Park Place movie theater closes and the City aims to help find a new tenant
A longtime cinema in the Kanawha Valley closed this week. Park Place Stadium Cinemas posted a message on social media announcing its closure, after being in business for 43 years. The cinema’s owners cited declining business and the high cost of ...
Kanawha County manufacturing site to be redeveloped
After more than 120 years, Kanawha Manufacturing Company and most of the property will be demolished or renovated. According its website, Kanawha Manufacturing Company opened in 1902 and served the power, coal and metal industries and employed 800 peop...
One person dies in a Hurricane apartment fire
A woman was found dead after a fire at an apartment building early Monday morning in Hurricane. The fire was reported about 4:45 a.m. at an apartment building at the intersection of Reynolds Street and Putnam Avenue, according to Putnam County dispatch...
Those interested in a Hope Scholarship can attend an open house Saturday
State officials will be hosting a meeting in Charleston Saturday to help families interested in the Hope Scholarship. On May 11, Hope Scholarship Board staff will be at the Kanawha County Public Library’s main branch from 10 am to 4 pm to assist ...
Point Pleasant park to undergo renovations
The city of Point Pleasant announced plans to renovate Harmon Park last week. Harmon Park is used by little league baseball and youth and high school softball teams. The city said the current fields will be rearranged. In addition to the fields, a play...
Goodman is sentenced for 2021 deaths of two Charleston women
A Detroit man was sentenced to prison Monday in the 2021 shooting deaths of two women on Charleston's West Side. 24-year old Marquise Goodman was sentenced to 80 years in prison for the deaths of Kytiana Belcher and Bria White. The two women were found...
Childcare centers which rely on federal dollars struggle to stay in business
Daycares across the state are struggling to stay open amid a decline in federal relief money that came in COVID stimulus packages. Cuts to the West Virginia state budget are also having an impact. The West Virginia Women’s Alliance is hosting hou...
New report shows Charleston is a 'hidden gem'
A new study from Lending Tree looked at housing stats for metro areas outside of the nation's 50 largest metros, and two West Virginia cities made the list. The report ranked Charleston as the second-best hidden gem and Huntington as the fourth-best. C...
Next week's cycling championship is expected to draw thousands of visitors
Charleston will host the Road Racing National Championships next week. The competition will feature several cycling events where over six hundred cyclists from all over the world compete for a spot in the Olympics this summer. The Road Racing National ...
New craft store opens in Putnam County
A new store is open in Putnam County. Michaels – a chain retailer that specializes in art and hobby supplies along with home décor and custom framing – opened Friday in Teays Valley’s Liberty Square. The new store joins Target as the ...