-day public comment period, that ended on May 2nd, after the casino showed the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — There are more and more opportunities for future generations in rural Appalachia to be successful agricultural and business entrepreneurs through the process of cultivating strong partnerships. That was the message that Golden Globe winning actress and co-founder of a growing organic food company, Jennifer Garner delivered Thursday at the Education Alliance’s 2025…

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. –The West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office ruling that the fire at a Cabell County church Wednesday afternoon was set intentionally. According to a release from WVSFMO, crews responded to a small fire at a shed that was attached to Brighter Day Ministry Church, located in the 4000 block of Nine Mile Road…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Charleston man has been sentenced to prison after pleading guilty to harming a newborn. David Allen Davis, 23, was sentenced Wednesday to a maximum of five years in prison, followed by 50 years of extended supervision on charges of child neglect creating a substantial risk of injury or death. Prosecutors say…

LESAGE, W.Va. –A suspicious fire at a church in Cabell County is under investigation by the West Virginia Fire Marshal’s Office. According to a preliminary investigation a storage building at Brighter Day Ministry, which is located along Nine Mile Road in Lesage, was set on fire Wednesday afternoon. No injuries have been reported. Photo: WCHSTV

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –The Kanawha County Board of Education voting to approve their operating budget for the 2025-2026 school during their statutory session Wednesday afternoon. The board approved their expense budget of over $337 million dollars for the upcoming school year. They also approved amounts of $3 million dollars for the Public Library Excess Levy Fund,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Well-known actress and organic farm ambassador, Jennifer Garner will headline the Education Alliance’s 2025 West Virginia Education Summit and speak on behalf of the power of partnerships. The annual summit will take place at the Clay Center in Charleston on Thursday from noon to 1:30 p.m. Garner is a co-founder and Chief…

CLENDENIN, W.Va. –The Elk River Trail system has added another trailhead to their system with the opening of the Clendenin Rail Trail in Kanawha County. A ribbon cutting was held in Clendenin on Wednesday morning to celebrate the opening of the new trailhead. The new trail adds onto the already existing 47 miles of trails that…

MASON COUNTY, W.Va. –A Mason County man has been indicted on multiple charges after he allegedly threatened family members and set their home ablaze. According to court record, Tyler Allen Crump, 34 of Point Pleasant, is charged with three counts of attempted murder and one count of first-degree arson. West Virginia State Police responded to an…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — FestivALL Charleston now has a new headquarters to work out of before the kick-off to their main five-day event in a couple of weeks from now. FestivALL staff joined those with the Charleston Area Alliance Tuesday afternoon to cut the ribbon on their new headquarters. For the time being, they will be…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Commissioner Lance Wheeler is proposing $10,000 dollars go toward helping with low-cost spay and neuter operations in an effort to alleviate the influx of stray animals in the community. Recently the Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association has announced that the adjacent Fix Charleston Clinic will have to scale back its services due…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Charleston Convention Visitors Bureau CEO and President Tim Brady says that residents will soon start seeing preparation begin for the 2025 USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships. “You will start seeing construction of the start/finish truss begin on Friday afternoon after five o’clock,” Brady said on 580 Live with Dave Allen Tuesday morning. “Friday…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police have released the names of the four people involved in a double fatal crash on Mother’s Day morning at the I-77/I-64 split in Charleston. Police said the crash claimed the lives of driver Tiara Pitts, 29, and passenger Katelyn Berger, 30, both of Charleston. Two men who were passengers in the…

HURRICANE, W.Va. –A few dozen people turned out for the first West Virginia Department of Human Services Child Welfare Listening Session at the Valley Park Conference Center in Hurricane Monday evening. The listening sessions aim to bring out foster families, case workers, and a range of others on the front line of the childcare crisis in…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials with the West Virginia Department of Highways announced Monday that they will be expediting a project that will replace a bridge in Charleston. On April 29, a 20-foot bridge on Woodward Drive in North Charleston closed. The DOH has filed an emergency order for steel and the old span has been…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Residents in Charleston are getting their chance to help enhance the neighborhoods they live in with the Hearts of Our Neighborhood initiative. Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin announced the launch and opened applications for the new initiative Monday in a press release. The initiative is designed to help the city, and the community identify,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Healthcare professionals in the Mountain State are praising the Trump Administration’s recently signed executive order that could potentially slash prescription drug costs for Americans by up to 80%. Trump signed the order Monday that would align what the United States government pays for certain medications to the prices paid in other countries.…

