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- Capito joins American250 Chair Rosie Rios to inspire young girls for the WV Girls Rise Up program April 22, 2025CHARLESTON, W.Va. –Fourth and fifth grade girls learning what it takes to be an amazing leader during a West Virginia Girls Rise Up program event Tuesday. U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito and America250 Chair and previous 43rd U.S. Treasurer Rosie Rios joined students at Ruthlawn Elementary School in South Charleston to empower West Virginia girls…Morgan Pemberton
- Students across the region learn the value of protecting the environment during Earth Day Celebration April 22, 2025CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Students are learning the importance of resource conservation and being good stewards to the planet during an annual Earth Day event. The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP) hosted its annual Earth Day Celebration at the Clay Center in Charleston Tuesday, which brought in dozens of elementary school students from various…[email protected]
- Some getting letters about Charleston Fire Department email hack April 22, 2025CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The Charleston Fire Department says someone hacked into their email system earlier this year for the purpose of sending spam emails but the fire department is taking the additional step to notify residents who have received treatment through the department’s ambulance service that there’s an outside chance their personal health information was…[email protected]
- Police investigate second deadly officer-involved shooting in Fayette County in 3 days April 22, 2025Story by Chris Lawrence CUNARD, W.Va. — A man is dead after a second officer involved shooting in Fayette County in three days. Fayette County Deputies were called to a home in the Cunard community Monday to serve a felony warrant. When deputies arrived the suspect locked himself inside the home. Deputies said the individual…[email protected]
- City of Charleston to resolve lawsuit in former police chief sexual misconduct case April 22, 2025CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Charleston City Council members voted Monday evening to approve a settlement involving former police chief Tyke Hunt. The $375,000 settlement will resolve a lawsuit filed against the city by former officer Chelsea McCoy. McCoy alleges that Hunt tampered with her polygraph results during her application process in exchange for sex. McCoy previously…Aaron Parker
- Kanawha County man convicted after domestic incident April 22, 2025KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — A Clendenin man has been convicted in relation to a 2024 domestic incident involving his girlfriend. William Donald Heath, Jr., 44, pleaded guilty to strangulation and violation of a protective order. A Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office deputy was dispatched to Main Street in Elkview on August 8, 2024, regarding a disturbance.…Aaron Parker
- Commissioner Tennant ready for Advantage Valley site assessment study April 21, 2025KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. –Kanawha County Commissioner Natalie Tennant says she excited about the residential site assessment and study that Advantage Valley will be conducting in order to begin tackling the housing crisis. Advantage Valley, who is an economic development organization that has been trying to eliminate the housing crisis and the statewide childcare crisis, was awarded…Morgan Pemberton
- WVDOH stress importance of work zone safety after tragic death of WV Turnpike employee April 21, 2025CHARLESTON, W.Va. –One week after a West Virginia Turnpike worker was struck and killed while patching a hole on the highway, the West Virginia Division of Highways and other highway safety officials are coming together to emphasize the importance of work zone safety. A press conference was held Monday on state capitol grounds by the DOH…Morgan Pemberton
- Settlement reached in I-79 crash that killed Hoover freshman April 21, 2025Story by Chris Lawrence CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A wrongful death case over an accident from 2022 which claimed the life of a Kanawha County teenager has been settled. A Putnam County Circuit Court approved the settlement of claims against Quality Woods, Inc. and Alleghany Wood Products for the crash on I-79 near Clendenin which claimed…[email protected]
- Man dead after drowning in Kanawha River April 21, 2025SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A man is dead after drowning in the Kanawha River. Authorities said it happened Sunday afternoon near South Charleston when a kayak flipped over. A woman who was with the victim was rescued and taken to a hospital. The DNR said it doesn’t appear the two had lifejackets. An investigation is underway.…[email protected]