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UPDATE: (2:45 p.m. June 8, 2023): Crews on the scene say no one was hurt after a vehicle crashed into the Taco Bell in Elkview, West Virginia. Crews tell WOWK 13 News the driver of the vehicle allegedly hit the wrong pedal, causing the crash. No one was in the dining room at the time […]

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A teenager being tried as an adult for the death of a 14-year-old was sentenced in Kanawha County Circuit Court Thursday. In Kanawha County Circuit Court, Chrishaun Coller, 16, was sentenced to 11 years in prison for the death of 14-year-old Da’nija Miller, who was shot and killed in August […]

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A motorhome is on fire near the Paint Creek Road exit in the southbound lanes of I-77, according to Metro 911 officials. They said the motorhome is on the shoulder of the interstate. The alert said, “Be prepared for lane closures to accommodate emergency vehicles.” There is no word on […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County teen is going to jail for 11 years in connection with the 2021 shooting death of a Capital High School freshman. Chrishaun Coller, 16, was sentenced to the maximum time Thursday in Kanawha County Circuit Court on charges of involuntary manslaughter and wanton endangerment. Da’nija Miller, of Charleston, was shot and killed in Aug. 2021.

ELKVIEW, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A car crashed into a fast food restaurant in Kanawha County toward the end of the lunch hour Thursday. Just before 1 p.m., a guest entered the Taco Bell at the Crossings Mall in Elkview but didn’t use the front door. General manager Nathan Sheets...

TEAYS VALLEY, W.Va., CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A West Virginia restaurant is stepping up to help raise funds for the family of Sgt. Cory Maynard. The Juice Box has two locations that will be donating proceeds to relatives of the fallen trooper during business hours on Friday, June 9.

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. — More than two years after a Kanawha County lawsuit tried to block public charter schools from growing its pilot program, Thursday the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled the attorneys sued the wrong people. The state supreme court's opinion said they believed Kanawha County Circuit Court...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Kanawha County man is facing charges following a domestic violence incident that led to to a woman's son being injured by a knife, court records said. John Milton Vance, 36, of Marmet has been charged with domestic violence and malicious wounding, according to...

SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – A man was arrested after leading police on a high-speed pursuit through the City of South Charleston and local interstates. According to a criminal complaint from Kanawha County Magistrate Court, a South Charleston PD officer attempted a traffic stop on a blue sedan shortly after 7 p.m. Monday, June 5, […]

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A teenager received the maximum sentenced on Thursday of 11 years in jail in connection to the death of a 14-year-old girl in August of 2021. In April, Chrishaun Coller, 16, pled guilty to two counts of wanton endangerment and one count of involuntary manslaughter.

QUINCY, W.Va. (WCHS) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice announced 40 full-time jobs are coming to Quincy as part of a $50 million investment. CleanVision Corp. is building a manufacturing facility in the eastern Kanawha County community to convert plastic into clean energy. A worldwide corporation, this would be the first manufacturing facility for the company in the United States.

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Gov. Jim Justice announced today that Clean Vision Corporation (Clean Vision) has signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) between its Clean-Seas West Virginia subsidiary and the West Virginia Department of Economic Development (WVDED). This collaboration will leverage a $50 million total investment in a state-of-the-art manufacturing facility, focused on converting plastic […]

CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Terrence Wilson, also known as Terrance Matthew Wilson, 34, of Dunbar, was sentenced today to seven years and six months in prison, to be followed by three years of supervised release, for possessing a stolen firearm and violating his supervised release. According to court documents and statements made in court, on […]

A company called Clean-Seas has announced a West Virginia manufacturing facility to convert plastic feedstock to clean fuels products, including hydrogen. The company announced a memorandum of understanding with the State of West Virginia earlier this week, describing more than $12 million in state incentives. Gov. Jim Justice, in a...

CHARLESTON — Gov. Jim Justice announced a new economic development project coming to West Virginia taking advantage of state loans and federal tax breaks for new hydrogen projects. Speaking during his weekly virtual administration briefing Wednesday morning, Justice announced that California-based Clean Vision Corp. signed a memorandum of understanding...

DUNBAR, W.Va. (WCHS) — Deputies are still investigating a deadly crash on Interstate 64 in Kanawha County that they said was the result of a road rage incident. "This is the tragic result of what happens when it goes too far," Kanawha County Chief Deputy Joe Crawford said. On...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A teenage boy has been sentenced in connection to the shooting death of a Capital High School freshman. Chrishaun Coller, 16, was sentenced as an adult by Kanawha County Circuit Court Judge Maryclaire Akers to one year in jail for involuntary manslaughter, with credit to time served. He was sentenced to five years for both of the wanton endangerment charges, which he will serve consecutively.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WV News) — A company specializing in reducing plastic waste plans to open a facility in Kanawha County, officials announced Wednesday. Clean-Seas West Virginia, a subsidiary of Clean Vision Corp., has signed a Memorandum of Agreement with the West Virginia Department of Economic Development, according to Gov. Jim Justice and Secretary of Economic Development Mitch Carmichael.