Man accused of pointing a gun at a 13-year-old
An Oak Hill man is in jail for pointing a gun at his girlfriend’s 13-year-old child. Thirty-nine-year-old Lloyd Smith is accused of verbally threatening and pointing a gun at the child. He faces a...
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Hepatitis A confirmed in Kanawha and Putnam Counties
Nearly thirty cases of Hepatitis A have been confirmed in Kanawha and Putnam counties since January. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department says its part of a multi-state outbreak with reports of the disease in Kentucky,...
Dicks’s Sporting Goods Announces Plan to Destroy Guns
Dick’s Sporting Goods is destroying all the guns and accessories that it stopped selling earlier this year after the school shooting in Parkland, FL rather than trying to return them to their manufacturers. Dick’s...
Elder Beerman Stores to Close
All Elder Beerman stores across the country are expected to close in a matter of months. The parent company, Bon-Ton Stores Inc., filed for bankruptcy in February and announced this week that a joint...
Hepatitis A Outbreak Hits Locally
It’s not just Ashland, KY with a Hepatitis A outbreak. The disease has made its way to Kanawha and Putnam Counties too, with more than 20 cases reported since January. The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department...
Kanawha County Judge Resigns
Kanawha County Judge James Stucky is stepping down after twenty years. Stucky sent his resignation letter to the Governor this week after several weeks away from the bench due to an illness. Judge Thomas...
Gas prices are going up
We’re paying more at the pump. The average gallon of gas in West Virginia is up to 2-69. It’s the largest jump in gas prices for a consecutive week. Triple-A says it’s due to...
Kids found playing with knives
A South Charleston couple is facing charges after neighbors reported their kids waving knives and stabbing the ground. Chad and Barbara Counts are charged with child neglect. Police responded to an apartment on Kingswood...
7-Eleven robbed at gunpoint
Police are investigating an armed robbery at the 7-Eleven on MacCorkle Avenue in Kanawha City. Early yesterday morning a man wearing a black hoodie and ski mask pointed a gun at the clerk and...
President Trump approves disaster declaration
President Trump approved a federal disaster declaration in West Virginia after severe storms in February. The declaration provides public assistance for 21 of the state’s fifty-five counties, and hazard mitigation for the entire state.