NITRO, W.Va. — A $1 million winning Powerball ticket was sold at Mardi Gras Casino in Nitro ahead of Saturday night’s drawing. According to the West Virginia Lottery, the ticket matched 5 numbers but not the actual Powerball number. The player also did not buy the Powerplay option. The Lottery said the holder of the winning…

The sewer line follows Smithers Creek along Cannelton Hollow in August 2022. (Photo by Jeff Jenkins) CANNELTON HOLLOW, W.Va. –The Fayette County Commission has approved a solution they hope will help with the smell coming out of Cannelton Hollow that is caused by the sewer lines coming from Mount Olive State Prison. At their meeting…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Two people are dead and two others are seriously injured after a single-vehicle accident on Interstate 64 in Charleston. The crash was reported at around 4:20 Sunday morning in westbound lanes right past the Interstate 77 split. According to the Charleston Police Department, the vehicle struck the cement barrier wall and left the…

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A fugitive from the South Charleston Police is now hospitalized with serious injuries after he attempted to evade officers by jumping off a bridge. South Charleston Police have not released the man’s name pending notification of relatives. The suspect was in custody at the South Charleston Police Department Friday night and…

CABELL COUNTY, W.Va. — Cabell County 911 Dispatchers say that a body was recovered from the Guyandotte River Saturday in Cabell County. The body was found in the Altizer area near the Tudor’s Biscuit World on Route 60 in east Huntington. An investigation into the discovery is underway. No further information was provided.

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. –Governor Patrick Morrisey says that the expansion of Summersville Lake State Park will continue benefiting the park but also the residences in the area. “This area’s always been a gem, but to give that additional designation and to have the investment, the changes we’ve been seeing, I think that’s going to lead to a…

SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — A Kanawha County company that manufactures NGK spark plugs and NTK oxygen sensors is honoring its past and celebrating a major new advancement towards its future. Niterra North America representatives came together with those from its Japanese partnering corporation as well as with West Virginia state and federal officials Friday to celebrate…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The annual East End Yard Sale is Saturday in Charleston. For the second year in a row the Piedmont Elementary School PTO is assistant the East End Neighborhood Association with the event. Piedmont Elementary Principal Ashley Grogg said there will be more than 100 vendors spread out through the East End including…

FOSTERVILLE, W.Va. — A person was killed in a two-vehicle crash in Boone County Friday morning. The sheriff’s department said the wreck occurred at around 6:20 a.m. in the Fosterville area. Volunteer fire crews were among those responding to the scene of the head-on crash. The names of those involved haven’t been released.

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A motorcyclist died in a collision on Interstate 64 in South Charleston Wednesday night. According to South Charleston Police, the motorcyclist, Michael David King, 52, and a truck hauling a trailer collided in the eastbound lanes between the MacCorkle Avenue entrance ramp and Montrose Drive at about 8:15 p.m. An investigation into…

BECKLEY, W.Va. –A former correctional officer at Southern Regional Jail has been sentenced for his role in an assault that resulted in the death of an inmate. Steven Nicholas Wimmer, 25 of Bluefield has been sentenced to nine years in prison for the death of inmate Quantez Burks in March 2022. His sentence will be followed…

MOUNT NEBO, W.Va. –A second person has died as a result of injuries suffered in a crash Monday in Nicholas County. According to Nicholas County Sheriff Johnny Evans, Misty Carelli, 52, of Tennessee, died in the hospital Friday. Her husband, Ronald Carelli died a short time after the crash at Summersville Regional Medical Center. The incident…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Charleston residents will get the chance to hear from national and local bands during the 2025 Live on the Levee in the coming weeks.   Charleston officials and sponsors of the event came together Thursday afternoon at Moses Cadillac GMC to announce the line-up for the levee. The levee gets started on the Schoenbaum…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Multifest, the highly anticipated West Virginia annual event is marking its 35th anniversary this year but organizers are facing funding challenges. The event brings together thousands of people each year to enjoy cultural, music, art, education programs in the community. This year’s budget is set at $505,314 to support the four day festival,…

SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The City of South Charleston is set to celebrate the grand opening of its brand new Farmers Market with an official ribbon cutting ceremony this Saturday. The market will feature a wide variety of local vendors and will highlight West Virginia’s finest produce and flower vendors. Shawn Zuniga, Recreation Director for the…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia State University President Ericke Cage sent a letter to students and faculty outlining changes coming to the university. “These changes are designed to further enhance institutional effectiveness, reduce cost, and set the tone for our ongoing enterprise-wide transformation work,” Cage said in part of the letter. Cage appeared on MetroNews…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Citizens in Charleston will now have a new public sculpture to view as they pass by City Center at Slack Plaza. The “Riverflow” sculpture was unveiled by the City of Charleston’s Office of Public Art and the Briar Hill’s Garden Club Wednesday afternoon at a dedication ceremony. The sculpture, which was designed…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Nurses from all departments at CAMC being recognized and honored at a luncheon Wednesday afternoon. The luncheon, which was held at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, is a part of National Nurses Week, which is celebrated May 6 through the 12 every year to recognize the contributions nurses make in their communities. The…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Chestnut Mountain Ranch Executive Director Steve Finn says the state can’t tackle the ongoing foster care crisis in West Virginia alone, and it’s up to the church to step in and help do foster care differently. He said churches are equipped to guide foster parents and families in the right direction in…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Huntington Police are investigating an incident from Tuesday morning where a man came into a gas station with numerous injuries. Officers responded to the Sheetz on 18th Street West just after 5 o’clock when a man came in saying he had suffered a gunshot wound. According to a statement from Huntington Police…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — The Huntington Police Department is looking into a potential hit-and-run incident from Monday. Officers say a 20-year-old woman reported that she was struck while utilizing the crosswalk in the 400 block of 20th Street. The victim suffered minor injuries. The victim told police that the vehicle that struck her was a red…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Several cancer survivors and those undergoing treatment were treated with a relaxing social event Tuesday evening at the CAMC Cancer Center. The center hosted its first “Mother’s Day Tea” in the nearby healing garden, which gave attendees a chance to chat, socialize, and reflect on their stories and battles over the years.…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Assistant Public Services Division commander with the Charleston Police Department Sgt. Travis Bailes is warning citizens to be extra cautious when receiving calls from people demanding money over the phone. Bailes was on MetroNews Midday to talk about recent scammers calling citizens pretending to be an officer with the Charleston Police Department, claiming that…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Dozens of upper-class high school students from across the region are the newest inductees in the advanced manufacturing work-based learning program for Toyota. Toyota West Virginia recognized the newest 4T Academy class during a ceremony and signing event held at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center. It’s the academy’s fourth year, and…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Those who have graduated college and have loans in default will now have to begin repayment again after the five-year pause ended Monday, May 5th. In April, the U.S. Department of Education announced that they would begin collecting on defaulted federal students’ loans, after not collecting on them since March 2020 due to COVID-19.…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha County Board of Education took the first part of its Monday meeting to honor three important pieces to the county’s education system. Superintendent Tom Williams recognized the county’s teacher, principal, and service personnel of the year. Meleah Fisher, the band director at Herbert Hoover High School was named this year’s…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Police Department has sent out a warning regarding a phone scam going around. According to a release from the department, the scammers are impersonating CPD officers and falsely claiming to citizens that they have outstanding warrants or have missed jury duty. The scammers then tell them they must purchase prepaid…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –A man allegedly connected to a Huntington robbery has turned himself in to police. According to Huntington Police Chief Phil Watkins, Messiah Peddie, 19, of Washington, DC, turned himself in at the Cabell County Courthouse Monday. Peddie, along with Tayvon Nelson, 19, of Staten Island, NY, were wanted on first degree robbery charges…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Teachers across the state being celebrated Monday evening while also being surprised with an all-expense paid trip to Atlanta to get to experience the Ron Clark Academy this summer. Educators from Kanawha, Wayne, and Harrison County Schools, among others, gathered at the Clay Center in Charleston Monday evening for the Ignite the Classroom event…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Wednesday marks the last day you can get your REAL ID before it starts being checked for domestic travel at airports around the country. The REAL ID is a heightened security measure following the Real ID Enforcement Act of 2005– being put into place two decades later– and it’s required for passengers…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — After it was recently announced that the future Capital Sports Center project in downtown Charleston was being put on pause due to high costs and funding issues, Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin says its final design may start to look a little different moving forward. Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango said last…

