An investigation is underway after a vacant house fire Wednesday night in Charleston. Flames took down a home in the 1800 block of Coral Drive, but the house was empty so no one was hurt. Charleston firefighters said the home had working utilities at the time. They’re looking into the cause of the blaze.
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department will off free flu shots on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The vaccine will be available from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday at the health deparment.
City of Charleston Community Relations Coordinator Alexandra Gallo is taking a plea deal in an incident last November when she tried to force her way into a babysitter’s home to get her child. She’s charged with battery, trespassing and public intoxication. Gallo will serve a year’s probation and complete fifty-hours of community service.
A judged denied former coal executive Don Blakenship’s request to overturn his 2015 conviction on a mine safety conspiracy charge in connection to an explosion at the Upper Big Branch Mine that killed 29-workers. Blankenship argued that errors and undisclosed evidence violated his constitutional rights.
The West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals heard arguments challenging the state’s “right to work” law. At question is whether non-union workers can benefit from union protections without paying dues. West Virginia is one of 28 Right to Work states.
The Kanawha County School District is introducing new technology that will reduce the number of drivers illegally passing school buses. Sensors can predict if a driver is going to try to pass the bus by detecting the acceleration and deceleration of their vehicle, and it will set off an alarm to let kids know not … Read more
Kanawha County deputies served a series of warrants to family court offenders. Officers made several arrests in the Piedmont Road and Rand areas. Most of the arrests were for failure to pay child support.
A man is under arrest for crashing a stolen car into a West Side home. Thirty-two-year-old Shawn Martin is charged DUI and fleeing. Martin was driving 90-miles-per-hour in a 35-mile-per-hour zone when he crashed into a home at the corner of West Washington Street and Garvin Avenue.
The Paintsville Recovery Center is a total loss after a fire. The center caught fire a few months, and investigators are calling it suspicious. No one was hurt. The Center says they plan to rebuild.
Kanawha County deputies arrested a man who they say crashed into a West Side home following a police chase in a suspected stolen car. 32-year old Shawn Martin of Charleston is charged with fleeing while DUI and fleeing with reckless indifference. Deputies say Martin was driving 90 mph in a 35 mph zone before he … Read more