Kanawha County News

Marshall University's Center for Environmental, Geotechnical and Applied Sciences and the West Virginia Brownfields Assistance Center at Marshall University have announced the installation of a hydro generator to be used as a demonstration and education project in the Morris Creek Watershed near Montgomery.

Robert Wells, one of three candidates who ran for mayor in town elections last week, said late Monday night he plans to file several complaints with the Secretary of State's Office and the state Ethics Commission.

Fifty years after his uncle helped West Virginia mark its Centennial, Mark Kennedy Shriver will be in the Mountain State for the Sesquicentennial.

West Virginia's House of Delegates elected Tim Miley as its new speaker Tuesday - but only after one of his fellow Democrats crossed party lines to vote for the GOP nominee.

West Virginia State Police need your help to find a man who went missing in Kanawha County Monday afternoon.

CHARLESTON * West Virginia Attorney General Patrick Morrisey has announced that his Office sent letters to two clinics that provide elective abortions in West Virginia to begin assessing abortion regulation in the State.

One person was killed in an accident on Belle Creek Road in Pond Gap in eastern Kanawha County on Monday evening, according to emergency dispatchers.

Jeff Morris Web Producer: Jeff Morris Also Contributing: Mamie Buoy Reported: Jun. 17, 2013 4:06 PM EDT Updated: Jun. 17, 2013 4:16 PM EDT A Kanawha County circuit judge reduced the bond for the son of Charleston Mayor Danny Jones provided that he meet certain conditions, including receiving treatment at a substance abuse facility.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Charleston Police are investigating a shooting after a man walked into St. Francis Hospital with a gunshot wound.

Cameron Rice became the first ever to receive a high school diploma through the Mountaineer Challenge Academy.

Herbert Hoover was recently named a "School of Excellence" by the state Department of Education.

Kallie Cart Web Producer: Heath Harrison Reported: Jun. 16, 2013 6:34 PM EDT Updated: Jun. 16, 2013 6:40 PM EDT A man is recovering after he was hit by a car in Kanawha County.

The Putnam County Gun Club will hold a high-power match, 9 a.m., at the club's range near Eleanor.

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Kanawha County emergency crews responded to a report of a vehicle on fire early Saturday morning.

The sheriff's office says 26-year-old Shane Patrick Henry of Charleston was found near a trash bin in the Mink Shoals areas of the county around 8:30 a.m. Saturday.

The Charleston Light Opera Guild will hold additional singing, acting and dancing auditions for "Chicago" at 3 p.m. Saturday at the theater, 411 Tennessee Ave. Prepare a musical selection and bring sheet music.

Travelers headed into Charleston from the west Saturday morning got an unscheduled tour of the town's of Institute and Dunbar.

Rick Lord Web Producer: Heath Harrison Reported: Jun. 14, 2013 5:40 PM EDT Updated: Jun. 14, 2013 6:24 PM EDT Murder charges against an Elkview man are now headed to the grand jury.

The Kanawha County school board voted Thursday to approve the project. ZMM architects, a Charleston firm, were awarded the contract based on their low bid for the project.