Bicyclist struck in South Charleston Wednesday dies from injuries
119 near Trace Fork early Wednesday morning in dense fog died from his injuries at CAMC Thursday afternoon. The driver of the car, James Hill of Logan County was not injured and not charged. The crash...
View ArticleMason-Dixon Hike to retrace historic survey
He, his wife, Dianne Anestis, and historical re-enactor Ed Robey of Morgantown, W.Va., are part of the History Alive! Program of the West Virginia Humanities Council. The hike along Dunkard Creek to...
View ArticleChain-reaction crash stops traffic on busy I-64 in Kanawha County
-- Three people suffered minor injuries Friday evening in an 11-vehicle pileup on Interstate 64 in Kanawha County. Chain-reaction crash, westbound between the Cross Lanes and Nitro exits, also involved...
View ArticleAnother semi crash snarls I-64 rush hour traffic in Kanawha County
-- Motorists heading into Charleston are finding yet another accident on what is becoming a notorious stretch of interstate. Kanawha County authorities say a semi crashed this morning on I-64 east...
View ArticleOfficer shoots driver after traffic stop in Nitro
-- A South Charleston man was shot by a Nitro police officer early Wednesday morning after he allegedly tried to run over the officer. "The car fled from the location where he tried to make the intial...
View ArticleWest Virginia man shot by police officer charged with felony
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View ArticleLola M. Schmutzer
25, 1938, a daughter of the late Parker and Icey Smith Lawson. Paul Lutheran Church and the sewing servants of the church. And a sister, Carol Pauley of Nitro. And a sister, Velma Jean Dean.
View ArticleCity water project a go for March
"The money is now available, contracts have been signed, and notices to proceed have been issued, so it's a go," Pingley said. Three of the contracts were awarded to Pro Contracting of Clarksburg. The...
View Article1 arrested in Lincoln County shooting; victim still recovering
-- A man shot in Lincoln County earlier this week was said to be in stable condition on Saturday while his alleged shooter was behind bars at the South Central Regional Jail. Nitro Police arrested...
View Article4 in custody after shooting
A Tuesday, December 29, 2015 dispute led to a shooting and the fleeing of the alleged shooter. West Virginia State Police continued to investigate the matter throughout last week and four people have...
View ArticleKanawha waste board facing money problems
-- The Kanawha County Solid Waste Authority is trying to come up with every little bit of money to avoid shutting down the entire recycling program. "We're broke," said board member David Armstrong...
View ArticleKanawha County attorney discusses decision to run for Congress
After his election in November 2014. If not now, when?," he said recalling Gaunch's words on Tuesday's MetroNews "Talkline. "I seriously believe it's the job of a Second District congressman to go to...
View ArticleKanawha waste board open to selling Slack Street property
Waste Management was hauling loads of their items from Slack Street to WV Cashin in Nitro to process them because the authority did not have a truck to do the job, but as of Tuesday, Young said a truck...
View ArticleNitro woman pleads guilty to Federal methamphetamine crime
A Nitro methamphetamine dealer pleaded guilty to a federal drug crime, announced Acting United States Attorney Carol Casto. Jamisa Hairston, 25, entered her guilty plea to distribution of methamphetamine.
View ArticleALL Expands Facilities in Wisconsin and West Virginia
The ALL Family of Companies has increased both the size and service capabilities of its facilities in Elk Mound, Wisconsin, and Nitro, West Virginia. ALL Crane & Equipment Rental Corp. of Nitro,...
View ArticleOfficials discuss Twin Branch drag strip -
Leasha Johnson, Director of the Mingo County Redevelopment Authority, officiated at a meeting last Thursday to finalize the details of the Twin Branch Drag Strip that is located at the Twin Branch...
View ArticleAfter blackjack dry streak, man leaves casino, robs bank, then returns to...
If the allegations against him - he was charged with felony bank robbery on Wednesday - are proven, that will be an understatement. Johnson told Charleston police that he arrived at the Mardi Gras...
View ArticleMassive Nitro WWI mural, painted by WVU student, nearing completion
The city of Nitro's new Memorial Park is nearing completion, featuring a wall mural painted by an incoming WVU freshman. Clair Hemme, who graduated Nitro High School in the spring, said she's almost...
View ArticleLabor Day bell ringing for 'Rosies the Riveters' set
A West Virginia group dedicated to honoring the working women of World War II is sponsoring bell ringings on Labor Day in at least seven communities in the state. "Thanks! Plain and Simple" says in a...
View ArticleCOLUMN: Another Perspective on Huntington's former uranium plant anayzed
When the Wall Street Journal published "Wastelands: Americas Forgotten Nuclear Legacy," an inclusive article about nuclear arms clean up sites near homes, schools, and malls, New York , Ohio and...
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