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Metro 911 to host second annual pickleball tournament
NITRO, W.Va. — It will be a busy weekend ahead for Kanawha County Metro 911 full of pickles and pickleball. Metro 911 will be host to the second annual Serving for Safety Pickleball Tournament starting this Thursday, July 11 through Sunday, July 14 at the Nitro Athletic Complex. The...
Wrongful death lawsuit against West Virginia state troopers settled in Maryland man's death
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A judge approved a $1 million settlement Tuesday in a wrongful death lawsuit that accused West Virginia state police troopers of using excessive force on a Maryland man who was walking along a highway last year. Kanawha County Circuit Judge Kenneth Ballard approved the settlement...
Former Charleston Police Chief Hunt did not violate West Virginia law, according to Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Miller
Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Charles Miller said he believes former Charleston Police Chief James "Tyke" Hunt's actions did not violate West Virginia law.
Fire destroys home
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) -- An early morning house fire has destroyed a home Tuesday. Metro 911 dispatchers say the call came in just before 3:30 a.m. for a structure fire along the 1800 block of Avesta Drive. That’s in the Jefferson area of Kanawha County. Our crew at...
Former McDonald’s employee sentenced to 100 years in prison for stabbing, robbing customer
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A Kanawha County judge has handed down the maximum prison sentence for a former McDonald’s employee who stabbed and robbed a customer last year. Judge Kenneth Ballard sentenced Richard Thornton, 32, on Monday to 100 years in prison on a first-degree robbery charge. The incident happened in the Elkview McDonald’s bathroom in Jan. 2023.
Man sentenced to prison in 2023 stabbing, robbery at McDonald's in Elkview
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A man accused in a 2023 stabbing and robbery incident at a McDonald’s in Kanawha County was sentenced to a century in prison Monday. Richard Thornton, 32, was sentenced to 100 years in prison in a case involving a stabbing and robbery at a McDonald’s in Elkview in January 2023.
Kanawha County Heat Advisory issued for Monday
KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (LOOTPRESS) – The National Weather Service has issued a Heat Advisory for the Kanawha County area for the afternoon and evening periods on Monday. The advisory has been issued for the period beginning at 12:00pm and ending at 8:00pm, with heat index values expected to be at or around 100. Residents and […]
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