MT. NEBO — A Tennessee man died after his car slammed into a state Division of Highways truck in Nicholas County Monday morning. According to a news release from the Nicholas County Sheriff’s Department, Ronald Carelli, 54, of Hixson, Tennessee, was traveling south on U.S. Route 19 at Mt. Nebo when his car hit a…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia National Guard Brigadier General Mike Cadle turned 60 Saturday and retired Sunday after a 40-year career serving his nation and the Mountain State. Brigadier General Mike Cadle (Photo/WVNG) Cadle, who was honored at the Guard headquarters in Charleston Sunday afternoon, said his first job in the Guard was as a…

RAVENSWOOD, W.Va. — With the dismantling of around 85% of AmeriCorps staff and the termination of nearly $400 million dollars in grants through the program recently authorized by DOGE, a Jackson County museum says they are really feeling the blow. The AmeriCorps program at the Great Bend Museum in Ravenswood has been terminated after a…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Lask week, the Kanawha County Commission approved a $100,000 funding request from the Clay Center in Charleston, which will go towards its cultural and learning events. For these events, students come to the Clay Center in the morning and experience hours’ worth of hands-on learning. Part of the day includes a science…

CHAPMANVILLE, W.Va. — Three people are in jail after troopers uncovered hundreds of grams of illicit drugs following a traffic stop in Logan County Saturday. The West Virginia State Police say their Logan Detachment was conducting a traffic stop in the Chapmanville area Saturday when they noticed the odor of marijuana emitting from inside a…

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. –Two more arrests have been made in connection with a stabbing that happened Wednesday in Barboursville. Shawn Spradling and Steven Woodard were identified as suspects by Barboursville Police. Spradling and Woodard are both charged with being an accessory before and after the fact. Spraadling is also charged with harboring a fugitive. The incident happened…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –State Attorney General J.B McCuskey announcing Friday that they have distributed nearly $3.5 million dollars to counties and cities in West Virginia as part of a recently settled antitrust lawsuit with Pfizer and Ranbaxy. The lawsuit, which began in 2013 under Governor Patrick Morrisey who was the attorney general at the time, alleged that…

UPDATE 2:18 — Eastbound lane on I-64 back open   BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. –The left eastbound lane on Interstate 64 is closed following a crash Friday afternoon. The incident happened near mile marker 18, the Barboursville exit. No other details have been released.  

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 200 young writers from across West Virginia gathered today at the University of Charleston for the 41st annual Young writers Day. The event celebrates the creativity and achievements of young writers. The event, organized by the West Virginia Department of Education in partnership with Central West Virginia Writing Project, Marshall University,…

GALLIPOLIS FERRY, W.Va. — Occupational Medicine and primary care services are being expanded in Mason County that health providers say, will better serve the rural community as well as new employees and families coming in for the developing Nuccor Steel nearby. Marshall Health Network and Rivers Health Family Medicine celebrated the new Marshall Occupational Medicine…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds are expected to gather Saturday at the state capitol for the annual Race for the Ribbon , a fundraising event aimed at raising awareness for breast cancer prevention, detection and surviving it. The race is organized by West Virginia Breast Health, an initiative that aims to educate the public about breast cancer,…

Story by Chris Lawrence CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Friday night is opening night for the Charleston Dirty Birds. The Atlantic League member will open the home season against the Southern Maryland Bluecrabs beginning at 6:35 p.m. This marks the 20th season for professional baseball at GoMart Ballpark. Dirty Birds owner Andy Shea believes the relationship between…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –On Thursday, the Kanawha County Commission approved a funding request of $80,000 from the Children’s Theater of Charleston. The funding will go towards the downpayment on a new building for the theater, who has never owned one for itself. “We have been around Charleston for 93 seasons and we have never owned our…

