Updated: Jan. 26, 2021 at 6:50 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
It will be open from 9 p.m. Thursday to 7 a.m. Friday at the Salvation Army, located at 301 Tennessee Ave. on the city’s West Side.
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. 12, 2021 at 10:58 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
Under code that was passed following a WSAZ investigation into needle exchange programs, only the Charleston police chief can approve a harm reduction program. The mayor’s office said SOAR did not have approval to run such a program.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2021 at 8:22 AM EST
|By Associated Press
President Donald Trump and Vice President Mike Pence appear to have come to a détente after nearly a week of silence, anger and finger-pointing.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2021 at 6:57 PM EST
|By Tori Yorgey
So far in 2021, there have been eight house fires. Seven of those fires have been in vacant homes and were caused by people trying to keep warm, according to Charleston Fire Department Fire Marshal Richard Symns.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2021 at 10:37 PM EST
|By Amanda Barren
In the first six months of 2021, the city of Charleston will spend $1 million to deal with taking down dilapidated, abandoned homes and buildings.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2021 at 9:52 PM EST
Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin talks about upcoming plans for the city
Updated: Dec. 30, 2020 at 3:26 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
They will be accepted now through January 10, 2021.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2020 at 1:35 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
Several stores will be leaving the Charleston Town Center in the next few weeks.
Updated: Dec. 22, 2020 at 11:24 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
The venture started out as a letter from Santa, asking for “Recycle Man’s” help to clean up the community.
Updated: Dec. 18, 2020 at 5:54 PM EST
|By Associated Press
The Trump administration abruptly closed the Washington Monument over exposure concerns from a recent visit by Interior Secretary David Bernhardt, who tested positive this week for the coronavirus.
Updated: Dec. 11, 2020 at 1:57 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
Businesses and organizations from throughout the City of Charleston will decorate trees lining Brawley Walkway this holiday season.
Updated: Dec. 10, 2020 at 3:47 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin announced on Thursday that they awarded $76,741 total in funding during the first grant cycle.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2020 at 4:52 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
Major League Baseball sent out invitations Wednesday for its minor league system and the West Virginia Power did not make the cut.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 10:08 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin shared that news, just hours after Officer Johnson was laid to rest after a Hero’s Funeral Service at the Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2020 at 3:21 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
Johnson’s fierce dedication to duty, along with her giving spirit and love of animals, came up frequently during the service at the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center.
Updated: Dec. 5, 2020 at 12:08 AM EST
|By Tori Yorgey
The procession is tentatively set to begin around 1 a.m. on Saturday, according to city officials.
Updated: Dec. 4, 2020 at 1:13 PM EST
An increasing number of parents are looking for alternatives to virtual learning, leading to an alarming drop in public school enrollment nationwide.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2020 at 2:29 PM EST
|By Associated Press
Constitutional amendments are rare and require approval by two-thirds of the House and Senate, as well as ratification by three-quarters of state legislatures.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2020 at 3:06 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
Through tears and obvious heartbreak, city leaders, along with Officer Johnson’s mother, shared what she has meant to the community.
Updated: Nov. 23, 2020 at 11:05 AM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
According to the City of Charleston, the community center will be closed from November 23 through November 27.
Updated: Nov. 20, 2020 at 2:17 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
With COVID-19 cases rising, the City of Charleston has decided to cancel its Christmas parade this year.
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 7:55 PM EST
Lawyers representing children born exposed to opioids in the womb are making a last-ditch effort to reach the guardians of such children. The lawyers have been working to inform the guardians about funds likely to be set aside in a New York bankruptcy proceeding involving drug manufacturer Purdue Pharma for certain children born in West Virginia with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome from October 2016 through present.
Updated: Nov. 6, 2020 at 1:43 PM EST
|By WSAZ News Staff
A new Fire Chief has been named for the Charleston Fire Department.
Updated: Nov. 1, 2020 at 11:15 PM EST
|By Kim Rafferty
There is a significant uptick in the homeless population in Charleston and the COVID-19 pandemic is considered a factor.
Updated: Oct. 22, 2020 at 10:51 AM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
In September, the Charleston Land Reuse Agency asked for public input on what should go on the property located at 739 Central Avenue, formerly known as Abraham’s Grocery and Park Place Bar.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 5:38 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
City officials say the event will happen from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 31 – provided Kanawha County is green, yellow or gold on the state department of health’s county alert map.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2020 at 12:14 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
This is to honor the life and service of former Mayor Kent Hall.
Updated: Oct. 14, 2020 at 1:41 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
The campaign is called "Support Small CWV." The holiday campaign is meant to promote small businesses and merchants during the holiday season while encouraging families to spend their money locally.
Updated: Oct. 8, 2020 at 11:20 PM EDT
|By Tori Yorgey
People on Charleston's East End gathered Thursday night to have their concerns addressed by city leaders and police.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2020 at 6:16 PM EDT
|By Brendan Tierney
MacCorkle Avenue in Kanawha City was set to be repaved this spring, but the project keeps getting delayed.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2020 at 10:27 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
It will be located underneath I-64 near Kanawha Boulevard, in the vicinity of Virginia Street.
Updated: Sep. 30, 2020 at 11:15 AM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
This is to allow additional outdoor dining.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2020 at 3:04 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
The City of Charleston has announced a new program, aimed at helping small businesses in the city.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2020 at 8:54 AM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
The City of Charleston released this information Monday morning.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2020 at 11:55 AM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
Officials with the city of Charleston say the former Abraham’s Grocery, also known as Park Place Bar, has been a gathering place for the neighborhood in the past.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2020 at 10:13 AM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
According to the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, the map, which is updated as of Sept. 15, shows that Kanawha County is in the red.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2020 at 9:36 PM EDT
A spokesperson for the DHHR says since there was no income limit on who could get assistance, families who had high incomes used the program, as well as families who almost meet typical subsidy guidelines.
Updated: Sep. 14, 2020 at 11:08 PM EDT
With the school year barely underway, essential workers say they're unexpectedly forced to come up with a plan B on what to do with their kids.
Updated: Sep. 10, 2020 at 5:03 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department made that announcement Thursday, saying the latest victim was a 79-year-old man.
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: Aug. 24, 2020 at 2:09 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
Two men are in jail Monday after deputies with the Scioto County Sheriff’s Office say they stole items from a pay lake business and injured an employee.
Updated: Aug. 18, 2020 at 2:43 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
Officials say Cuffee who suffered an apparent medical emergency while on duty at Fire Station 3 was the victim of an overdose.
Updated: Aug. 6, 2020 at 11:27 AM EDT
William Goodwin, Jr. was reported missing by his family members on July 20, 2020.
Updated: Aug. 3, 2020 at 9:01 PM EDT
The city of Charleston approved the action plan for the 2020-2021 Fiscal Year at the Charleston City Council meeting Monday evening.
Updated: Jul. 27, 2020 at 3:33 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
According to the city of Charleston, five firefighters have tested positive as of Monday.
Updated: Jul. 24, 2020 at 7:18 AM EDT
|By BEN WALKER
Major League Baseball has started its most bizarre season ever. The virus-delayed opening day began when the World Series champion Washington Nationals hosted the New York Yankees.
Updated: Jul. 21, 2020 at 1:28 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
The Kanawha-Charleston Health Department says it has started contact tracing and identifying people that the individual may have come in contact with.
Updated: Jul. 20, 2020 at 5:51 PM EDT
|By WSAZ News Staff
According to the department, firefighter and medic Jason Cufee suffered an apparent medical emergency while on duty at Fire Station 3.