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Venues for hiking, biking, ATVs, kayaks and more included in Upper Kanawha Valley plan
Kanawha Valley

Venues for hiking, biking, ATVs, kayaks and more included in Upper Kanawha Valley plan

  • By Rick Steelhammer Staff writer
Vehicle in Taylor shooting death located; scholarship fund for Capital student announced
Kanawha Valley

Vehicle in Taylor shooting death located; scholarship fund for Capital student announced

  • By Joe Severino Staff writer
Man accused in Charleston police officer death among 48 indicted by Kanawha grand jury
Kanawha Valley

Man accused in Charleston police officer death among 48 indicted by Kanawha grand jury

  • By Joe Severino Staff writer
City-wide cleanups to begin April 24
Kanawha Valley

City-wide cleanups to begin April 24

  • By Joe Severino Staff writer
Police looking for vehicle of interest in Taylor shooting death
Cops & Courts

Police looking for vehicle of interest in Taylor shooting death

  • By Joe Severino Staff writer
Return of prom means return of Operation GPA in Kanawha
Education

Return of prom means return of Operation GPA in Kanawha

  • By Catherine Caudill Staff writer
  • Apr 9, 2021
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After proms and other end-of-year celebrations were canceled in 2020, Kanawha County officials gathered Friday at Metro 911 headquarters to announce the resumption of Operation GPA, a program to ensure the safety of Kanawha students at prom and graduation.

Symphony Sunday to be held at Appalachian Power Park in June
Arts & Entertainment

Symphony Sunday to be held at Appalachian Power Park in June

  • By Bill Lynch Staff writer
  • Apr 9, 2021
  • Comments

Symphony Sunday is returning to Charleston this summer, although it will be quite different from what fans have become accustomed to attending.

Vigil for slain Capital student KJ Taylor to be held 7 p.m. Friday
Kanawha Valley

Vigil for slain Capital student KJ Taylor to be held 7 p.m. Friday

  • By Joe Severino Staff writer
  • Apr 9, 2021
  • Comments

A vigil will be held at 7 p.m. Friday for the Capital High School student-athlete shot and killed on Charleston’s West Side.

Bulletin Board: April 9, 2021
Kanawha Valley

Bulletin Board: April 9, 2021

  • Apr 8, 2021
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Capital High student shot, killed on Charleston's West Side
Kanawha Valley

Capital High student shot, killed on Charleston's West Side

  • By Joe Severino Staff writer
  • Apr 8, 2021
  • Comments

Update: Vigil to be held for KJ Taylor Friday evening

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Work begins on six-lane Nitro-St. Albans I-64 Kanawha River crossing
Kanawha Valley

Work begins on six-lane Nitro-St. Albans I-64 Kanawha River crossing

  • By Rick Steelhammer Staff writer
  • Apr 7, 2021
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Gov. Jim Justice remembers traffic on Interstate 64 between Charleston and Huntington being a problem almost since the highway linking the two cities opened in the 1970s, when he drove from his family’s home to Marshall University, where he earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees.

WV officials urge young people to get vaccinated as UK variant of COVID-19 detected in Kanawha
Health

WV officials urge young people to get vaccinated as UK variant of COVID-19 detected in Kanawha

  • By Joe Severino Staff writer
  • Apr 7, 2021
  • Comments

West Virginia health officials on Wednesday warned that the United Kingdom variant of COVID-19 will make a significant impact in the state if young people do not get vaccinated at a higher rate.

PHOTO: Mowing the Mound
Kanawha Valley

PHOTO: Mowing the Mound

  • CHRIS DORST | Gazette-Mail
  • Apr 7, 2021
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Mowing the Mound

Shawnee, Barboursville to co-host two major youth soccer tournaments in 2022
Kanawha Valley

Shawnee, Barboursville to co-host two major youth soccer tournaments in 2022

  • By Joe Severino Staff writer
  • Apr 5, 2021
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Two major youth soccer tournaments have been awarded to the Shawnee Sports Complex and the Barboursville Soccer Complex, the Kanawha County Commission announced Monday.

Capitol, Hale Streets to close for outdoor dining starting Friday, ending Labor Day
Kanawha Valley

Capitol, Hale Streets to close for outdoor dining starting Friday, ending Labor Day

  • By Joe Severino Staff writer
  • Apr 5, 2021
  • Comments

Outdoor dining in downtown Charleston is coming back.

Kanawha commission requests federal inquiry over county's HIV outbreak
Health

Kanawha commission requests federal inquiry over county's HIV outbreak

  • By Caity Coyne Staff writer
  • Apr 5, 2021
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The Kanawha County Commission on Monday asked the state’s U.S. senators to request a formal congressional inquiry into reports from representatives with the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that say Kanawha County is suffering “the most concerning” HIV outbreak in the count…

Avant-garde publisher and Charleston native Giancarlo DiTrapano dead at 47
Ap

Avant-garde publisher and Charleston native Giancarlo DiTrapano dead at 47

  • AP
  • Apr 5, 2021
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NEW YORK (AP) — Giancarlo DiTrapano, an avant-garde magazine and book publisher who as the founder of New York Tyrant worked with Atticus Lish, Sam Lipsyte and Padgett Powell among others and proudly defied mainstream trends, has died. He was 47.

