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
Updated: Feb. 26, 2021 at 4:43 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
It involves contractors coming in to survey repairs to various radio towers in the county.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2021 at 6:12 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
A common place for snacks is now the home to dozens of books.
Updated: Feb. 18, 2021 at 5:18 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Charleston got a couple of inches of snow overnight, causing some people to get out and have fun in the snow.
Updated: Feb. 17, 2021 at 4:31 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
West Virginia National Guard members met Wednesday with county emergency service divisions about the next winter storm.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2021 at 5:52 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
“It’s a problem not only here at Yeager, this is across the country,” said Chris Williams, a spokesperson for the airport.
Updated: Feb. 12, 2021 at 5:31 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
The shelter opened Friday afternoon. Officials say if it gets too crowded, other spaces will be cleared.
Updated: Feb. 11, 2021 at 5:20 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
The accident happened around 4 a.m. during slick conditions in the Nitro area.
Updated: Feb. 9, 2021 at 5:08 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
After hearing about the Family Dollar fire on Charleston’s West Side, officials with Manna Meal got busy.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2021 at 5:14 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
The district returned to a five-day, in-person schedule, giving students and teachers a small slice of normalcy.
Updated: Feb. 5, 2021 at 4:08 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
If you’re a night owl with extra time on you hands, the United Way of Central West Virginia could use your help.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2021 at 5:53 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Airports are busy on their normal days, but when you add a little inclement weather, things can get complicated.
Updated: Jan. 28, 2021 at 6:00 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
People all over our region woke up to a winter wonderland.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2021 at 10:26 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Firefighters in Nitro are working on building a training facility in Kanawha County.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2021 at 8:05 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
West Virginia’s Department of Health and Human Resources launched a COVID-19 vaccine website. People may preregister for the vaccine through the system.
Updated: Jan. 22, 2021 at 6:10 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
The finish line to the Charleston skate park is on the horizon.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2021 at 5:31 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
West Virginia was supposed to receive 25,000 vaccines, in addition to normal supply.
Updated: Jan. 19, 2021 at 5:12 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Like many students across West Virginia, students in Putnam County resumed in-person classes on Tuesday.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2021 at 1:13 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
It is illegal to run over a fire hose, and a first offense could cost you $100.
Updated: Jan. 15, 2021 at 5:05 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
There is a COVID-19 vaccine hotline you can call to answer any questions and concerns you might have about the shot.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 at 5:58 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Applications for loans through the Paycheck Protection Program reopened Monday morning.
Updated: Jan. 8, 2021 at 6:53 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
The focus was on winter sports this time.
Updated: Nov. 25, 2020 at 7:12 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
On Wednesday, customers poured in and out of the Charleston Piggly Wiggly grabbing last-minute Thanksgiving items.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2020 at 5:53 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Health departments throughout our region are feeling the strain of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Updated: Nov. 18, 2020 at 5:57 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
For the first time since March, a Charleston grocery store is seeing a high demand for personal cleaning supplies.
Updated: Nov. 12, 2020 at 5:54 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
The pandemic is causing changes to a Charleston tradition that’s decades old.
Updated: Nov. 11, 2020 at 5:05 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Charleston officials held a virtual ceremony Wednesday morning accompanied by two wreath-laying ceremonies.
Updated: Nov. 9, 2020 at 6:27 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
That race is now down to the wire after the county canvass meeting.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2020 at 7:16 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
With Christmas only 49 days away, the organization jumpstarted its annual holiday fundraiser on Friday.
Updated: Nov. 3, 2020 at 6:47 PM EST
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
People started lining up 15 minutes early at Holz Elementary School in Charleston, and some even waited in their cars.
Updated: Oct. 27, 2020 at 4:55 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
The positive case came from a poll worker at the Nitro Police Department.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 7:05 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
The Jackson County, West Virginia, resident said she's just trying to help fill the need the pandemic has created.
Updated: Oct. 15, 2020 at 7:44 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Unlike normal hiring events, the organizers had to get creative to keep people safe. That’s why the event was done drive-thru style.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2020 at 5:04 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Getting a good night's sleep can be tough during a pandemic, but there are ways to work around it experts say.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2020 at 6:42 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
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.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 6:52 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
While it’s important to keep a mask virtually everywhere, officials say the rearview mirror is not the place for them.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2020 at 3:46 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
After turning yellow on the state map, students in Putnam County were allowed to attend classes in-person.
Updated: Sep. 24, 2020 at 5:16 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Capitol Market announced a new donation campaign Thursday morning. The #MyMarket campaign is designed to be a community-led fundraising effort.
Updated: Sep. 23, 2020 at 5:02 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Owners hope to bring The Golden Bagel Company to Capitol Street by January 2021 in Charleston.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2020 at 5:22 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Protesters were back at the Logan County Board of Education Monday.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 4:02 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff and Chaelesse Delpleche
They made the announcement Wednesday.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 6:48 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Parents, coaches and athletes gathered at the West Virginia Capitol to rally against the color-coded system.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 6:08 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Seniors at Winfield High School decided to hold a sit-in, because they feel in person classes can resume.
Updated: Sep. 9, 2020 at 6:00 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Charleston city officials say four community centers will be opening their doors for internet access.
Updated: Sep. 8, 2020 at 6:59 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Both parents and students faced struggles on the first day of school in West Virginia.
Updated: Sep. 4, 2020 at 4:18 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Bus drivers in Kanawha County want to remind people to share the road, as school is set to start next week.
Updated: Sep. 3, 2020 at 6:15 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
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.
Updated: Sep. 1, 2020 at 3:58 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Applications for the School Clothing Allowance program became available Tuesday. Because of the pandemic, parents can use the benefits online.
Updated: Aug. 31, 2020 at 4:18 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Officials with Kanawha County Schools are working on upgrading the WiFi on school buses, providing students with a faster and stronger connection.
Updated: Aug. 28, 2020 at 6:04 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
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.
Updated: Aug. 27, 2020 at 12:23 PM EDT
|By Chaelesse Delpleche
Two Nitro city employees have tested positive for COVID-19.