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Arrest made in Mink Shoals death case
Local NewsBy [emailprotected]August 30, 2024Leave a comment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County sheriff’s deputies have charged a woman with murder in the February death of a Mink Shoals man. Brittany Hickman was arraigned Friday afternoon in Kanawha County Magistrate Court. Hickman is charged with shooting and killing Richard Crowder, 70. Crowder’s body was found inside his home on Feb. 13. Deputies say…
Thousands without power after Thursday evening thunderstorm
Local NewsBy Aaron ParkerAugust 29, 2024Leave a comment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Rain finally came down in the form of a thunderstorm for some West Virginia areas Thursday evening, and it has left thousands without power. According to Appalachian Power’s outage map, more than 6,000 people in Kanawha and Wayne Counties are without power. In addition, 765 are without power in Putnam County, while…
Kanawha County Schools perform lock down drill early in the school year
Local NewsBy Aaron ParkerAugust 29, 2024Leave a comment
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — Kanawha County Schools conducted its first emergency drill on Thursday. The drill was geared towards lockdown situations, and all schools in the county with PreK-12th grade students participated. Sgt. Ray Blake, the resource officer at Nitro High School and Nitro Elementary School, says doing a drill this early in the year…
FEMA extends deadline for federal assistance from April storm damage
Local NewsBy [emailprotected]August 29, 2024Leave a comment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Residents across eight Central West Virginia counties still working to pull themselves out of damages left behind by early April storms now have an extended time to receive disaster assistance. FEMA announced that the deadline for federal assistance from the April 11th and 12th floods, mudslides, and landslides has been extended to…
Ramsey says new rehab hospital, neurological institute coming to CAMC General
Local NewsBy [emailprotected]August 29, 2024Leave a comment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Vandalia Health President and CEO Dave Ramsey laid out an aggressive path for the health system in the months and years to come during his presentation Thursday at the annual West Virginia Business Summit hosted by the West Virginia Chamber of Commerce. Dave Ramsey Ramsey, speaking on the health system’s second anniversary,…
Charleston man involved in deadly 2022 Huntington shooting apprehended in Kanawha County
Local NewsBy Aaron ParkerAugust 28, 2024Leave a comment
ST. ALBANS, W.Va. — A Charleston man wanted for his connection in a Huntington shooting death was arrested Wednesday in Kanawha County. Damarquis Dewayne Patterson, 20, of Charleston, was arrested around 4 o’clock Wednesday afternoon in St. Albans after a warrant was issued for his failure to appear in court in relation to the 2022…
Kanawha County woman facing prison time for fraud of COVID-19 relief funds
Local NewsBy Aaron ParkerAugust 28, 2024Leave a comment
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — A St. Albans woman is facing up to 10 years in prison after she pleaded guilty to receipt of stolen money. Jessica Nutter, 39, of St. Albans admitted Wednesday to a scheme to defraud the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) of COVID-19 relief funds from Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Coronavirus…
Kanawha County emergency officials look back on last year’s flooding event as intense heat and ongoing drought continue
Local NewsBy [emailprotected]August 28, 2024Leave a comment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — As people across the Mountain State brace for record-breaking heat this week in the midst of ongoing risks of drought, emergency officials in Kanawha County are reflecting back on the intense flooding that took place across Kanawha and five other counties this time last year. Last August, floods affected parts of Eastern…
Charleston businessman fondly remembered following death
Local NewsBy [emailprotected]August 28, 2024Leave a comment
Story by Chris Lawrence CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A well-known Charleston businessman has died. Mike Green, the longtime manager of Green’s Feed and Seed, died early Wednesday morning at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. Green was the son of Earl Green, the founder of the store. Mike worked there from childhood until he retired a few…
Search underway for armed robber around Nitro Marketplace
Local NewsBy [emailprotected]August 28, 2024Leave a comment
NITRO, W.Va. — A search is underway in a thick-wooded area behind the Nitro Marketplace where there was a person-on-person armed robbery Wednesday morning. Authorities said the victim was a contractor working on some roads behind the shopping facility when he was approached and robbed at a few minutes after 10:00 a.m. The suspect ran…
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