Charleston resident Andy Knap is undefeated in the Charleston Gazette-Mail’s annual Hunt for the Helmet contest.

PHOTO: Taking a break by the river

Sweltering conditions continued across West Virginia on Tuesday, with temperatures climbing into the mid-90s in the Kanawha Valley.

Workforce investment board

Charleston-area residents planning to ride the Autumn Colors Express fall excursion train won’t have to drive to Huntington to board, Rail Excursion Management Co. (Railexco) spokesman Lou Capwell said Monday.

The Charleston City Council on Monday approved a six-figure settlement with the family of a teenager and his toddler cousin who were subjected to excessive force by three Charleston police officers in 2017.

All lanes of interstate traffic near the I-77/I-79 split, in Charleston, were reopened Saturday morning, marking the end of a months-long project to repair and replace a series of bridge decks near Westmoreland Road, the state Department of Transportation announced Saturday.

Activists gathered outside Sen. Shelley Moore Capito’s Charleston office Saturday morning to let her know they’ve had enough.

Nineteen-year-old Bennett Life built a forge in a garage at his home in Charleston. He started blacksmithing at 15, first learning from a “Foxfire” article.

Summerfest Prep

Free HIV testing

Wellness Wednesdays

Charleston community members are invited to enjoy an evening of dancing, music and cocktails at this year’s annual Light the Night: Dance Against Domestic Violence fundraising event.

The Greater Kanawha Valley Foundation Board of Trustees has approved the distribution of grant funding totaling $651,300 for 20 programs aimed at helping area communities.

Streetfest went to the dogs on Saturday as Charleston hosted a special “Dogfest” that had dozens of furry friends walking up and down Capitol Street barking, sniffing and sometimes nervously greeting each other.

When Amy Campbell was in 7th grade, she stood on a small, wooden stage in the middle of a field in Campbells Creek and won her school’s talent show. That was about 50 years ago, when the grass at what is now Ken Ellis Memorial Park was knee-high and unkempt, and there wasn’t a swingset or sl…