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History is alive in Kanawha County. A building that once served as a hospital during the Civil War is set for long-overdue restoration. That building is Morgan’s ...
The template for this political strategy — and for the nationwide debate over how race is taught in schools — was drawn up nearly half a century ago, in West Virginia’s Kanawha County.
CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Kanawha County school textbooks were once the cause of the most violent textbook protest in U.S. history, involving vandalism, fighting and even firebombing. The 1974 ...
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Kanawha County history is being made Tuesday night as Republican candidate Debra Rusnak wins as first female Prosecuting Attorney in the county. Rusnak beat out her ...
The legend of a now well-publicized West Virginia monster known regionally as the 'White Thing' may have first been ...
Pratt is along the Kanawha River in eastern Kanawha County and has a history that includes Indian battles. Eagle put the remains in safekeeping until he hears back from state officials.