1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1315+ words) The golden dome on the West Virginia Capitol is seen through snow-covered trees (foreground) on Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025. A squirrel eats a nut in front of the West Virginia State Capitol dome in Charleston, Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. The Capitol dome reflect in…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (825+ words) The City of Charleston is in talks with the Hull Property Group, owners of the Charleston Town Center mall, to acquire the property, Charleston Mayor Amy Shuler Goodwin announced in her State of the City address Monday night. The center…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (309+ words) The center court (below) and food court (top level) at the Charleston Town Center mall is nearly empty, shown here at lunchtime on Nov. 3, 2025. Only about 30 retail locations were occupied on this date. When the mall opened in November 1983, there…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (1103+ words) With 12 total, including six in Charleston, reported homicides were down in Kanawha County in 2025. In 2024, there were 18 reported homicides in the county, including nine in Charleston. In 2023, there were 15 total, including seven in Charleston. Here's a chronological listing of homicides…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (764+ words) Spring Mills defensive end Xavier Anderson (4) was named by the West Virginia Sports Writers Association as the winner of the 2025 Huff Award." Spring Mills" Xavier Anderson (4) hits Hurricane"s Noah Vellaithambi during a WVSSAC Class AAAA state football playoffs semifinal…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (142+ words) One man is dead following an early morning shooting, on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in the 800 block of Main Street in the Luna Park area of Charleston's West Side, shown here on Dec. 7. One person is dead in an overnight shooting in…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (144+ words) One man is dead following an early morning shooting, on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2025, in the 800 block of Main Street in the Luna Park area of Charleston's West Side, shown here on Dec. 7. One person is dead in an overnight shooting in…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (1025+ words) Former Charleston Mayor Danny Jones' book, "Call Me Danny," is shown at Taylor Books in Charleston on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025. Former Charleston Mayor Danny Jones is shown on Capitol Street in Charleston, on Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2025. A guy who has held at…...

2+ mon, 16+ hour ago   (125+ words) Travel will be tricky through Saturday on the Kanawha Turnpike in South Charleston. West Virginia Division of Highways engineers have closed the two eastbound lanes on a small bridge on W.Va. 601 (Kanawha Turnpike) just west of the new Kanawha Turnpike…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (268+ words) Charleston's City Council unanimously voted, on Nov. 3, 2025, to allocate $70,000 for food distribution in the wake of a federal government shutdown that has stopped SNAP funds from reaching recipients. The Kanawha Valley Collective will receive $60,000 to distribute food in November and…...