The Kanawha-Charleston Humane Association has an overcrowding issue right now. The shelter is more than 100 animals over their capacity limit with a total of around 450 animals that they’re caring for. Two hundred of the animals are dogs and there are many cats and kittens too. Shelters nationwide are full and in need of … Continue Reading KCHA shelter is over capacity

First Lady Cathy Justice announced that her office will be hosting a West Virginia Birthday Punch Contest in honor of the state’s 160th birthday. You can create and submit an original (non-alcoholic) punch recipe and the top-prize winning recipe will be served at this year’s West Virginia Day Celebration at the Culture Center in Charleston … Continue Reading Winning West Virginia family punch recipe to be served at the Capitol

Pools around Charleston and Kanawha County are opening soon if they’re not already open for the season. All city Parks and Recreation pools in Charleston opened on Saturday, May 27. This also includes the splashpads at Magic Island and Dixie Street Park. The pool at Pioneer Park in East Bank is maintained by the county … Continue Reading Area pools are opening for the summer

A report shows two inmates who escaped from an Ohio prison last week got out by hiding in a trash container.The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction said 47-year-old James Lee and 50-year-old Bradley Gillespie left the Allen/Oakwood Correctional Institution in Lima and only Lee has been recaputured. Four employees have been placed on leave … Continue Reading Ohio prisoners escape in a trash bin

The University of Charleston School of Pharmacy Professor of Medicinal Chemistry Dr. Rebecca Linger is the West Virginia Master Naturalist Program’s state president, and in a recent Gazette-Mail article, she said the program includes nature education that has been shared with Kanawha County schools. The program also supplies qualified volunteers to support government agencies, schools, … Continue Reading UC Professor leads the state’s Master Naturalist program

Gov. Jim Justice issued a proclamation officially declaring Juneteenth 2023 as a State holiday in West Virginia. Juneteenth is recognized on June 19 each year, and celebrates the end of slavery in the US. The Juneteenth State holiday this year will be a full-day holiday for all state employees. The Herbert Henderson Office of Minority … Continue Reading Juneteenth will be a state holiday

Huntington’s live music series is back on 9th Street on Friday evenings. The 9th Street Live concerts happen between 3rd and 4th Avenues and it’s the third year for the event. Shows take place each Friday through September 1st with different bands each night. This Friday’s band will be Cruise Avenue.

Investigators said a blaze that injured one person Saturday evening at a Kanawha County apartment building was started after firecrackers were lit indoors to scare rats. The fire was reported in the 5600 block of Noyes Avenue Southeast in Kanawha City about 8:30 p.m. Fire crews said a man trapped on the second floor of … Continue Reading Indoor firecrackers start a fire at a Charleston apartment complex

The Public Service Commission announced Friday it will hear three cases affecting utility rate adjustments from Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power. The utility companies are disputing a consultant’s report that faulted operators for failing to control fuel costs. The hearings will be Tuesday, July 11 in Huntington; Wednesday, July 12 in Princeton; Monday, July 24 … Continue Reading Public Service Commission to host a Charleston hearing on rate increases

The new Short Course at Coonskin Park received funding from American Rescue Plan and is aimed at beginning golfers. The 9-hole course replaced the old 18-hole course that closed last summer over flooding concerns. The course will be open daily at 7:30 a.m. at Coonskin Park.