Chaelesse Delpleche
Morning Reporter, Multimedia Journalist
Charleston, West Virginia
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Chaelesse Savanna Delpleche is a morning reporter and MMJ for WSAZ-Charleston. She joined the team in October of 2019. Chaelesse enjoys seafood and spending time with her family. She attended Georgia Southern University and graduated with a degree in Multimedia Journalism. She speaks Criolu, a language native to the islands of Cape Verde, and a little Spanish. If you have any story ideas for Chaelesse contact her at Chaelesse.Delpleche@gray.tv
On Wednesday, customers poured in and out of the Charleston Piggly Wiggly grabbing last-minute Thanksgiving items.
Health departments throughout our region are feeling the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic.
For the first time since March, a Charleston grocery store is seeing a high demand for personal cleaning supplies.
The pandemic is causing changes to a Charleston tradition that’s decades old.
Charleston officials held a virtual ceremony Wednesday morning accompanied by two wreath-laying ceremonies.
That race is now down to the wire after the county canvass meeting.
With Christmas only 49 days away, the organization jumpstarted its annual holiday fundraiser on Friday.
People started lining up 15 minutes early at Holz Elementary School in Charleston, and some even waited in their cars.
The positive case came from a poll worker at the Nitro Police Department.
The Jackson County, West Virginia, resident said she's just trying to help fill the need the pandemic has created.
Unlike normal hiring events, the organizers had to get creative to keep people safe. That’s why the event was done drive-thru style.
Getting a good night's sleep can be tough during a pandemic, but there are ways to work around it experts say.
Kanawha County on Monday followed a five-day, in-person schedule that called for all students to be back in the classroom at the same time.
While it’s important to keep a mask virtually everywhere, officials say the rearview mirror is not the place for them.
After turning yellow on the state map, students in Putnam County were allowed to attend classes in-person.
Capitol Market announced a new donation campaign Thursday morning. The #MyMarket campaign is designed to be a community-led fundraising effort.
Owners hope to bring The Golden Bagel Company to Capitol Street by January 2021 in Charleston.
Protesters were back at the Logan County Board of Education Monday.
They made the announcement Wednesday.
Parents, coaches and athletes gathered at the West Virginia Capitol to rally against the color-coded system.
Seniors at Winfield High School decided to hold a sit-in, because they feel in person classes can resume.
Charleston city officials say four community centers will be opening their doors for internet access.
Both parents and students faced struggles on the first day of school in West Virginia.
Bus drivers in Kanawha County want to remind people to share the road, as school is set to start next week.
Bus drivers from Kanawha County competed in a ‘road-e-o’ Thursday morning in the parking lot of Riverside High School. Drivers fought for a spot at the state competition.
Applications for the School Clothing Allowance program became available Tuesday. Because of the pandemic, parents can use the benefits online.
Officials with Kanawha County Schools are working on upgrading the WiFi on school buses, providing students with a faster and stronger connection.
Heart and Hand, a thrift store in South Charleston, is only accepting food donations. They are also dealing with a lack of volunteers that has led to an overflow of unprocessed merchandise.
Two Nitro city employees have tested positive for COVID-19.
At West Virginia State University, several cases of COVID-19 have been reported -- worrying many students.
Oak Hill Elementary, a school in Jackson County, Ohio, began classes Wednesday. WSAZ caught up with the principal before school started.
As the first day of school lingers around the corner, bus drivers are preparing to help protect students from COVID-19.