According to a recent press release, an energy project in Maine will use batteries that are manufactured in West Virginia, According to U.S. Sens. Shelley Moore Capito, and Joe Manchin, more than $100 million from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law will fund a multi-day battery system in Lincoln, Maine, using batteries made by Form Energy in … Read more
A Kanawha County man charged in connection to a drive-by shooting incident near the Shawnee Sports Complex appeared in Kanawha County Circuit Court Thursday and requested a bond reduction. Kaden Bowman, 24, of Dunbar, is at South Central Regional Jail with $100,000 cash-only bail after Bowman, along with 23-year-old Zion Clark and 18-year-old Antonio Jacobs … Read more
The West Virginia University will have walk-through metal detectors at its major athletic venues this fall. The new additions expand on the University’s campus safety procedures and will be used at Aug. 31 football home opener against Penn State. Vice President Wren Baker said “Fan safety is paramount. Walk-through metal detectors are an important addition … Read more
A Charleston man is charged with felony malicious wounding after police said he shot a neighbor during a fight. Police were called to a home along Woodbine Avenue about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday. According to a criminal complaint, Charles Samuel Myers was seen in an verbal argument with his neighbor, Melvin Carpenter, by multiple witnesses.Myers allegedly … Read more
Last week Appalachian Power and Wheeling Power filed a 17% rate hike request with the Public Service Commission. If passed, this would increase the average residential bill by about $27. For commercial customers, the average bill would go by about $60. By Monday, there had already been 55 letters of protest submitted on the PSC … Read more
A Kanawha County man was fatally shot by his girlfriend early Thursday morning after an argument turned violent, investigators said. According to a news release from the Charleston Police Department the victim was identified as Chrishawn Perkins, 32, of Charleston. Police responded to a shooting call at a home in the 700 block of Grace … Read more
A Kanawha County man was fatally shot by his girlfriend early Thursday morning after an altercation turned violent, according to a news release from the Charleston Police Department. The shooting victim was identified as Chrishawn Perkins of Charleston. Police responded to a shooting call at a home in the 700 block of Grace Avenue about … Read more
West Virginia American Water has released a list of projects that address the state’s aging utility lines. A news release from the company outlined $13.2 million in investments that will replace more than 40,000 feet of water mains. In Kanawha County, that includes water lines on East Riverview Drive in Belle; Birch Road, Bridge Road, … Read more
Robert McCoy, President and CEO of Amherst Madison, will offer his insight into the advantages of employee ownership at the next Fresh Start Breakfast on Tuesday, August 13, at the University of Charleston’s Downtown Innovation Hub. Amherst Madison Inc. is an employee-owned boat repair, towing, and construction company in Charleston that has been in business … Read more
The federal government wants coal companies owned by Gov. Jim Justice and his family held in contempt. The motion was filed in federal court this week, noting the companies still owe more than half a million dollars, a couple of months after the debt was supposed to be paid off. In 2019, the U.S. sued … Read more