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Man who pleaded guilty to 2023 Kanawha County bank robbery has sentenced reduced
KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A man who pleaded guilty in a 2023 bank robbery in South Charleston had his sentence reduced Tuesday. Logan Hall, who was originally sentenced to 10-20 years in prison, had his sentence moved to the Anthony Correctional Center with credit for time served. Inmates typically spend between six months and two years at the facility.
Construction start date announced for new Kroger location in Kanawha County
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WCHS) — A start date for construction on a new Kroger location in Kanawha County has been announced. Work will start on the new Kroger Marketplace at the Park Place shopping center on MacCorkle Avenue in April 2025, according to South Charleston Mayor Frank Mullens. The...
McDonald’s employee gets 100 years for robbing, stabbing man in 'unprovoked' bathroom attack
ELKVIEW, W.Va. (TCN) -- A 33-year-old man will likely spend the rest of his life behind bars for robbing a 56-year-old customer and stabbing him in the neck and face at a local McDonald’s. The Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced that a judge sentenced Richard Thornton on July...
Former Charleston Police Chief Hunt did not violate West Virginia law, according to Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Miller
West Virginia Ohio Kentucky National News Watch Weather Sports Community About Us. Kanawha County Prosecuting Attorney Charles Miller, who has since retired, 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.
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