MARMET, W.Va. –Assistant Director for Kanawha County Public Libraries Sarah Mitchell says the past month they’ve been focused on continuing library services to the Marmet area as they prepare to close the Marmet Public Library on Friday, May 2nd. “The main thing we’ve been working on is to make sure that we’re continuing services in that…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Students from across the state coming together to celebrate Law Day while also being awarded for their work that they submitted for the Law Day contest. Law Day was established in 1958 to celebrate the Rule of Law and help those gain a better understanding of the legal system and is celebrated on May…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Kanawha Charleston Humane Association says with close to 500 animals currently in their care, they need help with the additional influx of puppies and kittens they typically expect to see come in this time of year. “We’re approaching what the animal welfare world calls puppy and kitten season, it’s just where…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Police officers statistically face the most trauma than anyone else in one lifetime, and now, they too are being given an outlet to help cope with it. Officers with the Charleston Police Department are currently getting the opportunity to take a 32-hour peer-to-peer training course through the Police Benevolent Foundation, a national…

FAYETTE COUNTY, W.Va. –The Fayette County Commission will take over all budgeting for their fire departments after they recently voted to reduce the public safety levy. The commission met Wednesday afternoon to discuss the fire departments budget and assure them that they would still be getting funding, it would just look a little different. This comes…

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — A woman previously charged in a 2022 hit-and-run crash that killed a man in Kanawha City was sentenced on Wednesday. Sandra Cooper, 85, has been sentenced to serve five years of supervised release time, which included six months of home confinement. Authorities say Cooper struck and killed Danny Ray Bonhman along…

BOONE COUNTY, W.Va. –A murder trial for the parents and grandparents accused of the apparent starvation of 14-year-old Kyneddi Miller has once again been pushed back as the court awaits competency evaluations and treatments for two of the three defendants. On Wednesday a status hearing was held for Julie Miller, the mother of Kyneddi Miller and…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County Commission President Ben Salango says the future construction of the Capital Sports Center in downtown Charleston is being put on pause for now as they look into how to maneuver around a $7 million dollar budget gap. Salango said on 580 Live with Dave Allen Wednesday that the City of…

SISSONVILLE, W.Va. — A teenager is in jail and a Kanawha County Sheriff’s deputy is in the hospital after a high-speed chase Wednesday afternoon. Just before 2 o’clock, deputies attempted to conduct a traffic stop on Route 21 in Sissonville for a vehicle traveling at high speeds. The driver, a 17-year-old male, refused to stop…

BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. –A person is in custody after allegedly stabbing another individual Wednesday morning in Barboursville. According to Barboursville Police, an emergency call was reported around 7:30 a.m. Officers said that there was a significant amount of blood between storage units across from a dog park. Evidence would later lead investigators to a garage apartment at…

Story by Chris Lawrence Charleston Police confirm a body of a female has been recovered from the Kanawha River this afternoon. It’s believed the victim was in a car which entered the water at the Frontier Boat Ramp earlier today. Police are not releasing any further information until they can notify next of kin. CHARLESTON,…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — More than 1300 ninth and tenth grade students from 11 counties across West Virginia gathered today at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center ft the West Virginia GEAR UP Career Academy. The event was hosted by West Virginia GEAR UP in partnership with Education Alliance. The event focused on career exploration and inspiring…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man was shot in the back while attempting to make a drug deal in Charleston early Wednesday morning, police said. Charleston police said the man was in the parking lot of the Kroger store along U.S. Route 119 at around 1 a.m. when he was shot. The man walked into CAMC…

NITRO, W.Va. — A person is in the hospital recovering from injuries due to a wreck Wednesday morning in Nitro. Traffic was stopped at the 100 block of 40th Street after a single vehicle roll over accident that occurred at approximately 7:25 a.m. Wednesday. According to officials, the vehicle hit an embankment, causing the truck…

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –A new emergency overnight shelter in Huntington is entering its first phase after city council passed a resolution to give the mayor funds in order to get the project underway. The Huntington City Council voted Monday night to allow Mayor Patrick Farrell to use the funds from the opioid settlement distribution money to construct…

MULLENS, W.Va. — Mullens Elementary in Wyoming County joins just two other schools in the state to be selected as a 2025 Exemplary Practice School. A fairly new award that was created last year through the West Virginia Department of Education (WVDE), it recognizes the school’s efforts to improve student outcomes through research-based and data-driven…

Story by Chris Lawrence POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Mason County authorities say a Jackson County man is identified as the victim found along Route 2 overnight. The victim is Michael Kay, 19, from Jackson County, W.Va. His body was discovered along State Route 2 just about a mile south of Eckard Chapel Road according to…

