News Staff A man has been arrested after a shooting in Alum Creek on Sunday. Brent Peters is in custody after a woman was shot in the side of her face around 1:30 on Childress Road in Alum Creek. It was initially being reported as an accidental shooting, with Peters claiming the woman had shot herself, but … Read more
Easter came early to Camp Virgil Tate. The camp hosted an Egg-Stravaganza last weekend as the space looks to offer more to Sissonville and all Kanawha County residents. About 10,000 eggs were scattered throughout the camp last Saturday and kids grabbed prizes supplied by 4H. WCHS TV said Camp Virgil Tate has been a part … Read more
Gov. Jim Justice has signed into law a bill that encourages construction of new housing. The bill, called the BUILD WV Act, was sponsored by Del. Doug Skaff, D-Kanawha, who said the goal of the bill is to attract businesses and people to West Virginia, and build affordable homes. House Bill 4502 encourages the development … Read more
The trial for a man charged in a 2016 murder in Charleston is set to start later this month. Dimitris Malone is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death of Nate Chaney. Charleston police said Chaney was shot several times at point blank range in the parking lot of little page terrace in August … Read more
A solar farm project is in the works in Jackson County. The Dixon Run Solar Farm is planned to go up on 2,000 acres of land in the area along Dixon Run Road and is estimated to create 500 or more jobs per year for the first couple of years, and generate $1 million in … Read more
This month, the Division of Highways will work with the newly-formed pedestrian safety task force at Marshall University to conduct a road safety audit of 3rd Avenue that cuts through campus. This comes after a student was hit and killed and a professor was hit and injured last year. Marshall are also working on their … Read more
The Charleston Habitat for Humanity ReStore hosted a drop-off event Saturday to kick off the month-long donation drive. The ReStore donation drive will run through April as the organization is fundraising for a new home construction site in Charleston. Items accepted include: appliances, doors and windows, home decor, latex paint, tools, and more. Charleston’s ReStore … Read more
A new master plan approved by BridgeValley Community and Technical College officials calls for a downsizing of its Montgomery campus and an expansion of its nursing program. The plan recommends reducing the number of occupied buildings at its Montgomery campus from 13 to five in an effort to reduce costs. The board said a third-party … Read more
West Virginia basketball coach Bob Huggins will be included in this year’s Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame class. Huggins has coached for 45 years, with 916 career wins.
The Kanawha County Commission approved building six new pickleball courts and a champion basketball court at the Shawnee Sports Complex. The project will cost over 300-thousand-dollars, and is expected to be completed by this summer.