A jury in Kanawha County this week returned a guilty verdict for Cynthia Gatewood. She was found guilty of first-degree murder in the stabbing death of Cheryl Fisher in the parking lot of a tobacco store in Sissonville in 2018. Gatewood’s attorneys did not dispute that she stabbed Fisher, leading to her death but contended … Read more
Charleston police said a prostitution sting led to 21 arrests. Police conducted the sting after receiving complaints from residents and business owners on the West Side. The sting operation target those seeking prostitutes. Police said the special enforcement unit will conduct more of the stings and the future and branch out to other parts of … Read more
The Kanawha County Board of Education is preparing to start school in the “orange,” saying they don’t expect in-person learning to kick off the school year. The new color-coded map dictating what schools can do will be revealed tonight at 9 p.m. Kanawha County school leaders expect that students will be learning remotely to start … Read more
Governor Jim Justice signed an executive order this week that aims to ensure the state can access $766 million in federal funds over the next decade to expand broadband access in rural communities. The state will seek the money before an October deadline set by the FCC to access the $20.4 billion Rural Digital Opportunity … Read more
The San Francisco 49ers will stay at The Greenbrier resort later this month rather than return to California between back-to-back games on the East Coast. The 49ers are scheduled to play road games Sept. 20 against the New York Jets and Sept. 27 against the New York Giants at the New Jersey Meadowlands. They’ll stay … Read more
An annual art and craft show that has been a staple of the Charleston community for more than 50 consecutive years has been canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Kanawha City Lions Club announced this week that it is cancelling the 53rd Annual Capital City Art and Craft Show. The event was originally scheduled … Read more
The Kanawha County Family Court will remain closed after a second employee has tested positive for the coronavirus. The Kanawha County Commission and chief family court judge Kenneth Ballard ordered the extended closure. The family court had already been closed to the public since Monday, Aug. 31, following the announcement of the first positive test. … Read more
Marshall’s football game Saturday against Eastern Kentucky will be different than any other season opener. They’ve only sold about 12,000 tickets for the 38,000-seat Joan C. Edwards Stadium. Fans will be sitting in every other row and no more than six tickets are sold together. Fans are supposed to keep their masks on except when … Read more
The West Virginia State Division of Natural Resources has received more than 16-hundred bear complaints this year. There have been several sightings in Kanawha County, and DNR is asking you remove food and other attractants from around your home to reduce the temptation.
Three more people have died from COVID-19 in Kanawha County, bringing this week’s death toll to nine. Eighty more people have tested positive for the virus, for a total of more than four-hundred active cases.