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Charleston road closures announced ahead of USA Cycling Championship
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — As the USA Cycling Pro Road National Championships pedal into the capital city, Charleston officials have released a day-by-day breakdown of planned road closures. Hundreds of bikers will wind their way through city limits from May 14 to May 19 with top finishers qualifying to...
KRT to hold public hearing at the end of the month on proposed route cuts, fee changes
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Changes could be coming to the Kanawha Valley Regional Transportation Authority as the KRT has laid out its operations analysis with recommendations to discontinue 11 of the 23 routes in underperforming areas. Changes could also be coming to bus fare as the proposal includes...
Live on the Levee lineup to be announced Friday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The Kanawha Valley’s favorite summer concert series will announce its 2024 lineup Friday. Live on the Levee organizers will unveil the concert lineup during a news conference at 11 a.m. Friday, according to a news release. The popular series is held at Haddad Riverfront...
POLL: Do you approve of W.Va.'s requirements for substitute teachers?
WEST VIRGINIA (WCHS) — A substitute teacher is no longer employed by Kanawha County Schools after reportedly making inappropriate comments while working at a middle school, county officials said. The incident was reported at Sissonville Middle School, according to a spokesperson for Kanawha County Schools. The details of the...
Historic Union building in downtown Charleston to be auctioned off Thursday
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — The historic Union building in downtown Charleston will be auctioned off Thursday. The building has been a historical piece of downtown since 1911. "It's a gorgeous building right in downtown Charleston, and the history is amazing," Charleston resident Michelle Anderson said. Thirteen stories and about...
State approves Harrison County school consolidation plans
CHARLESTON, W.Va (WDTV) - The West Virginia Board of Education met Wednesday morning in Charleston and approved Harrison County school consolidations. The WVBE approved the Harrison County Board of Education’s requests to merge Liberty High School into the existing Robert C. Byrd High School and to consolidate Mountaineer Middle School and Washington Irving Middle School into a new Liberty Middle School. The new middle school will be housed in the vacant Liberty High School, according to Wednesday’s meeting minutes.
Couple concerned smaller culvert replacement will continue causing flooding issues
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — Shelley Morris and her husband Gary are still cleaning up on the inside of their Woodward Drive home in North Charleston that flooded on April 11. “He [Gary] ran back in and said, 'Shelley we got to get out of here. It’s coming in.'...
Kanawha Manufacturing Company site set for redevelopment
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — After more than 120 years, Kanawha Manufacturing Company and most of the property will be demolished or renovated. Fourth generation owner Willie Lively said the gates closed when the lease expired on April 30. "It shows its age and so a more modern look for...
West Virginia Board of Education declares state of emergency at Martinsburg North Middle
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A targeted visit to Martinsburg North Middle School last month by education regulators found numerous issues, causing the West Virginia Board of Education to issue a state of emergency at the troubled school. During their monthly meeting Wednesday in Charleston, the state Board of Education voted...
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