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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...
Demolition of downtown Charleston ‘Macy’s’ building underway, plans for Capital Sports Center move ahead
CHARLESTON, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Crews recently began the demolition process for the former Lee Street Macy’s location in downtown Charleston as preparations for the planned Capital Sports Center continue. The City of Charleston and Kanawha County Commission collaborated in the process, which has also drawn support from United States Senators Joe Manchin and Shelley Moore […]
Man dies in Roane County fire
SPENCER, WV (WOWK) – A man was killed in a Roane County house fire on Friday, according to the West Virginia State Fire Marshal’s Office. Officials with the fire marshal’s office say the fire broke out at a home in the 100 block of Spencer Avenue around 8 p.m. Friday. While his name has not […]
Advantage Valley receives $3.4M in federal grants to revitalize Vossloh Track Building
POCA, W.Va. (WCHS) — A regional development organization has secured millions of dollars in grant money to help revamp a former boiler plant in Putnam County. A $3.4 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration will combine with $1.9 million in state funding to revitalize the Vossloh Track Building in Poca, according to a news release from Advantage Valley.
WVSU dedicates expansion on founders’ family cemetery
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – West Virginia State University hosted a special dedication ceremony Friday to honor the rich history within, and beneath, the historically Black school. The dedication honored the recently expanded Cabell Cemetery, which originally contained 24 graves, including the family of one of the biggest influencers for the college. Samuel I. and […]
4 South Charleston USPS employees ‘off the schedule’ until further notice
SOUTH CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – Union postal workers are speaking out with their paychecks in limbo. A postal union spokesperson says four of their unionized USPS employees have been removed from their work schedules indefinitely. According to APWU Local 133 Vice President Tim Holstein, four of their employees received letters stating: “This letter is to […]
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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...
One step at a time: Charleston amputee firefighter overcoming obstacles
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — William McCallister is following in his family's footsteps as a firefighter and EMT, yet he is walking his own path by doing so with a prosthetic leg. He's worn the prosthetic since he was a baby after having part of his leg amputated at...
WOWK TV children’s programming May 11/12
Here’s the lineup for children’s programming for this weekend (May 11/12):. Mission Unstoppable – 10 a.m. Hope in the Wild – 10:30 a.m. Tails of Valor – 11 a.m. Recipe Rehab – 11:30 a.m. SUNDAY, May 12:. Ocean Mysteries – 6 a.m. The...
The National Plastics Expo
Over 25 years ago during my corporate life, I still recall a very memorable trip from Charleston, West Virginia, to Paintsville, Kentucky. I took U.S. 119. Back then, prior to Corridor G, most of it was two-lane. In Kentucky, I had to stop for a man with two large paper...
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