News Staff Marshall University is expanding its School of Nursing into Kanawha County. The university announced this week that it will begin offering its nursing program at its South Charleston campus. The move comes after an 890-thousand dollar award from the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission to expand the program at the campus. The school will … Read more
Kanawha County dispatchers said one person was taken to the hospital after a vehicle crashed into the Tudor’s Biscuit World in Dunbar Wednesday morning. The restaurant is located in the 1300 block of Fairlawn Avenue. A sign posted said the restaurant was closed Wednesday for repairs.
The Kanawha County Ambulance Bus and Emergency Services levy passed in Tuesday’s election. Unofficial results show the measure passed by a 16,404 to 4,415 vote. The levy will run through 2028, contributing 13% of levy funds to a special fund to aid the sheriff’s office, city police departments, and other law enforcement agencies in Kanawha … Read more
A Huntington man was sentenced Tuesday in a case where prosecutors said he set his house on fire with a Molotov cocktail. Daniel Watts was charged with possessing an unregistered incendiary device after deputies said he admitted to throwing the Molotov cocktail at his own back porch along Green Valley Road in 2020. The U.S. … Read more
A popular Charleston restaurant is expanding. Dem 2 Brothers and a Grill is adding another location, this one on Summers Street. The barbecue restaurant opened its doors on Virginia Street on the West Side several years ago and has been featured on the Food Network’s “Southern Fried Road Trip.” No word on when the new … Read more
A Nicholas County sheriff’s deputy was killed in an off-duty accident Tuesday. Nicholas County Commissioner Garrett Cole said Travis Lawson had defied all odds after a series of medical issues and made it through the WV State Police Academy to become a certified officer for the NCSD. Cole said Lawson graduated recently after being awarded … Read more
Deputies said a Fayette County man is in custody after allegedly shooting another man. Barton R. DePaul Gauley Bridge is charged with malicious wounding and attempted murder after a man was found with gunshot wounds about 10 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Fayette County Sheriff’s Office. While en route to a shots fired call, deputies … Read more
All 26 seats on Charleston City Council were on Tuesday’s primary ballot for city voters and now the November ballot is taking shape. Six Democrats won primary battles and advanced to the general election to square off against four Republicans who automatically advanced.
The State Fair of West Virginia is launching an art contest and invites entries this month. The image should be 11 inches by 14 inches or 11 inches by 17 inches and done in oil, acrylic, watercolor or pastels. The entries should show a positive image of the fair or reflect activities of the annual … Read more
Former Marshall safety Nazeeh Johnson signed a four-year, $3.7 million deal, with the Kansas City Chiefs over the weekend. Johnson attended rookie mini camp and earned a deal with the Chiefs. While he was with the Thundering Herd, Johnson became the fifth-leading tackler with 67 takedowns.He was also named honorable mention All-Conference.