Fola, WV

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The 200 block of Lee Street has been reopened Tuesday following a deadly incident that claimed the life of a pedestrian. According to the Charleston Police Department, a woman was hit by a car around 11:15 a.m. in the eastbound lanes of traffic, near the intersection of Clendenin Street and Lee Street.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — UPDATED: 3:30 p.m., 6/28/22. Police said possible charges are pending after a woman was struck and killed by a vehicle Tuesday in Charleston. An adult woman died after she was struck by a car Tuesday about 11:15 a.m. in the 200 block of Lee Street East near the intersection of Clendenin Street, according to the Charleston Police Department.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The Charleston Police and Fire departments had parts of Lee Street East blocked off for hours Tuesday after a woman was fatally struck by a blue 2015 Toyota Camry near the Town Center Mall’s parking garage. Brandi Hill, who works near the mall, said she...

UPDATE (3:36 p.m. on Tuesday, June 28): Charleston Police say that possible charges are pending as they investigate a fatal crash that happened near Charleston Town Center mall on Tuesday. A woman was pronounced dead at the scene after being hit by a car. The woman’s identity has not yet been released because authorities are […]

SUMMERSVILLE, W.Va. — Nicholas County prosecutors and defense attorneys for accused murderer Brent Tyler Kelly agreed to postpone Kelly’s preliminary hearing until August in a meeting in Summersville Tuesday afternoon. Kelly, of Birch River, is charged in the June 3 shooting death of Nicholas County Deputy Tom Baker....

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County teenager charged in the 2020 deaths of four family members pleaded not guilty Tuesday to the charges. Gavin Smith, 18, of Elkview, who was transferred to adult status in May, pleaded not guilty to 4 counts of murder. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Kenneth Ballard set Smith’s trial for Oct. 11.

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK)—A teen accused of an Elkview quadruple murder pleaded not guilty on Tuesday morning. Gavin Smith was indicted last week for allegedly killing his mother, stepfather and two brothers in December of 2020. He was 16 at the time. The bodies of four people, two adults, and two children were found inside […]

FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) — The Fayetteville Fire Department is rescuing people floating down a stream on Fayette Station Road in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve. According to dispatch, the call came in around 7:45 a.m. on Monday, June 27, 2022. Dispatchers told 59News while there is an unknown amount of people needing […]

FAYETTEVILLE, WV (WVNS) — According to the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve, a small mudslide took place on the Kaymoor Trail. According to a post from the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve Facebook page, the mudslide happened .7 miles from the Wolf Creek Trailhead. Hikers are asked to avoid the area while the area dries.

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – The attorney for a teenager accused in the deaths of his mother, stepfather and siblings entered a not guilty plea Tuesday. In December 2020, four members of the same family were found dead by another relative at a home in the 1300 block of Cemetery Hill Drive in Elkview.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WOWK) — The family of Woody Williams and his namesake foundation are thanking the public for the prayers of healing and comfort while the Marine and Medal of Honor recipient is in the hospital in West Virginia. He received the MOH from President Harry Truman on Oct....

CHARLESTON, WV (WVNS) — The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, Bureau for Family Assistance is now accepting School Clothing Allowance applications starting from July 1, 2022 until the end of July on the 31st for children enrolled in West Virginia schools who are eligible for this opportunity. $200 will be awarded to […]

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — A convicted sex offender who is accused of looking at child pornography in the common area of a homeless shelter pleaded guilty. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, James Gipson, 59, was living in a homeless shelter in Charleston in April 2020. Court documents say staff saw Gipson on his […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The National Weather Service in Charleston knew West Virginia was in for some storm related activity on June 29, 2012. However, they never expected it to line up like it did. Now a decade has passed and Meteorologist Jeff Hovis is still working out of the...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The Charleston Sternwheel Regatta returns this weekend, and the City of Charleston has several events planned throughout the weekend that will cause closures on multiple streets throughout the city. To help drivers and event-goers plan ahead for their commutes, city officials have released the following list of events with closures happening […]

Wayne Pauley is serving as the Production Consultant for the return of the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta.

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Just in time for the first day of the Charleston Sternwheel Regatta, local home goods shop Kin Ship Goods is releasing merchandise for the Regatta. In a press release, they say the limited edition “Official Regatta Souveniers” pieces are available to purchase at their store in Charleston, at Kin Ship’s booth […]