The Fourth of July is annually already one of the most dangerous holidays in the United States, as hundreds die or are injured from car and boating accidents and firework mishaps in the days around the celebrations, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Cons…
A resolution will be introduced Monday at the Charleston City Council calling for the bronze tablet listing members of the Confederate-aligned Kanawha Riflemen, removed from the city’s Ruffner Memorial Park last Monday, to be loaned or donated to a museum or other interpretive venue for publ…
The woman who recently lost her bid to become Bluefield State College’s leader, a vice provost at a North Carolina historically black university and the president of the University of The Bahamas are the finalists to become West Virginia State University’s next president.
Students, parents and others marched on the Kanawha County School Board Saturday evening calling for Stonewall Jackson Middle School to be renamed.
Supporters of changing the name of Stonewall Jackson Middle School are marching on the Kanawha County Board of Education this Saturday.
Canvassing an election is something that, for Kanawha County Clerk Vera McCormick, is simply stated but tedious to execute.
West Virginia State University is projecting that the coronavirus pandemic will cause a 20-25% drop in total student enrollment in the upcoming academic year, shrinking an already diminished number of students on campus.
Two Democrats competed in Tuesday’s primary to replace Sen. Corey Palumbo, D-Kanawha, who isn’t seeking reelection to the state Senate seat he’s held for 12 years.
With only a small quantity of late-arriving absentee ballots left to process, Charleston lawyer and 14-year House of Delegates veteran Mark Hunt was poised to capture the Democratic nomination for the Kanawha County Commission seat vacated by courthouse fixture Hoppy Shores.
Prior to the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic, three daily flights connected Charleston’s Yeager Airport with Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport.
Changes throughout the West Virginia Legislature are rippling through local legislative districts, with three delegates and one senator not seeking reelection to their current seats.
A grievance board judge has ordered the Kanawha County school system to reopen the South Charleston High principal position for applicants, saying the selection of current Principal Gabe King was, more likely than not, tainted by bias and discrimination.
In addition to voting for their parties’ national, state and county candidates, voters in Dunbar and St. Albans will use Kanawha County’s June 9 primary ballot to determine the winners in mayoral and city council races.
COVID-19 testing no longer is only for those exhibiting symptoms or at high risk of contracting the virus. It’s for anyone and everyone.
Citing the unavailability of certified lifeguards, the Dunbar City Council voted during a special meeting Thursday not to open the city’s swimming pool this summer.
Federal Aviation Administration officials “seem supportive” of Yeager Airport’s long-range plan to add 1,000-foot safety areas at each end of its runway, requiring an incursion into neighboring Coonskin Park, according to airport director Nick Keller.
The Kanawha County Board of Education on Tuesday approved contracts to replace George Washington High’s entire heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) system and the roofs of three elementary schools: Belle, Montrose and Pinch.
Jeff Kelley, who’s led Kanawha County’s St. Albans High for almost a decade, will become the new superintendent of the Lincoln County school system.
Citing health concerns and financial issues as the COVID-19 pandemic lingers into summer, a number of West Virginia cities and counties have already pulled the plug on swimming in public pools, while others remain indecisive.
Kanawha County Board of Education members unanimously agreed Thursday to use locally the process that the state school board developed for approving charter schools.
PHOTO: Repairs to temporarily shut down Southside Bridge
