Clendenin has welcomed a new boat ramp on the banks of the Elk River. Local residents and business owners said they’re excited about the new addition and what it could bring to Clendenin. The new boat ramp cost $800,000 to construct, Mayor of Clendenin Kay Summers said the West Virginia DNR covered the cost for the ramp. Summers also said the ramp provides more to the town than just a place to launch boats or kayaks.”There’s places to play, they can have picnics,” Summers said. “And this is just something they can come, and even like somebody said, they can have their prom pictures taken here. So this little piece of land is just adding so much value and some of it will build so many memories for so many people.”
Crews responded to a vehicle fire along Interstate 77 in Kanawha County Thursday evening, firefighters said. The incident was reported at about 7 p.m. near the Haynes Branch Exit. According to the Sissonville Fire Department, the bus was carrying three coaches and 18 players for a girl’s lacrosse team out of Medina, Ohio. No injuries were reported after bystanders helped get the team off the bus. The team was taken back to the fire station to get cleaned up, eat and contact family as they waited for another bus. The Department of Environmental Protection also responded after nearly 50 gallons of diesel fuel leaked. Most of the team’s equipment was saved.
A man accused in a deadly Charleston stabbing was in court Thursday. Anthony Grose, 39, of Charleston pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder in the death of 29-year-old Brandon Bandy in September 2024. A trial date in the case was set for July 7, 2025. Charleston police said they found Bandy in a Smith Street parking lot with multiple stab wounds on Sept. 12. Investigators said Grose and Bandy were involved in an altercation involving a female in the 500 block of Leon Sullivan Way when Grose “pulled out a knife and stabbed the victim multiple times” before leaving the area. Grose was arrested shortly after in the 300 block of Laidley Street.
West Virginia University has hired a new leader for its men’s basketball program. North Texas coach Ross Hodge will make the move to Morgantown, replacing Darian DeVries, according to a news release from WVU Athletics.The news release said Hodge has agreed to a five-year deal with WVU following eight seasons at North Texas. Hodge took the head coaching position for the Mean Green after several years of assisting. The Dallas native has previous experience at Colorado State and Southern Miss along with junior colleges, compiling a 192-47 record as a head coach.