A 37-year-old man is in stable condition after was shot in the arm and twice in the leg on 3rd Avenue near Beam Street. The victim told police he didn’t why someone was shooting at him. He started to run and the suspect kept firing. No arrests have been made.
The City of Charleston is set to break ground on a multi-million-dollar renovation of Slack Plaza. The three-and-a-half-million-dollar project will include new green space, a new stage and seating area, and a place for food trucks and outdoor dining. Construction is expected to start April 19th.
The north West Virginia Capitol steps were closed Tuesday as a precaution while structural engineers try to determine if 88-year-old concrete work is safe. Last week, a chunk of concrete fell through the ceiling of the legislative proofreading room and injured a state worker. The worst case scenario would require replacing the stairs.
More charges have been filed in connection with an ongoing water theft investigation in Boone County. Warrants were served Friday charging Richard Workman of Danville with procuring water with intent to defraud and tampering with pipes and conductors, according to the Boone County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. Earlier in March, the sheriff’s office announced it … Read more
A contest deadline is approaching for West Virginia schoolchildren to raise awareness of prescription painkiller abuse. The Kids Kick Opioids contest is open to elementary and middle school students. It can include poems, drawings, letters or anything that promotes awareness of painkiller abuse. Attorney General Patrick Morrisey said the deadline to enter is April 16. … Read more
Kanawha County deputies said a woman was taken into custody after a pursuit Monday night in the Sissonville area. Deputies said they tried to pull over Jessica Nichols, but she wouldn’t stop. They said she drove onto Route 21 and then a series of side roads and was finally stopped by deputies, who used spike … Read more
South Charleston will see nearly 30 businesses move in the next year or so directly across from the Riverwalk Plaza off MacCorkle Avenue. South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens said construction for Park Place is right on time. WCHS TV reported the next step involves 900,000 cubic yards of fill going into the pond sometime in … Read more
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department said this week that more than forty students have tested positive for COVID-19 at seven different schools, and that will bring about a new vaccination strategy. Health Officer, Dr. Sherri Young said teams will be sent to high schools to set up vaccination clinics. Most teachers have been vaccinated, but students … Read more
The cicadas are coming…This is the year for the seventeen-year cycle, and the panhandle is expected to be a buzz. The North American brood will cover parts of fifteen states, with the heaviest concentration in the eastern panhandle, Baltimore, and D.C.
Walmart will begin offering COVID-19 vaccinations this week in West Virginia. It’s part of a federal pharmacy partnership. Retired Major General James Hoyer says there is a significant percentage of the population that lives within ten-miles of a Walmart in West Virginia, and he says it will be a great addition to the vaccination program.