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CLENDENIN, WV (WOWK) – The silver screen is coming back to Clendenin, decades after they rolled the credits. A group called 25045-A New Clendenin (a nod to the town’s zip code) is raising money and collecting grants to reopen the Roxy Theater. The building opened in the 1930s before closing in 2000 due to disrepair. […]

MAMMOTH, WV (WOWK) — An Appalachian Power-owned transformer caught fire Tuesday morning, knocking out power for the community of Mammoth. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office says they believe it to be caused by vandalism. An Appalachian Power spokesperson confirmed that a fire broke out on a transformer on Kelley’s Creek Road just after 6:45 a.m. […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — UPDATED - 4:15 p.m., 10/9/24. A man was criminally charged Wednesday after police investigated a shots fired call in Charleston. Andre Lemar Welsh, 22, of Charleston, has been charged with wanton endangerment with a firearm, according to a criminal complaint in Kanawha County Magistrate Court.

ELKVIEW, W.Va. -- A new Goodwill location is set to open this week in northern Kanawha County. The facility, launching Thursday at 301 Crossings Mall Road in Elkview, is the nonprofit’s newest retail space. It replaces another Elkview Goodwill, which was at a different location within the Crossings Mall.

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) - The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office Warrant Division will focus the month of October on targeting active cases related to domestic violence. October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Starting Tuesday, deputies spread out in teams across Kanawha County, executing outstanding warrants to bring as many...

The meeting was held at St. Albans High School on Wednesday, one day after the board voted 3-2 to close East Bank Middle School and have students attend DuPont.

MONTGOMERY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – A Kanawha County man has been charged with multiple felony offenses following a traffic stop in Fayette County. According to Sheriff Shannon Morris, the incident occurred just before 7:00 p.m. on October 7, 2024, when deputies were conducting routine traffic enforcement in the Montgomery area. Deputies initiated a traffic stop for […]

BELLE, W.Va. — After an emotional public hearing, the Kanawha County Board of Education voted Tuesday evening to consolidate East Bank Middle School with Dupont Middle School with a vote of 3-2. The consolidation will close East Bank Middle School after the 2024-2025 academic year. The hearing, held at...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – People in Charleston could soon see surveillance cameras go up thanks to a grant for the Charleston Police Department. The Charleston City Council approved a $36,000 grant for the police department. This grant funds changes like new technology, and the police department is using it to purchase three new pole cameras. […]

DUNBAR, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A new police chief was sworn in Monday night during the Dunbar City Council meeting. John Garten has worked in law enforcement for more than 20 years at different positions with the Charleston Police Department. The former Dunbar police chief left in August after three years...

A new study from WalletHub broke down exactly where the safest and least safe cities in America are located.

JACKSON COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — A tractor-trailer carrying soda and syrup caught on fire and crashed on the northbound I-77 onramp in Silverton Tuesday morning. That’s according to Jackson County dispatchers who say traffic will be blocked until further notice. No injuries have been reported. Dispatchers say the Division of Highways is on the scene […]

West Virginia began distributing opioid settlement money at the end of 2023. Since then, counties across the state have been opening the door for applications and approving funds. The opioid settlement money was supposed to be used for substance use treatment, recovery and prevention programs, or supporting law enforcement in anti-drug measures. However, a look […]

A body was discovered in the Elk River in Webster County this past weekend, according to the Summersville Fire Department. Dive teams from the Richwood and Webster Springs Volunteer Fire Department were both called to Webster Spring to assist in locating a. victim said to be in the Elk River....

Mardi Gras Casino & Resort recently presented a designated smoking area proposal to the Kanawha-Charleston Board of Health.  The casino, located in Nitro, said in its presentation that its new competitor in Ashland, Kentucky, has a designated smoking area with 190 slot machines. Their argument is that by adding a smoking area, they’ll be able […]

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Longtime Charleston broadcaster Rick Johnson says West Virginia lost a light when fellow broadcaster Jack Kane died Tuesday evening,. Kane, 77, suffered a stroke late last week. He died at Myrtle Beach where he moved after he retired four years ago. Johnson, who knew Kane for...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Mega Millions will be conducting a “mega” overhaul with improvements to the game launching in April 2025. When the new and improved game launches next April, tickets will cost $5 per play, just the game’s second price adjustment since the first ticket was sold more than 20 years ago, and the first change since the current matrix was adopted in 2017.

Three brothers from Fayette County are suiting up to serve others as the newest members of the Charleston Fire Department.

Gov. Jim Justice has activated approximately 40 members of the West Virginia National Guard to support response and recovery efforts for Hurricane Milton, which is projected to make landfall in Florida on October 9, 2024.

Hoover won the last time they faced Charleston Catholic, and things went their way on Saturday too. The Hoover Huskies came out on top against the Charleston Catholic Irish by a score of 2-0. While Hoover won a shutout, things came down to the wire in the second set they...