An inmate has been sentenced for walking away from the prison in Alderson. Fifty-five-year-old Linda Avila escaped last January and was immediately captured. She was sentenced to four-months for escape. She was already serving a 12-year sentence for conspiracy and mail fraud.
Police are investigating a robbery at Ashton Place shopping Center. The victim was walking to his car when a man pressed a gun into his back and demanded money. The suspect is described as a white man wearing a black hoodie and blue jeans.
Gov. Jim Justice, members of his administration and medical experts from across the state will have a roundtable meeting Wednesday to give updates on efforts to monitor and prepare for a potential spread of the coronavirus in the state. Kanawha County Commissioners are also coming up with a plan to make sure the area is … Read more
The City of St. Albans is now officially the first dementia-friendly city in West Virginia. The city hosted an Alzheimer’s discussion panel Saturday to discuss the disease and announced the city’s new designation. St. Albans has taken extra steps in recent years to better serve its residents with dementia. The city’s mayor, Scott James, said … Read more
More than 100 students from four counties will be competing today (Tuesday) for an opportunity to advance to the West Virginia Math Field Day competition. Boone, Clay, Kanawha and Putnam counties will be represented by 112 students at the University of Charleston in the Regional Math Field Day competition. Each county will send three students … Read more
West Virginia’s spring fire season is now in effect. The state’s Division of Forestry said burning is prohibited between the hours of 7 a.m. and 5 p.m. until May 31. Burning is limited to evening and overnight hours when there are cooler temperatures and calmer winds, and fires must meet certain guidelines posted on the … Read more
Barboursville City Park will be transformed into a battlefield in May as the city’s Civil War Days returns. The annual event, scheduled for May 1-3, gives visitors a chance to interact with living history characters and observe what it was like to live during the Civil War era. The Civil War Days will feature reenactors, … Read more
Appalachian Power has filed a rate increase request that it said would boost the average residential customer’s monthly bill nearly 11 percent. The company said a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt hours per month would see a boost of $13.88 or 10.9 percent. The West Virginia Public Service Commission still has to approve the increase … Read more
The City of Madison announced the death of its mayor Saturday morning. The city said on its Facebook page that Madison Mayor H.H. “Sonny” Howell Jr. passed away about 5 a.m. Howell served as Madison’s mayor since 2005. He was 81 years old. Funeral service plans are pending.
More than a dozen troops returned home to their families Friday evening at Yeager Airport. Fourteen troops from the West Virginia Army National Guard were greeted in Charleston by eager friends and family. The troops are members of the 863rd Military Police Company. The unit is wrapping up a deployment to the Middle East in … Read more