PHOTO: Springtime sparrow
Kanawha Valley

PHOTO: Springtime sparrow

  • KENNY KEMP | Gazette-Mail
  • Apr 4, 2021
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A song sparrow sits on a forsythia bush in the afternoon sun.

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Columbia Gas Transmission, threatened with lawsuit, agrees to clear debris along Blue Creek Road. It has also filed to abandon a nearby well.
Kanawha Valley

Columbia Gas Transmission, threatened with lawsuit, agrees to clear debris along Blue Creek Road. It has also filed to abandon a nearby well.

  • By Joe Severino Staff writer
  • Apr 3, 2021
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Eleven days after mud, rocks and trees tumbled onto Blue Creek Road, trapping a community of hundreds of people for 24 hours on a wet, snowy Christmas Eve, Columbia Gas Transmission filed a request with the federal government to abandon a nearby gas well.

PHOTO: Easter weekend has arrived
Kanawha Valley

PHOTO: Easter weekend has arrived

  • KENNY KEMP | Gazette-Mail
  • Apr 2, 2021
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The cross on the top of First Presbyterian Church of Charleston stands out against the morning sky while the moon fades in the background on Easter’s Good Friday.

Library at Town Center mall to reopen Monday
Kanawha Valley

Library at Town Center mall to reopen Monday

  • Apr 2, 2021
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Kanawha County Public Library’s Charleston Town Center location plans to reopen at 10 a.m. on Monday.

Peoples Bancorp acquires Premier Bancorp in $292.3M deal
Business

Peoples Bancorp acquires Premier Bancorp in $292.3M deal

  • By Jim Ross The Herald-Dispatch
  • Apr 1, 2021
  • Comments

Peoples Bancorp Inc. of Marietta, Ohio, says it has reached an agreement to Premier Financial Bancorp of Huntington in an all-stock transaction valued at $292.3 million.

Charleston public safety committee advances bill to ban syringe programs
Kanawha Valley

Charleston public safety committee advances bill to ban syringe programs

  • By Caity Coyne Staff writer
  • Mar 31, 2021
  • Comments

Charleston City Council’s public safety committee voted 5-2 Tuesday to advance legislation that, if adopted, would prohibit groups without state certification from operating a syringe service program in the city.

PHOTO: Flower power
Kanawha Valley

PHOTO: Flower power

  • KENNY KEMP | Gazette-Mail
  • Mar 30, 2021
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Daffodils bloom along the riverfront walkway below Kanawha Boulevard on Monday.

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Strike up the bands: Charleston venues welcome return of expanded live music
Arts & Entertainment

Strike up the bands: Charleston venues welcome return of expanded live music

  • By Bill Lynch Staff writer
  • Mar 30, 2021
  • Comments

One week ago, Gov. Jim Justice loosened restrictions on live entertainment in West Virginia to allow musicians to sing in front of an audience for the first time in over a year.

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After decade of planning, renovation of transit mall, Slack Plaza nears construction phase
Kanawha Valley

After decade of planning, renovation of transit mall, Slack Plaza nears construction phase

  • By Rick Steelhammer Staff writer
  • Mar 30, 2021
  • Comments

In the works for a decade, makeover plans for the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority’s Transit Mall and Charleston’s adjacent Slack Plaza are now on track to move into the construction phase, with completion possible by the end of this year.

Huntington, Charleston chambers of commerce seek to create 'culture of collaboration'
Business

Huntington, Charleston chambers of commerce seek to create 'culture of collaboration'

  • By Scott Hamilton Staff writer
  • Mar 27, 2021
  • Comments

It makes too much sense. Or at least that’s the logic for a marriage between a pair of organizations calling for regionalism between the two largest cities in West Virginia.

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Trail users question planned AEP access road through Cato Park
Kanawha Valley

Trail users question planned AEP access road through Cato Park

  • By Rick Steelhammer Staff writer
  • Mar 26, 2021
  • Comments

Those who regularly hike or bike on Cato Park’s 5-mile network of trails first realized a new road through Charleston’s West Side preserve was being planned when survey stakes and hundreds of strips of orange tape suddenly appeared one day in parallel lines framing much of Garrison Trail.

Despite past issues, local officials say they're ready to respond to chemical safety emergencies
Energy and Environment

Despite past issues, local officials say they're ready to respond to chemical safety emergencies

  • By Mike Tony Staff writer
  • Mar 26, 2021
  • Comments

Longtime Belle Volunteer Fire Department member David Fletcher recalls that it was easy back in the 1950s and ’60s for the town’s volunteer firefighters and employees at the DuPont chemical plant to stay in sync.

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