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Match point: Pickleball courts, league serving up big fun in the Kanawha Valley
When the weather is nice and the courts are open, you are likely to find people playing pickleball across the Kanawha Valley. For people looking to get into the sport, look no further, as the Kanawha Valley is home to several pickleball courts. Charleston. South Charleston. Nitro.
Remembering West Virginia’s 2016 flood 8 years later
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Sunday, June 23, marked eight years since the historic and fatal flooding of 2016 that claimed the lives of 23 West Virginians. Between eight and 10 inches of rain fell in less than a 12-hour period, pummeling communities and changing lives forever. Thousands of people from Clendenin in Kanawha County […]
Elk River community wants DUI arrest to be ‘wake-up-call’ for Herbert Hoover principal
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – Herbert Hoover High School Principal Mike Kelley is known for his leadership and dedication to rebuilding Herbert Hoover High School after the 2016 floods destroyed the former building, along with wiping out entire communities and taking several lives. Kelley’s leadership, even while the new school was under construction, has made […]
Indictment alleges West Virginia couple used adopted Black children as ‘slaves,’ judge says
A couple arrested after some of their adopted children were found locked in a shed at their West Virginia home are set for trial later this year on charges that a judge said involved their use as “slaves.”. Donald Ray Lantz and Jeanne Kay Whitefeather face trial later this...
I-64 lanes close after multiple vehicles damaged by debris
INSTITUTE, WV (LOOTPRESS) – Multiple lanes on Interstate 64 have been closed off according to authorities. The Kanawha County Sheriff’s Office reports that, as of 10:30am on Monday morning, two traffic lanes of Interstate 64 had been closed, eastbound near exit 50 in the Institute area of Kanawha County. Reports indicate that multiple vehicles have […]
Man pleads guilty in infant's 2023 fentanyl overdose
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A Kanawha County man pleaded guilty Monday in an infant’s 2023 overdose. Willis James Sarvis, 24, of Cross Lanes pleaded guilty to felony child neglect causing serious bodily injury. Sarvis was charged after an infant in his care overdosed on fentanyl in a...
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