News Staff The City of Charleston has demolished more than one-hundred vacant homes over the past year, surpassing Mayor Goodwin’s goal of spending over one-million-dollars. The city has over fifty more homes on the demolition list.
The Public Service Commission is approving Appalachian Power’s request to add an infrastructure surcharge to your electric bill. The Commission approved a surcharge of over 44-million-dollars. The average customer’s bill will go up over six-percent. The increase will take effect September 1st.
Capital High School football coach, Jon Carpenter, is stepping down after a battle with the school board. He is voicing concerns about what he calls inequities between Capital and other Kanawha County football programs.
A Gallipolis man is under arrest for taking a vehicle on a test drive and never returning it to the dealership. He led police on a chase and hit a deputy. He wasn’t hurt. He was taken into custody about 30-minutes later.
A two-month-old boy is missing, and he could be with his mother who is wanted for child neglect. Twenty-seven-year-old Natasha Morgan has been on the run since June 10th. Morgan is described as 5’3”, about 125 pounds with blue eyes and red/brown hair. She has a full sleeve tattoo on her right arm. Authorities say … Read more
The City of Charleston is cracking down on homeless encampments. Encampments behind the Kanawha City Auto Zone and under the Virginia Street Bridge have been given 14 days to be cleared. Once cleared, the city’s CARE program will step in to offer help to the people experiencing homelessness.
Federal regulators are proposing a $12,288 fine in response to an explosion and fire at a Belle chemical plant that killed a worker and injured three other people. The Gazette-Mail reports the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed that Optima Belle LLC pay the penalty in a citation this month, saying the plant violated … Read more
Jackson County deputies say two men have been arrested after items valued at more than $80,000 were reported stolen. Galen Cochran and Jerry Smith, both of Liberty, were arrested. Deputies said they recovered three Polaris Ranger double seat side-by-sides, one 12-foot tandem axle utility trailer and one industrial pull-behind welder/generator combo. Deputies said the items … Read more
Putnam County could soon make changes to indoor smoking policies. Right now, businesses can allow smoking if they post signs, and prohibit anyone under 18 from coming in. The county’s indoor clean air policy was written in 2007, when vaping and e-cigarettes were not addressed. The Putnam County Board of Health is looking over the … Read more
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department is holding walk-in COVID-19 clinics today and Friday. The clinics will be 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the health department at 108 Lee Street in Charleston and COVID-19 vaccines will be available to anyone 12 and older. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Back-to-school immunizations will also … Read more