Kim Rafferty
Reporter
Charleston, West Virginia
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Kim Rafferty is a multimedia journalist with WSAZ. Kim is originally from Nashville, Tennessee, but has come to love Charleston and the surrounding area she now calls home. Kim graduated from the University of Tennessee with a degree in multimedia journalism and French studies. Meeting people and telling their stories is Kim's passion.
Education
Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 at 9:48 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
The last time Patricia Bennett saw her brother, she ate lunch with him and his two children.
Updated: Jun. 5, 2023 at 11:23 AM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Sgt. Maynard was known for his passion to make the Williamson community better.
Updated: Jun. 4, 2023 at 3:59 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Maynard leaves behind his wife and two children, who were 9 and 13. A gofundme page has been set up to help his family.
Updated: Jun. 3, 2023 at 3:31 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
The U.S. Dept. of Education says schools in Mingo County are in violation of Title IX.
Updated: May. 29, 2023 at 6:38 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
McCann puts up each banner that lines the city streets.
Updated: May. 26, 2023 at 8:21 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
WSAZ reported Thursday in an investigation that residents were concerned about the road crumbling before their eyes.
Updated: May. 25, 2023 at 7:49 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty and Kristen Bentley
"There is a lot of slips, not just the holes, but there is a lot of slips like you see on the edges. It's slipping away pretty bad," said John Kelley.
Updated: May. 24, 2023 at 4:25 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Investigators say Edriene Sutton, who’s in her mid-20s, drove the wrong way up an exit ramp near Leon Sullivan Way in Charleston and onto Interstate 77. The incident happened in February 2022.
Updated: May. 22, 2023 at 7:20 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Some shoes have been in the shop for a few years.
Updated: May. 18, 2023 at 7:45 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
"Until this fire happened, none of us were aware, and that is the terrifying part," said Ward 7 Council Member Beth Kerns.
Updated: May. 17, 2023 at 7:18 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
County Clerk Kristy Scraggs said the leaks have been going on for years.
Updated: May. 11, 2023 at 7:20 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
The pursuit was between Jackson and Mason counties.
Updated: May. 10, 2023 at 7:23 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty and Kristen Bentley
In 2017, West Virginia American Water added a surcharge to customer bills for infrastructure improvements.
Updated: May. 9, 2023 at 7:38 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
West Virginia American Water said in a statement that three fire hydrants are experiencing water supply issues near where a home burned down Friday in Charleston.
Updated: May. 8, 2023 at 7:42 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
The bags were placed over the two hydrants that the fire department could not use to put out a burning home on Friday.
Updated: May. 4, 2023 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
May 5th was dedicated by the city of Nitro as 'Love like Liz Day.'
Updated: Apr. 20, 2023 at 5:49 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
The dog's owner was inside the shopping center when the SUV went up in flames.
Updated: Apr. 6, 2023 at 4:40 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
“Bus drivers will say, 'we encounter this every day,' ” said a school transportation director.
Updated: Mar. 31, 2023 at 3:38 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Abandoned vacant buildings continue to be torn down in Nitro. It has been part of an effort to make the city look nicer, eliminate safety hazards, and bring in business.
Updated: Mar. 30, 2023 at 4:19 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
“It appears that while he was driving he was just spraying randomly shooting over toward one direction,” Williamson Police Chief John C. Dotson said.
Updated: Mar. 28, 2023 at 1:12 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
The woman admitted to taking drugs before getting behind the wheel.
Updated: Mar. 24, 2023 at 7:14 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Charleston Parks and Recreation manager for leisure services Dax Miller said the job will help teenagers learn leadership and rescue skills.
Updated: Mar. 23, 2023 at 7:38 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
Aster Miller was also charged with first-degree sexual assault in 1996.
Updated: Mar. 17, 2023 at 7:53 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
A 19-year-old man and a juvenile died in the crash Thursday.
Updated: Mar. 14, 2023 at 6:46 PM EDT
|By Kim Rafferty
“We call it the Close Call Investigations,” said State Fire Marshal Jason Baltic.
Updated: Mar. 7, 2023 at 8:00 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Service issues with AT&T have affected Hurricane for weeks.
Updated: Mar. 3, 2023 at 2:12 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The floodwall now has a timeline for completion.
Updated: Feb. 28, 2023 at 4:46 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
City officials and front-line workers in the opioid epidemic said there is an increase in the drug, causing serious concern.
Updated: Feb. 24, 2023 at 4:37 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Rhonda's Closet provides dresses at no cost during prom season.
Updated: Feb. 23, 2023 at 6:55 AM EST
|By Shannon Litton and Kim Rafferty
The chief says the man had been stuck there since noon Wednesday.
Updated: Feb. 20, 2023 at 1:43 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The incident happened around 3 p.m. Sunday.
Updated: Feb. 16, 2023 at 5:46 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Scott Mandilora, Deputy Cabinet Secretary for the West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection, said the DEP is coordinating with Ohio and federal agencies to monitor and collect samples from the Ohio River.
Updated: Feb. 15, 2023 at 4:30 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
In order to make sense of a trial and make it come alive, students got to act one out in a real courtroom.
Updated: Feb. 14, 2023 at 4:58 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Since the shop opened five years ago, it has blossomed.
Updated: Feb. 8, 2023 at 10:41 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The interim superintendent reports changes to the school system since the takeover.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 5:51 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The grant will be used to create a plan for safer roads and reduced traffic deaths.
Updated: Jan. 27, 2023 at 1:42 PM EST
|By Alyssa Hannahs and Kim Rafferty
The Regal Apartments along Kanawha Blvd. caught fire about 3 p.m. Wednesday.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 7:33 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Company president, Paul Price, said the service has been out a total of over two weeks since November.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 7:31 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
“All these families are without there is a lot of us,” said Nelson.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 7:20 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
One mom said the bus has been late for pickup and drop-off every day for two weeks.
Updated: Jan. 20, 2023 at 1:06 AM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Concerns were brought to the school board after four students charged in abuse incident.
Updated: Jan. 18, 2023 at 6:08 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Police said the man is wanted by the task force.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 6:23 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The complex will be the first veterans preference housing in the Mountain State.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 9:47 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The property will be demolished in the next few months.
Updated: Jan. 6, 2023 at 7:58 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The announcement will change patient care in Southern West Virginia.
Updated: Jan. 5, 2023 at 7:24 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Crum Public Service District officials said they have never seen this many leaks and burst meters after freezing temperatures.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 6:22 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
The design will expand and add sidewalks to Charleston's riverfront.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 11:22 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Goodwin spoke about the CARE team and infrastructure projects on the agenda.
Updated: Jan. 2, 2023 at 6:49 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Mike Ruben, executive director of the city’s Convention Visitors Bureau, passed away Monday morning, according to Ripley Mayor Carolyn Rader.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 5:38 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
Investigators say the incident happened Wednesday in the 1100 block of Browns Run Road in Chapmanville.