News Staff A body found in the Ohio River has been identified as a missing South Charleston man. Seventy-one-year-old Gordon Massie never returned home from work on December 2nd, and his body was found at the Greenup Locks and Dam just over a week ago. Police do not suspect foul play.
Julie Wheeler was sentenced to over a year in prison for conspiring with her husband to fake her death to avoid sentencing for health care fraud. Her husband called 911 and claimed she’d fallen from the Grandview Overlook. She was later found hiding in a closet. Wheeler is already serving more than three years in … Read more
A Charleston firefighter is fired after being charged with two counts of second-degree assault in two separate incidents. Twenty-five-year-old Christopher Osborne is also a Marmet police officer and a firefighter with the Danville Volunteer Fire Department. He’s on leave from his job as a police officer and was dismissed from the Danville Fire Department.
Mayor Amy Goodwin confirms that Charleston Town Center is for sale. Goodwin says it is an exciting day for everyone who worked behind the scenes for the past two years to prepare the mall to be put on the market.
Four West Virginia health clinics will receive federal funding aimed at helping residents diagnosed with high blood pressure. U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore Capito announced $630,000 in funding from the Department of Health and Human Services. The funding includes $225,180 for the Cabin Creek Health Center in Kanawha County. Valley Health Care in … Read more
The town of Madison’s police chief is hospitalized after a cardiac-related incident. Police Chief Chet Burgess is being treated at Charleston Area Medical Center Memorial Hospital, according to a Facebook post Wednesday from his wife, Tammy Burgess. The chief is on a ventilator and is being treated for some blockages. Community members and first responders … Read more
A former church in Kanawha County was destroyed by fire early Wednesday morning. The call came in around 2:00 am on Golden Lane near Kanawha State Forest. Firefighters said the building had been used for storage in the past, but it had been years. The cause is under investigation.
West Virginia American Water said it now owns the town of East Bank’s water distribution system after completing its acquisition. The East Bank system will operate as part of West Virginia American Water’s Kanawha Valley system. All customers previously served by the town of East Bank are now American Water customers and will see increases … Read more
We are getting mixed messages from the groundhogs. French Creek Freddie did not see his shadow, which means spring is right around the corner. Concord Charlie at Concord University in Athens confirmed Freddie’s findings. But, Punxsutawney Phil did see his shadow, predicting six more weeks of winter.
The number of active COVID-19 cases in West Virginia is going down; however more patients are in the hospital. There are over five-hundred new cases of the virus, but the number of active cases dipped below 20-thousand. More than two-dozen people were hospitalized, which is the first time that numbers gone up in almost two … Read more