Apartment complex fire displaces 11 in Charleston
Eleven people were displaced by a fire at apartments in Charleston on Wednesday night. The fire was reported at the Vandalia Terrace Apartments on 1507 Dorchester Road at about 9 p.m., according to a...
View ArticleBody found in Monongahela River in Morgantown identified
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) - Morgantown police have released the identity of a man's body found along a river. Police Chief Ed Preston says in a news release that the body was identified as 45-year-old...
View ArticleDriver cited after striking student who was getting on bus
LOGAN, W.Va. (AP) - West Virginia State Police say a motorist has been cited after her vehicle struck a student who was walking to board a school bus in Logan County. WCHS-TV reports 23-year-old...
View ArticleWV man charged with setting fire to church
FORT ASHBY, W.Va. (AP) - A Fort Ashby man has been charged with setting a fire that destroyed a church in Mineral County. The State Fire Marshal's Office says 27-year-old Caleb Lusk is charged with...
View ArticleFire reported at Dollar General in St. Albans
By Staff reports A Dollar General store in St. Albans caught fire Thursday, dispatchers said. Kanawha County Metro 911 Dispatchers received a call about a fire at the store on B Street at about 4:30...
View Article2 killed in Mineral County house fire
FOUNTAIN, W.Va. (AP) - Two people have been found dead inside a Mineral County home after a fire engulfed the property. Fountain Fire Capt. Jeremy Taylor tells the Cumberland Times-News that the...
View ArticleCharleston councilman arrested again on DUI charge
By Kate White Charleston City Councilman Bernard Slater Jr. was arrested early Friday and charged with second-offense driving under the influence and driving on a revoked license. Charleston police...
View ArticleProsecutors want Blankenship financial information
By Ken Ward Jr. Federal prosecutors are asking a judge to order former Massey Energy Co. CEO Don Blankenship to turn over details about his financial assets to court officials prior to Blankenship's...
View ArticleMan shot in leg near St. Albans, deputies say
By Staff reports Detectives still are investigating a Friday afternoon incident where a St. Albans man was shot in the legs. At about 3:50 p.m. Friday, Kanawha Metro 911 dispatchers began receiving...
View ArticleDunbar man accused in shooting returned from California
By Kate White A Dunbar man accused in a shooting in December on Charleston's East End has been extradited from California to stand charges in Kanawha County on first-degree robbery and malicious...
View ArticleFire rekindles at building where six apartments were damaged Wednesday
A fire that displaced 11 residents Wednesday night has rekindled, a Metro 911 dispatcher said. Smoke was reportedly coming from Vandalia Terrace Apartments at 1507 Dorchester Road in Charleston...
View ArticleCrime Report: March 20, 2016
The following crimes were reported to the Charleston Police Department between March 10 and 16: East District:Brooks Street 900 block, breaking and entering auto, March 10, 9 a.m. Quarrier Street 1500...
View ArticleOn file: March 20, 2016
MarriagesThe following people applied for marriage licenses in Kanawha County between March 10 and 17: Charles Upton Butcher IV, 56, and Sharon Marie McNamara, 50, both of St. Albans. Virgil Ray...
View ArticleNew Kanawha court administrator chosen
By Kate White Attorney Beverly Selby took over the job of court administrator for Kanawha County Wednesday. She was chosen from a pool of applicants by state Supreme Court justices to replace Steve...
View ArticleMan struck by vehicle in Pinch taken to hospital
By Staff reports A man was taken to one of the area hospitals Sunday evening after being struck by a vehicle in Pinch, Kanawha County 911 dispatchers said. Dispatchers said the incident happened at...
View ArticleTwo arrested following pursuit of stolen vehicle
By Staff reports Two men are under arrest following a high-speed pursuit this morning. Sgt. Brian Humphreys, spokesman for the Kanawha County Sheriff's Office, said that deputies were told to be on...
View ArticleCharleston neurologist charged with felony record-keeping violation
By Kate White Beleaguered Charleston neurologist Dr. Iraj Derakhshan was charged Monday with violating a federal record-keeping law involving the distribution of a controlled substance. Federal...
View ArticleState police say WV teen killed in bow-and-arrow accident
By Staff reports A 15-year-old boy playing with friends Saturday was fatally struck by an arrow, according to West Virginia State Police. Trooper R.D. Holden II, of the Madison detachment, said three...
View ArticleInmate stabbed to death at Mount Olive Correctional Complex
By Erin Beck An inmate stabbed another inmate to death at Mount Olive Correctional Complex on Saturday afternoon, according to state officials. Troopers believe Steven D. Branscome, 40, stabbed...
View ArticleFormer Fayette animal shelter director arrested
By Andrew Brown The former director of a Fayette County animal shelter was arrested Monday for allegedly overpaying herself for the work she performed and for mistreatment of animals under her watch....
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