Ski Resorts Get Ready to Open
West Virginia’s ski resorts are gearing up for the opening of the winter season. Snowshoe Mountain spokesman Shawn Cassell told the Gazette-Mail that the Pocahontas County resort is aiming to open some ski trails...
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WVU raising HIV & Hepatitis C awareness
WVU’s Department of Emergency Medicine has received a grant to fund a hepatitis-C and HIV awareness program. The over million-dollar grant will fund a 4-year program to raise awareness of the two diseases. The...
Kanawha County homes making the switch from well water
Money from the Abandoned Mine Lands program will help 60 households in Eastern Kanawha County make the switch from well water. The Kanawha County Commission is working on three projects to connect homes in...
Police investigating a suspicious death in Marmet
A heroin related death in Kanawha County. Police are investigating after a body was found in a car in the Kroger parking lot in Marmet Friday night. The death appears to be a heroin...
West Virginia college enrollment slips
Enrollment at West Virginia colleges is down, but only slightly. The West Virginia Higher Education Policy commission numbers show a two-tenths of a percent drop since the fall of 2016. The commission is anticipating...
Fire destroys St. Albans home
Fire destroyed a St. Albans home Sunday afternoon. Firefighters responded to the fire at Central Avenue and Green Valley Drive. The home was vacant, and no one was injured during the fire. The home...
Over 200 homes still without power
Over 200 homes in Kanawha County are still without power this morning. Several thousand lost power over the weekend after a front moved through Saturday night. Fifty-mile-per-hour wind gusts knock out power to more...
Man accused of ramming police cruiser
A Charleston man is in custody this morning, accused of ramming his car into a police cruiser early Sunday morning at Beech and Garvin. Rodney Toler flashed a gun at officers and fled on...
It’s Not Easy for Child Advocacy Centers to Keep Up With Demand
More than 400 new child abuse victims sought help at one of West Virginia’s children’s advocacy centers for the 2017 fiscal year, and that’s an 11.26 percent increase over the previous year, according to...
Man’s Death in the Kroger Parking Lot Linked to Drugs
Kanawha County Detectives and detectives with the Marmet Police Department have been investigating a suspicious death on the Kroger’s parking lot in Marmet. Initial indications pointed to an overdose, and the investigation led to...
