Listen Now: Morning News

County Archives


SaturdayDecember 10, 2022

FridayNovember 25, 2022

Local businesses hope for big numbers on Small Business Saturday

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Morgantown area businesses are preparing to open up shop for the biggest shopping weekends of the year. Working with an employee screening company provides insight into a candidate’s integrity and responsibility toward his or her financial obligations, and are recommended for positions where access to financial assets, transactions, and decisions are a

FridayJuly 29, 2022

Joe Manchin’s Politically Perilous Middle Way

Joe Manchin has a political conundrum. He faces consistent headwinds as the only statewide elected Democrat in a deeply red state.  He had to campaign his tail off in 2018 to retain his Senate seat against Republican Attorney General Patrick Morrisey to squeak out a win—49.6 percent to 46 percent. Notably, Manchin’s numbers have risen

FridayJuly 8, 2022

Taylor County Courthouse closing blamed on COVID fatigue

Breakout confirmed at sheriff's office.

ThursdayJune 9, 2022

Woman charged with purchasing gun for felon who was in Nicholas County shootout

Woman allegedly bought an AR-15 style rifle last year for Richie Holcomb who was a convicted felon and was killed in last Friday's shootout with deputies in Birch River

FridayFebruary 25, 2022

Head-on crash in Cabell County claims woman’s life

Investigators say a garbage truck crossed the center line and struck a passenger vehicle had-on.

MondayFebruary 21, 2022

Cabell County BOE makes face masks optional

Monday's vote made facial coverings on school properties optional effective immediately.

FridayFebruary 18, 2022

Pedestrian death reported in Kanawha County

Deadly collision occurred along U.S. Route 60 Friday night near Campbell's Creek.

ThursdayFebruary 17, 2022

Pair of head football coaches named at Kanawha County schools

Carl Lee takes over at South Charleston and Willie Washington will lead St. Albans

TuesdayFebruary 15, 2022

Cabell County commissioner Cartmill dies

Cabell County officials announced Nancy Cartmill's death on Tuesday.

Kanawha County Schools drops mandatory mask policy

School system cites falling active COVID-19 case numbers.

Three taken to the hospital in crash involving Kanawha County ambulance

Collision happened as KCEAA paramedics were on the way to assist Roane County EMS on a call.

Virginia man pleads guilty to strangulation charges in Kanawha County hostage case

Christopher Robbins, 43, entered a guilty plea Monday in connection with Aug. 2021 incident.

SundayFebruary 13, 2022

Kanawha County educator receives Presidential Award for science teaching

Tiffany Pace, a third grade teacher at Weberwood Elementary School in South Charleston, was honored this month.

FridayFebruary 11, 2022

Kanawha County judge invites couples to tie the knot Monday

Judge Maryclaire Akers invites anybody wanting to get married on Valentines Day to come on down to her courtroom and she'll take care of the proceedings

Burnett gets maximum sentence for Kanawha County murder, rape

Lasalle Javon Burnett, 40, was sentenced Friday in connection with the 2019 death of Adam Swim.

Cabell County woman dies in vehicle wreck

The incident happened Thursday in the 5200 block of state Route 10.

ThursdayFebruary 10, 2022

SaturdayFebruary 5, 2022

FridayFebruary 4, 2022

Mon County ready to view, finalize broadband expansion plans

Proposal coming at Feb. 19 commission meeting.