News Staff With the Pro Road National Championships taking over Charleston during the week, Eyewitness News wanted to know how race officials keep the cyclists safe as they ride through the capital city at high speeds. Race director Will Smith said each city has its own unique challenges. A multi-car caravan with medical personnel follows the cyclists … Read more
It’s already been a busy week in Charleston. It makes it hard to argue there’s nothing happening after everything that has happened over the past week in the heart of Charleston.”A lot of people say there’s nothing going on in Charleston and we’re here to prove that there is everything going on in Charleston,” said … Read more
It’s been over four years since a deadly chemical plant explosion in Kanawha County killed a worker and injured three others, starting a large fire and dumping car-damaging debris nearly half a mile away. The Chemical Safety Board, charged with investigating chemical incidents and hazards, found the cause of the 2020 explosion and fire in … Read more
Deputies in Summers County have released more information regarding the arrest of a woman and man accused of abducting a toddler. Deputies said they went to the home of Lisa Pack in Jumping Branch around 5 p.m. Friday to serve a family court order. Deputies said while they were explaining the contents of the court … Read more
with the pro Road National championships in full swing in charleston, many spectators were getting out and about and using the Private Outdoor Designated Areas, more commonly known as PODA’s on Friday. Most of downtown was lined on Friday with spectators cheering on the cyclists, and many of those spectators were using the PODA. There … Read more
A Missouri man accused of abandoning a trailer that caused more than $10,000 in property damage at Charleston’s Spring Hill Cemetery has been arrested, coutl records say. Sean Michael Koppenhoefer, 43, of St. Louis has been charged with destruction of property, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. The complaint saiJ … Read more
The West Virginia University baseball team lost to Arizona, 12-1, Friday in the Big 12 semifinals at Globe Life Field. The Mountaineers drop to 41-14 overall while the Wildcats improve to 38-18 and advance to the championship game.
A Kanawha County woman accused of stabbing a man in his head, arm and torso with a knife has been arrested, records said.Terry Jo Duncan, 54, of St. Albans has been charged with malicious assault, according to a criminal complaint filed in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. The complaint said deputies responded to an Amandaville Court … Read more
According to the order from the PSC, Appalachian and Wheeling Power have been asked to submit reliability audits to the PSC because it is “in the public interest.” This means they will have to submit details on their outages, restorations and plans for improvement.One resident has to have a generator because her husband is on … Read more
The Public Service Commission announced Thursday that Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power will both undergo reliability audits. This comes at the request of the two companies in response to complaints and reports of outages and unreliable service. Those who live on Duncan Fork in the Myrtle and Delbarton areas of Mingo County are especially impacted, … Read more