Story Chris Lawrence FAYETTEVILLE, W.Va. — Actions by the Fayette County Commission could cripple fire service in the county, according to one official. Chief Tim Richardson of the Oak Hill Fire Department said the county commission recently voted to reduce the rate of the public safety levy by 48 percent. The move cuts in half…

Story by Ananya Rautela CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A bill requiring utilities to notify customers of planned and unexpected outages is one step away from becoming law and the bill’s sponsor expects Gov. Patrick Morrisey to sign it. Del. Mike Pushkin, D-Kanawha, said Morrisey called him Monday and said he planned on approving the legislation. Pushkin introduced…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Smiling faces and sun shining down on the Wertz Avenue community and city leaders in Charleston as they planted a tree to celebrate Arbor Day. A ceremony was held at Riverview Park Monday afternoon, after original plans of holding it on April 25 (actual Arbor Day) was derailed because of the weather, to plant…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Hundreds of students with disabilities are coming together for a day of friendly competition and to put their physical skills to the test. Kanawha County Schools was once again host to its annual Exceptional Spring Games Monday at Laidley Field in Charleston. KCS Assistant Superintendent for Special Education and Student Support Megan…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Two defendants pleading guilty in the May 2024 drive-by shooting near the Shawnee Sports Complex in Dunbar. Antonio Jacobs, 19, and Zion Clark, 24, came before Kanawha County Circuit Judge Maryclaire Akers Monday. They are two of the three defendants being charged in connection to the drive-by shooting that took place on…

Photo courtesy Jerry Waters  Story by Chris Lawrence CHARLESTON, W.Va. —  Police say foul play is not suspected at this time in the death of a man found in the Kanawha River on Sunday. According to police, two walkers made the grim discovery Sunday afternoon near Patrick Street. “The body was in the river, not…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The state’s community and technical colleges will be facing a few significant changes following the recent 60-day legislative session, including budget cuts, PEIA increases, and program funding alterations. West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission Chancellor Dr. Sarah Armstrong Tucker recently met with the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education…

UPDATE 4/27/2025 1:49 — All eastbound lanes on Interstate 64 are back open following a camper fire near the Huntington Mall exit.   BARBOURSVILLE, W.Va. –A camper fire in Cabell County Sunday afternoon has closed all eastbound lanes on Interstate 64. According to Cabell County Emergency Alert, the incident was reported just after 12 p.m. near…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The 4th annual All In Foster Care Summit hosted by Chestnut Mountain Village Ministry is coming up on May 7. The event is dedicated to helping churches and communities to come together to transform the lives of children and families in foster care. Greg Clutter, Director, Foster Care Initiatives & Chestnut Mountain Village…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. –A soon to be 2025 graduate of the University of Charleston will be fulfilling a promise he made to his late wife on Saturday. Glenn Kirk, a Mingo County native, will be graduating with an associate’s degree in business administration, 58 years after he promised his wife, Joyce, he would do so. Kirk, along…

DUNBAR, W.Va. –An overturned vehicle Friday afternoon in Dunbar temporarily closed down a portion of road. According to Metro 91, the wreck was reported at about 2:20 in the 400 block of 16th Street near a GoMart gas station. No injuries were reported. Photo: WCHSTV

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. –Crews in Cabell County worked to contain a blaze at a church Friday afternoon. The fire at the Beverly Hills Church of Christ, located along Norway Avenue in Huntington, was reported before 1:30 p.m. According to firefighters, the initial investigation indicates that it’s not suspicious but fire marshal from Huntington has been called to…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. – This Saturday, stories will come to life at the South Charleston Public Library. Two local writers, Monya Grace Robert and Justin Hart Crary will meet readers, sign books and share the story behind their writing. Robert, a nurse, author and a mother, will present her book “Penny for your Thoughts,”. “I always wrote…

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Law enforcement agencies from across the country will be participating in Drug Take Back Day this weekend to help get expired and unused drugs out of cabinets. Drug Take Back Day is a nationwide effort that sees officers standing in front of participating stores to accept the drugs that need disposed of.…

LOGAN COUNTY, W.Va. — A man is dead, and another person is injured as a result of a multi-vehicle accident in Logan County. Arnold Oney, 73, of Grayson, Kentucky, died after colliding with another vehicle along Route 10. The crash was reported near the Vocational School Road exit at about 1:45 p.m. The driver of…