News Staff It was a long night for some drivers who ended up stranded on the West Virginia Turnpike after flooding closed northbound lanes late Thursday night. The closure was reported about 9:30 p.m. near the Sharon area in southern Kanawha County. The road didn’t reopen until about 6 a.m. Friday. The incident left drivers stuck behind … Read more
The West Virginia Supreme Court has upheld the conviction of a Lincoln County man found guilty of murdering his wife. Edward Earl Jeffers, 37, of Hamlin had appealed a murder conviction in the 2017 death of his wife, but the high court on Thursday upheld the conviction in a memorandum decision.Jeffers was found guilty in … Read more
Several inches of rain dropped on the Sharon area of Kanawha County, resulting in much of the bank of Paint Branch to be washed away along with countless possessions. Carol Gallion said she has lived up Sharon Hollow for 50 years, and has never experienced the rain and flooding that came through the area on … Read more
Court documents have revealed new details regarding a reported bank robbery in Kanawha City on Thursday. Gary Lee Whitten, 60, has been charged with first-degree robbery and was taken into custody Friday afternoon. According to the criminal complaint – Whitten entered the United Bank along MacCorkle Avenue just before 10:30 a.m. Thursday morning. He went … Read more
Management for a longstanding Chinese restaurant in Kanawha County has announced its closure. Bamboo Garden, located along Sissonville Drive in Charleston, will permanently close on June 28, according to a social media post from the restaurant. The post thanked loyal customers ahead of the closure.
The West Virginia Department of Education has worked to establish more than 400 sites for summer nutrition programs so school-aged kids can have access to meals. The Summer Food Service Program is funded through grant money from the U.S. Department of Agriculture, ensuring youth are fed when schools are closed for the season. The summer … Read more
At a community meeting on Charleston’s East End Tuesday night, residents voiced frustration over apartment buildings owned by Patriot Services Group. Neighbors say the properties are magnets for crime and trash that piles up. Eyewitness News reports Patriot owns eight properties in the city and one was recently declared unfit for people to live in. … Read more
A state-of-the-art sports complex is coming to the Ripley area. The Wolf Den Multi-sports Complex & Fitness Center is slated for the Academy Drive area of Ripley later this year, according to owners. The indoor sports complex will feature two full-size basketball courts with volleyball courts, a turf soccer field, batting cages, pickleball courts and … Read more
The Basketball Tournament will return to Charleston. Organizers released their 2025 bracket, and includes 64 teams from across the nation competing in eight different regions for a chance to win $1 million. TBT will be back in the capitol city for the first time since 2022 at the Coliseum on July 18. Fans will see … Read more
A new U.S. Customs and Border Protection training center has opened in West Virginia, signaling an expansion of immigration enforcement. The new facility in Harpers Ferry will be a national hub for officer training and development, training hundreds of new recruits each year. The center will also give advanced instruction to agents tasked with enforcing … Read more