Search Begins for New Library Director
The Kanawha County Public Library system is looking for a new director, and the board this week approved paying a search firm up to $21,500 to help in the search. Illinois-based John Keister &...
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Beware of ticket scams
Basketball fans across West Virginia are being warned about ticket scams leading up to the NCAA Tournament. Both the Mountaineers and Thundering Herd made their way to the “Big Dance” later this week. Attorney...
I-64 bridge renamed in honor of fallen officer
A bridge on I-64 is being renamed in honor of a Putnam County deputy killed in the line of duty. The Cow Creek Bridge will now be called the “Deputy Sheriff John Janey Memorial...
Man injured in fall from a parking garage
A Huntington man is recovering from injuries after he fell from a parking garage. Police found Christopher Sowards lying in the alley with a fractured skull and a broken back. Police say he was...
Fleeing driver crashes into St. Albans home
A woman was injured early this morning when she crashed her car into a St. Albans home. Nitro police tried to stop the car for a traffic violation when the driver took off. The...
PEIA Task Force holds first meeting today
The PEIA Task Force will hold its first meeting today. Yesterday Governor Justice appointed six more women to the task force. The Task Force will research and make recommendations for a permanent solution to...
Two people arrested for child neglect
Two people are in jail for neglecting a two-year-old child. Miranda Lilly and Jesse Springstead are charged with child neglect. Fayette County deputies were called to the Hillcrest Motel, in Lookout, and found the...
Secretary of Education and the Arts, Gayle Manchin, terminated
Secretary of Education and the Arts, Gayle Manchin, has been terminated. Governor Justice fired Manchin just hours after she issued a statement on legislation to reorganize the Department of Education and the Art. Manchin...
Police investigating shooting in Huntington
Police are investigating after a man walked into Cabell-Huntington Hospital with a gunshot wound to the arm. The victim says it happened just after 10:30 last night near Auto Zone on 12th Street. No...
Animal Foster Families Needed; Info Meeting Coming Up
Local animal shelters could use a little help. The Kanawha Charleston Humane Association is seeing big numbers of animals coming with litters right now with the arrival of spring. From March to October, the...
