Hurricane News

The Central Appalachian Arts and Crafts Co-Operative will have its annual membership and board meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday at La Dolce Vita, 400 4th St., Sutton.

A Putnam County man has been charged with an additional two counts -- his sixth charge since last week -- of felony sexual abuse.

There's a new scam spreading across West Virginia targeting grandparents. The State Attorney General's office announced Thursday that in the scam con artists pose as grandchildren and ask their "grandparents" to wire money to them.

Cody Steffick , a senior at Hurricane High School, and Steve Sluss, administrator for the American Legion Mountaineer Boys State, talk outside the Kanawha County Courthouse.

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Scammers Target Grandparents Posted Thursday, June 25, 2009 ; 06:02 PM Post Comment Updated Thursday, June 25, 2009 ; 07:37 PM Watch Story Video It may not be your grandchild on the other line CHARLESTON -- Grandparents, be careful answering the phone.

West Virginia amateur radio operators will participate in the American Radio Relay League's Field Day Saturday and Sunday.

A Putnam County man was arrested Monday, charged with four felony sexual abuse counts and with allegedly trying to run over police officers in his vehicle last week.

Putnam County will pay about $15,000 more in insurance this year. Putnam County commissioners approved the estimates with Payne and Garlow Insurance Tuesday.

Dispatchers say a house in Putnam County had been burning for well over an hour before anyone called 911.

With its first south-central West Virginia store opening Friday in Barboursville, Sheetz is inching closer to the Beckley market, a company spokeswoman said Friday.

Family members of a lost teenager, believed to be in the Kanawha River, refuse to stop the search for his body.

We start this week at the China Wok at 2940 Putnam Avenue in Hurricane Inspectors found a total of 33 violations including 13 critical.

Posted Friday, June 12, 2009 ; 05:50 PM Post Comment Updated Friday, June 12, 2009 ; 08:32 PM Adrian Mosby / 13News 14 Year-old Cody Priestley of Hurricane is feared dead by family members as recovery efforts continue.

Tickets are $16 for adults and $10 for children 18 years old and under. Call 304-343-7529. - COUNTRY CONCERT: The New River Band and "Rowdy" Ronnie Robinson will be in concert from 6 to 9 p.m. June 13 at the large shelter at Valley Wave Pool Park, Hurricane.

Calls for help from victims of the May flooding in southern West Virginia continue to pour into FEMA's joint field office in South Charleston.

The new U.S. 35 through Putnam County was built in part to alleviate traffic on one of the most dangerous roads in the state, but county officials are worried several intersections on the road may add a new element of risk to residents.

Posted Wednesday, June 3, 2009 ; 02:37 PM Post Comment Updated Wednesday, June 3, 2009 ; 05:03 PM HUNTINGTON -- Local Motorcycle enthusiasts will come together on Saturday June 13th to ride in the Katelynn Stinnett National Memorial Poker Run.

A Putnam County woman accused of biting her mother and punching another woman was arrested.

I'm extremely excited to announce the 2009 Totally Wired Teacher - Mike Roberts, who teaches technology to students in grades 7-12 in the rural town of Big Fork, Montana .