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Crews respond to house fire Monday in Charleston
CHARLESTON, W.Va (WCHS) — Crews are on scene of a house fire Monday in Charleston. The fire was reported about 11:45 a.m. in the 1400 block of Woodmere Drive in the South Hills area, according to Metro 911. Kanawha County dispatchers said everyone was able to get out of...
Charleston, West Virginia, Fiscal Year 2025 budget includes across-the-board pay raises for city employees
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — The Charleston City Council approved the Fiscal Year 2025 budget Monday night. It includes an across-the-board pay raise for all employees – including police and fire. The $111.4 million budget was presented by Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin and Finance Director Andy Wood on March 4 during a Finance Committee meeting. Here […]
Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department searching for missing Lincoln County woman
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) — Deputy Ingram with the Kanawha County Sheriff’s Department reported they are searching for a missing Lincoln County woman. Anita Breedlove, of Sumerco, WV was believed to be last seen in the Tornado or Alum Creek area of Kanawha County at approximately 2a.m. on Thursday, March 14, 2024. Breedlove’s family was notified […]
Case of man accused of killing cousin, animals goes to Kanawha County grand jury
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – The case of a man accused of killing his cousin and four animals will go to a grand jury. Billy Cadle, 44, of Cross Lanes appeared in Kanawha County Magistrate Court Monday where a judge found probable cause in the case. Cadle is charged with first-degree murder and grand larceny in […]
Two people taken to hospital after Sissonville crash
UPDATE: (5:50 p.m. March 18, 2024) – Two people were taken to the hospital following a crash in Sissonville this evening. Kanawha County dispatchers say the extent of their injuries is unknown at this time. The roadway has been cleared. SISSONVILLE, WV (WOWK) – A portion of Martins Branch Road in Sissonville is blocked due […]
Severe Weather Awareness Week: Thunderstorms
(WVNS) — Your Weather Ready Nation Ambassador weather team, StormTracker 59, is once again participating in a week-long Severe Weather Awareness event hosted by the National Weather Service – Charleston. During this week long special we hope to help your family be prepared for severe weather. Something we see year long, every year here in […]
Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority to take over Cedar Grove EMS services
After decades of running emergency medical services out of their fire station, Cedar Grove Volunteer Fire Department has turned the service over to the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority.
Local nonprofit preparing for event that turns unwanted guns into garden tools, jewelry
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — One nonprofit is hoping to take unwanted guns and turn them into things like garden tools. The nonprofit, Raw Tools, will have blacksmiths come to St. Marks United Methodist Church in Charleston to chop up guns and then use the pieces to assemble garden tools or jewelry later on to sell to support their mission.
Kanawha County grand jury hands down indictments on murder, malicious wounding charges
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Kanawha County grand jury handed down dozens of indictments that included cases involving charges of murder, attempted murder and malicious wounding. Nicholas David Hanshaw, 38, of South Charleston, has been indicted on a first-degree murder charge. Court records show nearly two decades of criminal...
Pickup truck, SUV crash in Dunbar, shuts down road
DUNBAR, WV (WOWK) — A crash has shut down 10th Street just past the Dunbar Toll Bridge in Dunbar Monday afternoon, according to dispatchers. They say the crash happened on 10th Street just before 3:50 p.m. on Monday. A pickup truck and a small SUV were the vehicles involved. Injuries have been reported, but the […]
One injured in Jefferson after crash causes structure fire
JEFFERSON, W.Va. (WCHS) — One person was injured after a car flipped into a car wash in Jefferson Sunday afternoon, setting fire to the building, deputies said. According to authorities, the car crashed into the Safety Zone Carwash on MacCorkle Avenue shortly after 1 p.m. and West Virginia State Police responded to the scene.
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