The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia ...

Braxton County, at the very center of West Virginia, was created from parts of Lewis, Kanawha, and Nicholas counties in 1836. It was named for Carter Braxton, a Virginia statesman who signed the ...

The following events happened on these dates in West Virginia history. To read more, go to e-WV: The West Virginia Encyclopedia at Feb. 12, 1867: Barboursville was incorporated by an act of the state ...

The Kanawha ... County. Above the Kanawha Group in the Allegheny series, the No. 5 Block coal is mined, mostly in eastern Kanawha and Clay counties. Development of the Kanawha Coal Field The Kanawha ...

will investigate all excessive force cases at the Dunbar Police Department and make recommendations to Dunbar Police Chief John Garten. The city voted last month to approve a $100,000 dollar ...

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey has appointed former Charleston Municipal Court judge Anne Charnock to the vacant state ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A new direction in store for Kanawha County Schools as Dr. Paula Potter takes on the role as new ...

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Officials in Kanawha County are looking to prevent future flooding from county creeks and streams after ...

KANAWHA COUNTY, WV (WOWK) — The Kanawha County Board of Education has chosen who is going to replace Dr. Tom Williams as ...

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey declared a state of emergency in both Cabell and Kanawha counties Thursday evening due to ...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WCHS) — A man accused of crashing into a trooper’s cruiser while driving under the influence in Kanawha County was in court Wednesday. Teddy Ray Linville, 28, of Eskdale ...

KANAWHA COUNTY, W.Va. (WSAZ) – Fire extensively damaged a home late Tuesday night in the Institute area of Kanawha County, according to our crew at the scene. The fire was reported just before ...